Australia v Bangladesh, World Cup: All you need to know

14 Oct 2025 Laura Jolly, in Visakhapatnam

Get the broadcast info, latest team news, start times and more for Australia's showdown with Bangladesh in Visakhapatnam

Match details

Who: Australia v Bangladesh

What: ICC Women's Cricket World Cup, Match 17

When: October 16, 2025, 8:30pm AEDT first ball

Where: ACA-VDCA Stadium Visakhapatnam

How to watch: Amazon's Prime Video

Live scores: Match Centre

Officials: Candace La Borde, Sarah Dambanevana (on field), Nimali Perera (TV umpire), Lauren Agenbag (fourth), Michell Pereira (referee)

News and reactions post-play: cricket.com.au and the CA Live app

The squads

Australia: Alyssa Healy (c), Tahlia McGrath (vc), Darcie Brown, Ashleigh Gardner, Kim Garth, Heather Graham, Alana King, Phoebe Litchfield, Sophie Molineux, Beth Mooney, Ellyse Perry, Megan Schutt, Annabel Sutherland, Georgia Voll, Georgia Wareham

Calf blow rules Harris out of World Cup

Australia were dealt a blow ahead of the tournament when X-factor allrounder Grace Harris was ruled out after suffering a calf strain in the third ODI against India. The Queenslander has been replaced by WA allrounder Heather Graham.

Sophie Molineux, meanwhile, made her international return after being included in Australia's squad for their World Cup defence. Until Australia's World Cup opener, Molineux hadn't played an official game since knee surgery in January.

Five players were included in Australia's 50-over World Cup squad for the first time, with Molineux joined by Georgia Wareham, Kim Garth, Phoebe Litchfield and Georgia Voll.

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Bangladesh: Nigar Sultana Joty (c), Nahida Akter, Fargana Hoque, Rubya Haider Jhelik, Sharmin Akter Supta, Sobhana Mostary, Ritu Moni, Shorna Akter, Fahima Khatun, Rabeya Khan, Marufa Akter, Fariha Islam Trisna, Shanjida Akther Maghla, Nishita Akter Nishi, Sumaiya Akter

Uncapped wicketkeeper-batter Rubya Haider, who has represented Bangladesh in six T20Is, was named in Bangladesh's World Cup squad and debuted in their opening game against Pakistan.

The touring party also includes rising stars Nishita Akter Nishi and Sumaiya Akter, who were both part of Bangladesh's U19 T20 World Cup squad in January.

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Broadcast details

Cricket fans in Australia can watch the ongoing ICC Women's ODI World Cup for free, with broadcaster Prime Video putting the tournament in front of its paywall.

All 31 matches of the eight-team event in India and Sri Lanka are available live, exclusive and free via Prime Video, and viewers will only be required to sign into a free Amazon account.

Women's World Cup to be streamed free on Prime Video

Australia will be aiming to win an unprecedented eighth 50-over World Cup title, and become the first women's team to claim consecutive titles since 1988.

Click here to watch the tournament on Prime Video

Possible line-ups and team news

Australia: Alyssa Healy (c, wk), Phoebe Litchfield, Ellyse Perry, Beth Mooney, Annabel Sutherland, Ashleigh Gardner, Tahlia McGrath, Georgia Wareham, Alana King, Kim Garth, Megan Schutt

Australia made one change for their world-record-breaking win over India in Vizag, with Sophie Molineux replacing Georgia Wareham.

Given Molineux's loads are being carefully managed throughout her comeback from knee surgery, and with games against England and South Africa coming up, the spinner may sit this one out. Wareham is the obvious spin replacement, but Australia could also consider recalling Darcie Brown who could challenge the Bangladesh batters with her extra pace.

Bangladesh: Rubya Haider, Farzana Hoque, Sharmin Akhter, Nigar Sultana Joty (c) (wk), Sobhana Mostary, Shorna Akter, Fahima Khatun, Nahida Akter, Rabeya Khan, Ritu Moni, Marufa Akter

Bangladesh pushed South Africa right down to the wire with this line-up on Monday, so it's easy to see them sticking to the same XI to take on the reigning world champions.

Farzana Hoque and Ritu Moni were the two changes made for that game against the Proteas.

