Women's T20 World Cup 2024 weather update: Sharjah weather report for October 13 for India vs Australia match
Team India will face Australia in match number 18 of the ICC Women's 2024 T20 World Cup at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium on Sunday, October 13. Defending champions Australia are on top of Group A with six points from three matches and a net run rate of +2.786. India are in second place, having claimed four points from three games and have a net run rate of +0.576.
The Women in Blue will look to go all out in their effort to get the better of the Aussies. A win on Sunday will strengthen India's chances of qualifying for the semifinals of the T20 World Cup. It won't guarantee them a place, though, as New Zealand also very much in the hunt. In case of a loss to Australia, India will need Pakistan to beat the Kiwis by a significant margin in the last Group A game.
The India vs Australia 2024 Women's T20 World Cup match will begin at 7:30 PM IST and 6:00 PM local time. Looking at the weather forecast in Sharjah for Sunday, AccuWeather predicts that it will be clear and warm in the evening, with the temperature in the range of 28 degrees Celsius. The humidity level during this time will be around 61 percent.
Looking at the night weather forecast in Sharjah for Sunday, the temperature will drop to around 26 degrees Celsius. As there is no prediction of rain or thunderstorms during this phase, fans can expect a full India vs Australia clash.
What is the head-to-head record between India and Australia in the Women's T20 World Cup?
India and Australia have met six times in the ICC Women's T20 World Cup, with the latter having a significant 4-2 lead in the head-to-head battle. The Women in Blue need to be at their very best if they hope to getter the better of the defending champions in a crucial match in Sharjah on Sunday.
Australia beat India by seven wickets in Gros Islet in 2010 the first meeting between the two sides in the ICC event. The Aussies then hammered India by eight wickets in Galle during the 2012 edition.
The Women in Blue registered their first win over Australia in the T20 World Cup in Providence in 2018 as Smriti Mandhana starred with 83 off 55. India also beat Australia by 17 runs in Sydney in 2020 as Poonam Yadav claimed 4-19.
Australia, however, have won the last two T20 World Cup contests between the two teams. They thumped Team India by 85 runs in the 2020 final in Melbourne and registered a five-run win in the 2023 semifinal in Cape Town.