India A Women will go head-to-head with Australia A Women in the only Unofficial Test at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium in Dharamsala, starting on Tuesday, September 29.
Australia A, led by Tahlia Wilson, is entering this red-ball fixture on the back of a 3-0 T20 series win and a 1-2 One Day series loss to India A. These two sides last met in an Unofficial Test in August 2025 in Brisbane, as Australia A Women bagged a comfortable six-wicket win.
IND-A-W vs AUS-A-W, Only Unofficial Test 2026, Match Details
Match: India A Women vs Australia A Women, Only Unofficial Test
Time & Date: 9:30 AM IST, September 29 to October 2
Venue: Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamsala
IND-A-W vs AUS-A-W, Only Unofficial Test 2026 Probable XIs
India A Women
Anushka Sharma, Priya Punia, Tanisha Singh, Tejal Hasabnis, Yastika Bhatia (c and wk), Niki Prasad, Vaishnavi Sharma, Sushree Dibyadarshini, Akshita Bhagat, Shabnam Md Shakil, Sayali Sathgare
Australia A Women
Tahlia Wilson (c), Rachel Trenaman, Courtney Webb, Charli Knott, Katie Mack, Nicole Faltum (wk), Sianna Ginger, Hayley Silver-holmes, Frankie Nicklin, Lilly Mills, Tayla Vlaeminck
IND-A-W vs AUS-A-W, Only Unofficial Test 2026 Pitch Report
We can expect a good surface for both batters and bowlers at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium in Dharamsala. The new ball pacers will enjoy the lateral movement on offer while spinners will come into the picture later in the game.
IND-A-W vs AUS-A-W, Only Unofficial Test 2026 Top Picks
Vaishnavi Sharma
India A spinner Vaishnavi Sharma scalped eight wickets in three innings in the recent One Day series against Australia A.
Niki Prasad
All-rounder Niki Prasad amassed 108 runs in three innings and scalped nine wickets in the recent One Day series against Australia A.
IND-A-W vs AUS-A-W, Only Unofficial Test 2026 Captain picks
Anushka Sharma
Top-order batter Anushka Sharma has amassed 173 runs in three innings at an average of 86.5, including three fifties in the One Day series.
Charli Knott
Australia A batter Charli Knott has accumulated 211 runs in three innings, including a century and a half-century in the One Day series.
IND-A-W vs AUS-A-W, Only Unofficial Test 2026 Head-to-Head Dream11 team
Charli Knott, Anushka Sharma (c), Priya Punia, Tahlia Wilson, Tejas Hasabnis, Yastika Bhatia, Tanisha Singh, Niki Prasad, Vaishnavi Sharma (vc), Sayali Sathgare, Shabnam Md Shakil
IND-A-W vs AUS-A-W, Only Unofficial Test 2026 Grand League Dream11 team
Charli Knott (c), Anushka Sharma, Priya Punia, Tahlia Wilson, Tejas Hasabnis, Yastika Bhatia, Tanisha Singh, Niki Prasad (vc), Vaishnavi Sharma, Sayali Sathgare, Shabnam Md Shakil
