India's hopes of making it to the AFC Women's Asian Cup Australia 2026 quarter-finals are very much alive despite defeats against Vietnam (1-2) and Japan (0-11) in Perth.
Speaking after the match, the veteran wicketkeeper-batter expressed pride in how the team bounced back following a disappointing T20 series earlier in the tour.
Japan's Hinata Miyazawa (20', 35', 81') and Riko Ueki (47', 50', 65') scored a hat-trick each. Kiko Seike (45+5' p, 55') scored two, while Yuzuki Yamamoto (4'), Yui Hasegawa (13'), and Maya Hijikata (62') netted one each, according to the All India Football Federation (AIFF).
Annabel Sutherland continued to produce heroics on the WACA ground after an imperious century was followed by superb bowling under lights as Australia restricted India to 105/6 at stumps on Day 2 of the Only Test in Perth on Saturday.
Perry also became the second woman cricketer from Australia to score 100-plus runs in Test cricket during her 76-run knock in the first innings of the match.
After domanting bowling display by Australia to dismantle India for 198 in their first innings on day one of the pink-ball Test at the WACA Ground in Perth, the hosts reached 96/3 in 27 overs at stumps on the opening day of the match, trailing by 102 runs.
Australia Women won the toss and opted to bowl first against India Women in their one-off Test, beginning on Thursday at Perth's WACA Ground. Notably, India named four debutants in the pink-ball Test. The match also marks veteran Australian cricketer Alyssa Healy's final international appear
Healy presented the 19-year-old Lucy Hamilton with her maiden cap during the third ODI against India in Hobart last Sunday. Australia won the match by 185 runs, completing a clean sweep of the ODI series after losing the T20I series 1-2.
An injury-time goal condemned India to a 1-2 defeat against Vietnam in their first match in Group C of the AFC Women's Asian Cup Australia 2026 at the Perth Rectangular Stadium in Perth, Australia, on Wednesday.
The Indian Women's cricket team has been dealt a setback ahead of the one-off Test against Australia in Perth, as seasoned pacer Renuka Singh Thakur has been ruled out to manage her workload. Kashvee Gautam has been named as Renuka's replacement for the one-off Test.
The wait has come to an end. The Indian senior women's national team, after four years of hurt, are finally ready to begin their AFC Women's Asian Cup Australia 2026 journey against Vietnam at the Perth Rectangular Stadium on Wednesday.
Australia have called up uncapped pair Rachel Trenaman and Maitlan Brown to their squad for the one-off Test against India, which is scheduled to get underway from March 6 at Perth's WACA Ground.