One of the most highly anticipated matches of the ICC Women's ODI World Cup 2025 is here, where the co-hosts India Women will take on Australia Women in their fourth match in Visakhapatnam on October 12. India Women Harmanpreet Kaur-led side suffered their first defeat of this ongoing Women's ODI World Cup 2025 against South Africa last time out. In a close contest, Nadine de Klerk's unbeaten 84 off just 54 deliveries fetched an excellent victory for the team from the jaws of defeat. India posted 251 runs on the scoreboard with the help of Richa Ghosh's 94, but couldn't restrict South Africa from chasing down the target despite a good start from the bowling. Currently, the hosts remain third on the points table with two wins from three matches, and will be looking to bounce back in front of home fans. Australia Women Australia Women, on the other hand, is coming into this match after beating Pakistan by a whopping 107-run margin. While batting first, Australia were crumbling down at 76 for 6 at one point in their innings, but the duo of Beth Mooney and Alana Kings rescued their team and helped them to reach a modest total. Mooney scored an excellent century in a tough situation, while King remained unbeaten on a half-century. Later, they bowled out the Pakistan team for just 114 runs. Kim Garth scalped three wickets, while Annabel Sutherland and Megan Schutt grabbed two each. With 5 points from three games, the Women in Yellow are currently at the top of the points table. IND-W vs AUS-W ODI Match Details IND-W vs AUS-W ODI Match Details Match IND-W vs AUS-W ICC Women's World Cup Match Date and Time Sunday, October 12; 3:00 p.m. IST Venue ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium, Visakhapatnam Broadcasting and live streaming TV - Star Sports Network, Live Stream - JioHotstar IND-W vs AUS-W Pitch Report The Dr Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Stadium pitch in Visakhapatnam is generally considered a batter-friendly surface, offering a good amount of assistance to the batters to play their shots and bowlers during the initial overs. Batters will enjoy their time at the crease during the middle overs as the pitch will get eased out a little and the ball will come nicely to the bat. Spinners can make an impact in the middle and later stages, offering turn and grip. IND-W vs AUS-W Weather Report The weather is expected to remain a little humid and cloudy throughout the entire match, with chances of rain predicted is around 5%. The conditions are expected to be humid for this match, with the highest temperature expected to hit nearly 31°C during the day. IND-W vs AUS-W Head-to-Head Records IND-W vs AUS-W head-to-head (in ODIs) Match Played 59 Won by India Women 11 Won by Australia Women 48 Tied 0 No Result 0 IND-W vs AUS-W Probable XI IND-W: Pratika Rawal, Smriti Mandhana, Harleen Deol, Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Jemimah Rodrigues, Richa Ghosh (wk), Deepti Sharma, Sneh Rana, Shree Charani, Kranti Gaud, Amanjot Kaur AUS-W: Alyssa Healy (wk/c), Phoebe Litchfield, Ellyse Perry, Beth Mooney, Annabel Sutherland, Ashleigh Gardner, Tahlia McGrath, Georgia Wareham, Kim Garth, Alana King, Megan Schutt Players To Watch Out For In the IND-W vs AUS-W Match Deepti Sharma | IND-W: Deepti Sharma has been the standout performer for the Indian Women's team in this edition of the World Cup so far. In two games, the spinner has scalped six wickets at an average of 16.50 and an economy of 5.21. She has also scored one half-century in the tournament against Sri Lanka Women in the opening match. With back-to-back three-wicket hauls, Sharma will be confident to take on the South African batting lineup. Beth Mooney | AUS-W: The 31-year-old left-hand batter is one of the best attacking players in this format for the Australia team. She has been in sublime touch in the 50-over format recently and proved why her experience comes in handy in tough situations for the team. She played a match-saving century knock in the last match against and would look to contribute more against India Women. IND-W vs AUS-W Toss Prediction Historical Toss-Winning Stats at the Venue In the last four ODI matches played at this venue, the teams that won the toss have opted to bowl thrice and bat once. Advantages of Batting First on This Pitch The teams batting first have won 6 matches, while teams bowling first have won just 4 matches at this venue out of the total 11 matches that have been played here. IND-W vs AUS-W Today's Match Scenario Scenario 1 Toss Winner: IND-W (opts to bat first) Power-Play Score: 40-45 IND-W Total: 265-285 Match Winner: Australia Women Scenario 2 Toss Winner: AUS-W (opts to bat first) Power-Play Score: 45-55 AUS-W Total: 265-285 Match Winner: Australia Women Who will win today's IND-W vs AUS-W match? Australian women have been unstoppable in the ongoing Women's ODI World Cup with their current ODI form, and hence, they are favorable to win this match. Moreover, their team efforts are comparatively stronger than the current Indian team. It is worth mentioning that the India Women suffered a close series defeat against this team last month, but they came to beat them in the second match, meaning they can be competitive at any given point. This should be a cracker of a game as it is one of the highly anticipated matches of this tournament.