New Chandigarh, Sept. 13 -- India's women's cricket team is gearing up to face defending champions Australia in a three-match ODI series starting here tomorrow as their final preparation ahead of the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup 2025, beginning September 30.

Captain Harmanpreet Kaur said at the pre-match press conference that the series offers a perfect challenge ahead of India's World Cup opener against Sri Lanka.

"Before the World Cup, this series is very important for us, and we are very happy that we have got this opportunity playing with one of the best teams," she said.

"These three matches are very important. We are also thinking about giving opportunity to everyone so that everybody keeps fresh for the World Cup, and at the same...