IND vs AUS | Harmanpreet’s Women In Blue keen to end gruelling season on a high

India Women's 11th international cricket match in 35 days against Australia offers a chance to clinch a rare T20I series win and end a fruitful season on a high.

All’s well that ends well.

No wonder that Harmanpreeet Kaur’s cavaliers will be hoping to sign off a gruelling five weeks of international cricket with a win against Australia on Tuesday before entering a slumber for international cricket for the Women in Blue.

The last game of the home international season — India women’s 11th across formats in 35 days — will be critical on multiple counts.

Despite Sunday’s drubbing at the D.Y. Patil stadium to square the series off, the deciding rubber of the three-match T20I series offers yet another opportunity for India to clinch a rare T20I series against Australia. Moreover, the game also offers India to end a largely fruitful season against the two most challenging outfits on a celebratory note.

According to the women’s FTP, India’s next fixture is directly the T20 World Cup in September. However, the BCCI is planning to organise at least one home series in the lead-up to the marquee event.

While all the ladies will be occupied with the remaining domestic season that will culminate with the Women’s Premier League before the stars head to The Hundred later in the year, Tuesday’s game will be the last in India’s blues.

Captain Harmanpreet, far from being at her best with the willow, cannot ask for a better opportunity than the series finale to come to the party with a match-winning knock. If Harmanpreet can rise to the occasion, it will make the task easier for her colleagues to get the better of a formidable Australia.