Overview

• Play starts Wednesday at 1:30 PM IST at Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium, Mullanpur, with the toss at 1:00 PM.
• Live telecast is on Star Sports with streaming on JioHotstar, and outlets have issued predicted XIs and full squad lists for both sides.
• Australia lead the three-match series 1–0 after chasing 282 in 44.1 overs, powered by Phoebe Litchfield (88), Beth Mooney (77*) and Annabel Sutherland (54*).
• India’s top three—Pratika Rawal, Smriti Mandhana and Harleen Deol—hit fifties in the opener, but bowling and fielding lapses, including a costly dropped chance, undercut a defendable total.
• The Mullanpur pitch played flat and true in the first ODI, offering consistent bounce for batters and limited help for pacers, with toss considerations leaning toward chasing.