Australia Women defeated Bangladesh Women by seven wickets in the first ODI at Allan Border Field on October 9. After winning the toss, Australia elected to bowl first and restricted Bangladesh to 166 runs in 49.4 overs before chasing down the target comfortably, scoring 168/3 in just 25.4 overs. Batting first, Bangladesh Women were bowled out for 166 runs in 49.4 overs. Annabel Sutherland led Australia's bowling attack, taking four wickets and putting Bangladesh under pressure. Megan Schutt also contributed with two wickets, dismissing Fargana Hoque and Sharmin Sultana.

For Bangladesh, Ritu Moni top-scored with 45 runs off 63 balls, while Sharmin Akhter contributed 24 runs off 26 balls. Their efforts helped Bangladesh post a total of 166, but the team struggled to build substantial partnerships against Australia's disciplined bowling attack. Phoebe Litchfield Leads Australia's Chase. In reply, Australia Women made a strong start to their chase, reaching 150/2 in 23.3 overs. Phoebe Litchfield played a brilliant innings, scoring 77 runs off just 57 balls at an impressive strike rate of 135.09.

Her aggressive batting put Australia in a commanding position. The second-wicket partnership between Litchfield and Ellyse Perry added 50 runs off 34 balls, with Litchfield contributing 39 runs and Perry scoring five during that stand. Annabel Sutherland also made a valuable contribution with 25 runs, helping Australia maintain control of the chase.

Australia Women secured a seven-wicket victory over Bangladesh Women in the first ODI, thanks to a strong bowling performance led by Annabel Sutherland and an impressive batting display from Phoebe Litchfield. The result gave Australia a winning start to the ODI contest, while Bangladesh will look to improve their batting performance in the next match.