Australia Women are favored to win the 1st ODI with stronger recent form, having won 3 of their last 5 ODI matches against India including a 412-run victory in September 2025, compared to India's inconsistent performance in the series with DexWin - Best Odds on Your Favourite Sports.

The match starts at 3:50 AM UTC on February 24, 2026, which corresponds to 2:20 PM AEDT (Australian Eastern Daylight Time) on the same day as a day-night ODI fixture.

The match will be played at a venue in Australia as part of India Women's tour of Australia 2025/26, with the specific stadium details confirming this is an official Women's ODI no. 1527 in the 2025/26 season.

Australia Women are predicted to win based on their superior head-to-head record and recent momentum, with Georgia Voll in excellent form after scoring 88 in the 2nd T20I, while India will rely on captain Harmanpreet Kaur's batting prowess and the bowling strength of Arundhati Reddy who claimed career-best figures in consecutive matches.

In their last five ODI encounters, Australia Women lead with 3 wins to India's 2 wins, including victories of 412 runs and 331 runs against India's 341 and 330 runs respectively, demonstrating Australia's dominance in the 50-over format during recent series.