India, Sept. 14 -- The ICC Women's World Cup 2025 is just around the corner, and Harmanpreet Kaur's India will have the best preparation possible as they take on defending champions Australia in a three-match ODI series beginning Sunday, September 14. The first two matches will be played at the Mullanpur Cricket Stadium, while the last ODI will be played at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi.

Smriti Mandhana will serve as Harmanpreet's deputy, and it would be interesting to see how Renuka Singh Thakur fares in the series. The spotlight would also be on India's middle order, comprising Jemimah Rodrigues and Deepti Sharma.

On the other hand, Australia have included uncapped spinner Charli Knott in their squad. She was added for the Ind...