India vs Australia Women's World Cup LIVE - India loses by 6 wickets - Updates, Wickets, Scores, Blog

MANDHANA FALLS!

Big, big wicket for Australia and it is Darcie Brown who provides them with that. Smriti Mandhana, who was looking good, has to walk back early on and India in massive trouble early on.

Brilliant from Brown as she kept enticing Mandhana to go through the off-side and all the southpaw managed was a thick edge to Meg Lanning at a widish slip.

IND - 11/1 (3.1)

Mandhana off and running

Mandhana puts away a loose delivery from Brown to the fine-leg boundary and is rotating the strike well. Verma, on the other hand, is struggling to time it currently.

IND - 11/0 (3)

IND - 3/0 (1)

A good start for Australia and Schutt as India manage to get just 3 off the first over. Some nervy moments for Verma as she plays and misses the final delivery of that over.

IND - 3/0 (1)

Smriti and Shafali to open!

Smriti Mandhana and Shafali Verma opens for India, while the veteran Meghan Schutt has the ball for Australia. Right then, we are all set.

Australia Starting 11

One change for the Southern Stars as well with Darcie Brown coming back in place of Annabel Sutherland.

India Starting 11

Shafali Verma has been named in the team for the first time since India's World Cup opener against Pakistan. "We wanted to strengthen the top-order," is what Mithali Raj mentioned during the toss.

This means that Yastika Bhatia is expected to move down the order with Verma opening alongside Mandhana.

Australia opts to bowl

Meg Lanning has won the toss and has put India into bat. Massive call from India as they drop Deepti Sharma to bring in Shafali Verma.