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The Board of Control for Cricket in India on Friday announced upcoming fixture for the Indian women's team, which will bring them against world-champions in Australia Women. The Women in Blue is set to play five T20Is in December in Mumbai. The bilateral contest will kick start on December 9 at DY Patil Stadium, while the second clash is scheduled at the same venue on December 11.
However, the India women's side will be high on confidence as they recently beat Sri Lanka women to lift the T20 Asia Cup 2022 in Bangladesh last month. Harmanpreet Kaur-led side are scheduled to tour South Africa for a T20I tri-series involving West Indies, starting from January 19, 2023. A bilateral contest against Australia and tri-series in South Africa will help them to hone their skills ahead of the T20 World Cup 2023, which is slated to take place in South Africa in February.
The highly anticipated series will conclude on December 20 at CCI. Australia has been giving some dominating performances in world cricket as they are currently the world champion and clinched a gold at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. India women had to settle for silver as Australia defeated India in the summit clash. Earlier, Australia also beat India in the last edition of the T20 World Cup by 85 runs to stamp their authority in world cricket.
Here is the schedule for the India women vs Australia women T20I series:
1st T20I: December 9, DY Patil Stadium
2nd T20I: December 11, DY Patil Stadium
3rd T20I: December 14, Brabourne Stadium
4th T20I: December 17, Brabourne Stadium
5th T20I: December 20, Brabourne Stadium