Sydney, Feb. 14 -- Team India will continue its mission for the 2026 ICC Women's T20 World Cup as they start their tour to Australia with the first T20I at Sydney on Sunday. While Team India will continue to have skipper Harmanpreet Kaur and Smriti Mandhana at the forefront, for Australia, it will mark a moment of transition as this is skipper Alyssa Healy's farewell series during the ODI and Test leg, with Sophie Molineux as their T20I captain and later, their all-format captain.

India has had more experience playing T20Is recently, having swept Sri Lanka in a five-match series after their ODI World Cup win in late December last year, and many of its marquee players played a crucial role in the Women's Premier League (WPL). On the other...