At the end of this calendar year, India A women’s cricket team will travel in Australia to play the limited-overs bilateral series against the host side Australia A women’s cricket team. This tour is the part of an agreement between the Cricket Australia (CA) and the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI).
According to the agreement between CA and BCCI, they will organise annual A series in women’s cricket. Last October, Australia A women’s cricket team first time toured in India. In that tour, they played three unofficial ODIs and three unofficial T20Is against India A women.
Australia A women’s cricket team won that unofficial ODI series by 3-0. Meanwhile, India A women’s cricket team won the unofficial T20I series by 3-0.
In this December, India A women’s cricket team will tour in Australia for the first time. Once again, it will be the three-match unofficial ODI series and three-match unofficial T20I series between Australia A women and India A women. These limited-overs bilateral series will run from 12th December 2019 to 23rd December 2019.
At first, they will play the three-match unofficial ODI series, all in Brisbane. They will play these matches on 12th, 14th and 16th December.
Then, they will be busy in the three-match unofficial T20I series, all in Gold Coast. The dates of these unofficial T20I matches are 19th, 21st and 23rd December.
Another important step in the evolution of the National Talent Pathway
Shawn Flegler, Australia’s Female High-Performance Manager, has claimed that it is an essential step in the evolution of their National Talent Pathway.
Flegler said, “Hosting the first A tour for our female cricketers is another important step in the evolution of the National Talent Pathway.
“A lot of work has gone into the women’s pathway and we’ve already seen numerous players come through the system and show they are capable to taking the next step to international level.
“We now have annual tours for our Australia Under 19 team, the Women’s National Performance Squad is in its third year and now being able to schedule regular Australia A tours, both at home and away is the icing on the cake.”
The full schedule of bilateral series between Australia A Women and India A Women in 2019/20
(Three-match unofficial ODI series)
12th December 2019: 1st unofficial ODI – Brisbane
14th December 2019: 2nd unofficial ODI – Brisbane
16th December 2019: 3rd unofficial ODI – Brisbane
(Three-match unofficial T20I series)
19th December 2019: 1st unofficial T20I – Gold Coast
21st December 2019: 2nd unofficial T20I – Gold Coast
23rd December 2019: 3rd unofficial T20I – Gold Coast