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The stakes are high here for India, who know that defeat at the hands of Australia would see their semi-final fate taken out of their hands and open the door for New Zealand to qualify for the last four instead.
DATE & TIME: Sunday 13th October, 2024: UAE – 5:00pm / USA (PST) – 7:00am / USA (EST) – 10:00am / UK – 3:00pm / South Africa – 4:00pm / Pakistan – 7:30pm / India– 7:00pm / Bangladesh – 8:00pm / Monday 14th October 2024: Australia – 12:00am
VENUE: Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium, Sharjah, UAE
WEATHER: Sunshine which descends into clear skies later on but temperatures remaining well inside the thirties.
HOW TO WATCH ON TV: USA – Willow TV / West Indies – ESPN Caribbean / UK – Sky Sports / South Africa – SuperSport / Pakistan – PTV Sports & TEN Sports / India – Star Sports / Bangladesh – Nagorik TV
HOW TO WATCH ONLINE: USA – Willow TV website / West Indies – ESPN Play Caribbean app / UK – Sky Go / South Africa – SuperSport app / Pakistan – Myco, Tamasha & Shoq / India – Disney+Hotstar / Bangladesh – Toffee / Australia – Amazon Prime Video
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INDIA BETTING ANALYSIS
India will need their big stars to step up to the mark in a game like this. Shafali Verma is one such player capable of a match-winning innings regardless of whether her side are setting or chasing a target. With that in mind, back the 20-year-old opener to follow up her 43 against Sri Lanka last Wednesday with another score of 20+ runs on this occasion.
AUSTRALIA BETTING ANALYSIS
Australia have bowled out each of their last two opponents and have failed to let any team record a three-figure score against them thus far. Their bowlers therefore, deserve significant focus from a betting point of view. Megan Schutt is averaging over two wickets per game across the tournament so far, having racked up seven scalps. Backing her to accrue over 1.5 match wickets in this one looks a shrewd move.
INDIA VS AUSTRALIA EXPERT PREDICTION
This match is significantly more important to India than it is Australia. A loss here may well wind up being what eliminates India from the tournament should New Zealand then go on to beat Pakistan the following day. However, injuries to captain and wicket-keeper-batter Alyssa Healy along with Tayla Vlaemimck have weakened Australia with Healy in particular a huge loss for multiple reasons. India you could argue, are playing the Aussies at the best possible time and with their tournament hopes hanging in the balance, expect them to come out fighting. Back Harmanpreet Kaur’s side to find a way to get over the line.
INDIA VS AUSTRALIA TOP TIP: INDIA TO WIN