Australia Women will cross swords with New Zealand Women in the first game of the three-game T20I series at North Sydney Oval in Sydney on Sunday, October 18.
Australia Women, captained by Sophie Molineux, are entering this series after a T20 World Cup 2026 victory in July 2026. Meanwhile, New Zealand Women, captained by Amelia Kerr, suffered a group stage exit in the T20 World Cup 2026.
AUS-W vs NZ-W, T20I Series 2026, Match 1, Match Details
Match: Australia Women vs New Zealand Women, T20I Series 2026, Match 1
Time & Date: 1:45 PM IST, Sunday, October 18
Venue: North Sydney Oval, Sydney
AUS-W vs NZ-W, T20I Series 2026, Match 1 Probable XIs
Australia Women
Georgia Voll, Beth Mooney (wk), Phoebe Litchfield, Ellyse Perry, Ashleigh Gardner, Georgia Wareham, Sophie Molineux (c), Annabel Sutherland, Nicola Carey, Kim Garth, Lucy Hamilton
New Zealand Women
Georgia Plimmer, Amelia Kerr (c), Izzy Sharp, Flora Devonshire, Bella James, Brooke Halliday, Maddy Green, Jess Kerr, Nensi Patel, Rosemary Mair, Bree Illing
AUS-W vs NZ-W, T20I Series 2026, Match 1 Pitch Report
With the average first-inning score across the last three Women’s T20Is at this venue being 159, we can expect a good batting track. The captain, who won the toss, would love to bowl first on this pitch.
AUS-W vs NZ-W, T20I Series 2026, Match 1 Top Picks
Ellyse Perry
Ellyse Perry has scored 294 runs in her last 10 ODIs at an average of 42 and a strike rate of 131.25.
Phoebe Litchfield
Phoebe Litchfield has been exceptional in ODIs, scoring 1751 runs in 43 innings at an average of 46.07, including three centuries.
AUS-W vs NZ-W, T20I Series 2026, Match 1 Captain picks
Amelia Kerr
Amelia Kerr has accumulated 273 runs and scalped 10 wickets in her last 10 ODIs, proving her all-round form.
Beth Mooney
Australian opener Beth Mooney has racked up 345 runs in her last 10 ODIs at an average of 43.13 and a strike rate of 138.
AUS-W vs NZ-W, T20I Series 2026, Match 1 Head-to-head Dream11 team
Georgia Voll, Beth Mooney, Phoebe Litchfield, Amelia Kerr (c), Brooke Halliday, Ellyse Perry (vc), Ashleigh Gardner, Georgia Wareham, Annabel Sutherland, Nicola Carey, Kim Garth
AUS-W vs NZ-W, T20I Series 2026, Match 1 Grand League Dream11 team
Georgia Voll, Beth Mooney (c), Phoebe Litchfield (vc), Amelia Kerr, Brooke Halliday, Ellyse Perry, Ashleigh Gardner, Georgia Wareham, Annabel Sutherland, Sophie Molineux, Kim Garth
