After an enthralling T20 and ODI Series, Australia Women and India Women are set for an epic day night test match at the W.A.C.A in Perth starting on 6th March, 2026. Ahead of this humdinger of a test do check out the AUS-W vs IND-W preview, prediction, pitch report, probable playing Xi and match winner prediction.
AUS-W vs IND-W Preview
After losing the T20I series 2-1, Australia Women bounced back in a dominant fashion by clean sweeping the ODI series 3-0. With the test match on the horizon and the newly appointed skipper Sophie Molineux ruled out, Alyssa Healy playing her last test match will take over the captaincy.
Australia also bring in young left arm pacer Lucy Hamilton for this fixture, while Rachel Trenaman and Maitlan Brown also earn a call up. Mooney who is closing in on 600 runs in WTest's will have to shoulder the responsibility with the bat in the top order. While Ellyse Perry's return to the squad is a huge boost.
For India, it has been a disappointing ODI series as they couldn't bat well right throughout the series and their bowling was below par. But they have a chance to redeem themselves and win the test match to close out the tour.
Partika Rawal is likley to make her Test debut alongside Amanjot Kaur, Kranti Gaud and probably Kashvee Gautam. While Shafali Verma who has scored 567 runs in 5 Test's will be one of the key batters in the middle order alongside Deepti Sharma (319 runs & 20 wickets).
In the top order Smriti Mandhana (629 runs in 7 matches) will have to step up if India ought to have any chance of challenging the lethal Aussie pace attack on a fast, bouncy W.A.C.A track.
Head to Head Record: India Women and Australia Women faced off in 11 WTest's till date, where Australia holds the upperhand with 4 wins, while India won one match and six matches ended in a draw.
AUS-W vs IND-W Probable Playing XI
Australia Women Probable XI: Alyssa Healy (C), Beth Mooney (wk), Ellyse Perry, Ashleigh Gardner, Georgia Voll, Phoebe Litchfield, Tahlia McGrath, Annabel Sutherland, Alana King, Darcie Brown, Lucy Hamilton.
India Women Probable XI: Smriti Mandhana, Pratika Rawal, Jemimah Rodrigues, Harmanpreet Kaur (C), Shafali Verma, Richa Ghosh (wk), Deepti Sharma, Amanjot Kaur, Sayali Satghare, Kranti Gaud, Kashvee Gautam.
AUS-W vs IND-W Pitch Report
The pitch at W.A.C.A ground in Perth offers a balanced track that favours both the batters and bowlers. While early on Day 1 the surface is more lively with good bounce and carry favoring the fast bowlers and it gets better for batting on day 2 and day 3. If rough is created then on day 4 spinners might come into play.
The average 1st innings score is 205 runs, while it goes upto to 328 runs in the 2nd innings and drops to 209 runs in the 3rd innings and is even low in the 4th innings coming down to 130 runs. While in the four test matches played here teams batting 1st won one match, while the team bowling first won one and the other two matches ended in a draw.
AUS-W vs IND-W Match Winner Prediction
Well, Australia Women enter this contest as the favourites to win this match. They have the home advantage and all the players are in-form, while India lacks experience in their pace attack with all the senior pace attack ruled out for this Test match. We are backing Australia Women to win this match.
