Women's Cricket:Three-match ODI series between India & Australia begin today

Indian women's cricket team will be aiming to put up another stellar show against Australia in the three-match ODI series beginning in Vadodara today. The match will start at 9 AM.

The series is a part of the ICC Women's Championship in which India had defeated South Africa in their opening match.Australia boast of a formidable line-up comprising skipper Meg Lanning, all-rounders Ellyse Perry, Elyse Velani, wicketkeeper Alyssa Healy.

When the two teams last met, it was a 30-minute mayhem by Harmanpreet Kaur that turned the fortune of



the women's cricket in India by 360 degrees.

Mithali Raj is likely to be forever indebted to her deputy Harmanpreet for that knock of 171 in the World Cup semifinals.Coach Tushar Arothe, who has played all his first-class cricket for Baroda, opined that the first 40-45 minutes will help the seamers.

Senior bowler Jhulan Goswami is out with injury and Arothe said that Shikha Pandey and Puja Vastrakar will have to shoulder more responsibility in Bengal player's absence.