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Local knowledge

Head-to-head ODI stats

Head-to-head ODI stats

Overall: Australia 4 wins, Bangladesh 0 wins

In India: N/A

In ODI World Cups: Australia 1 win, Bangladesh 0 wins

Past 10 years: Australia 4 wins, Bangladesh 0 wins

Most runs (overall): Beth Mooney 120, Alyssa Healy 87, Annabel Sutherland 84, Ashleigh Gardner 65, Ellyse Perry 64

Most wickets (overall): Ashleigh Gardner 10, Kim Garth 5, Sophie Molineux 5, Sultana Khatun 4, Alana King 3

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Form guide

Past 10 matches, most recent first. W: win, L: loss, N: no result

Australia: W W N W L W W W W W

Australia are two wins from two completed matches at this World Cup but it has been far from straightforward. They were 7-76 against Pakistan in Colombo before Beth Mooney rescued them with a century, setting up what was ultimately a comfortable 107-run win.

Their game against Sri Lanka at the same venue was abandoned without a ball bowled, while they also had a batting wobble in their tournament opener against New Zealand, before a century to Ashleigh Gardner and a strong bowling effort secured an 89-run win.

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Before that, Australia had the ideal preparation for the tournament, playing hosts India in a one-day series earlier this month in Chandigarh and Delhi. They romped victory by eight wickets first up, then were humbled by 102 runs – their largest ODI defeat – in the second. A high-scoring series decider saw Australia defend 412 to seal a 2-1 victory.

Bangladesh: L L L W L L W W W L

Bangladesh started the World Cup on a strong note, seeing off Pakistan in Colombo.

Since then, they've had England in deep trouble at 5-78 chasing 178, before Heather Knight steered denied them a massive upset win. Their bowlers then had New Zealand 3-38 early but ultimately, Bangladesh fell 100 runs short of their eventual target of 228.

Bangladesh also had South Africa under immense pressure in Vizag on Monday, with a 35-ball 51no from Shorna Akter helping them post 232, before the Proteas were in deep trouble at 5-78. However, South Africa's batting depth and dropped chances in the field proved decisive as Nadine de Klerk led her team to a final-over win.

Rapid stats

Australia have won all four of their women’s ODIs against Bangladesh, winning by five or more wickets (3 times) or more than 100 runs (1 time) on each occasion, while this will be just their second meeting at the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup after Australia defeated Bangladesh by five wickets at the 2022 edition.
Australia have won 24 of their last 26 women’s ODIs in India including their last three in a row and haven’t lost to a team other than India there since an eight-run defeat to the West Indies in February 2013, while Bangladesh are yet to win in the country, losing all six of their previous matches there.
Bangladesh’s next defeat in women’s ODIs will be their 50th loss in the format and they have lost five of their last six matches, including their last three in a row; the last time they lost more successive games was a five-game stretch from December 2023 to March 2024.
Australia have an 87 per cent win rate at the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup, which is the highest of any team and 18 percentage points higher than next-best England (69 per cent), while Bangladesh have won only 18 per cent of their 11 matches at the World Cup.
Australia have won 17 of their last 18 women’s ODIs including their last four in succession, while three of their four defeats in the format across the last four years have come when they were playing away from home.
Australia have drawn a false shot on 33 per cent of their total deliveries at the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2025, more than 10 percentage points higher than Bangladesh (21 per cent), while Australia’s batting false shot rate (20 per cent) is also more than 10 percentage points better than Bangladesh (32 per cent).
Bangladesh have scored fewer than 30 runs during four of their last five power plays in women’s ODIs including their last two in a row, after having reached at least 30 runs in seven of their previous eight power plays in the format.
Ellyse Perry (Australia) has a batting average of 54.1 at the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup which is the highest of any batter to have batted more than five innings at the tournament without scoring a World Cup century; indeed, Perry has logged six half-centuries and remained unbeaten 11 times from her 25 World Cup innings.
Fahima Khatun has taken 16 wickets in ODIs so far in 2025, the third-most of any Bangladesh player in a year in the women’s format (20 – Nahida Akter in 2023, 17 – Khadija Tul Kubra in 2017), including 14 wickets across her last nine fixtures; though, she’s taken only one wicket from four innings against Australia in the format.
Beth Mooney (Australia) has scored 120 runs at an average of 60 across her four ODI innings against Bangladesh and is one of only two Australia batters to bat in every match between the two teams (also Alyssa Healy); indeed, Mooney has also logged two centuries across her last four innings in the format overall.

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Australia squad: Alyssa Healy (c), Tahlia McGrath (vc), Darcie Brown, Ashleigh Gardner, Kim Garth, Heather Graham, Alana King, Phoebe Litchfield, Sophie Molineux, Beth Mooney, Ellyse Perry, Megan Schutt, Annabel Sutherland, Georgia Voll, Georgia Wareham