Will India seek revenge of the Asia Cup loss against Sri Lanka?

The Asia Cup finalists of this year India and Sri Lanka meet again, this time in the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup on Wednesday in Dubai. Both teams need a win to strengthen their chances of qualifying for the semi-finals. While India have registered one win in two matches, Sri Lanka, on the other hand, are still in search of their first win. India may go into this match with or without their regular captain Harmanpreet Kaur, who suffered a neck injury in the match against Pakistan.

Head-to-Head

India and Sri Lanka have played 25 T20Is against each other, of which India have won 19 and Sri Lanka have won five. In T20 World Cups, India and Sri Lanka have met five times and India have dominated with a 4-1 margin.

Squads

India: Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Smriti Mandhana, Shafali Verma, Deepti Sharma, Jemimah Rodrigues, Richa Ghosh, Yastika Bhatia, Pooja Vastrakar, Arundhati Reddy, Renuka Singh Thakur, Dayalan Hemalatha, Asha Sobhana, Radha Yadav, Shreyanka Patil, Sajana Sajeevan

Sri Lanka: Chamari Athapaththu (c), Anushka Sanjeewani, Harshitha Madhavi, Nilakshika de Silva, Inoka Ranaweera, Hasini Perera, Kavisha Dilhari, Sachini Nisansala, Vishmi Gunaratne, Udeshika Prabodhani, Achini Kulasuriya, Sugandika Kumari, Inoshi Priyadharshani, Shashini Gimhani, Ama Kanchana.

Players to watch out

Shafali Verma: This right-handed opening batter of India top scored with 32 runs from 35 balls in the previous match against Pakistan. She struck three fours in her innings.  

Arundhati Reddy: This right-arm medium pacer of India won the player of the match award for her scintillating performance in the previous encounter against Pakistan. She claimed 3/19 in four overs.

Nilakshi Silva: This right-handed middle-order batter of Sri Lanka was the leading run scorer for her side in the previous game against Australia. She mustered an unbeaten 29 from 40 balls.

Chamari Athapaththu: The Sri Lankan captain has not yet scored big in this World Cup so far. This left-handed opening batter will be expected to shoulder the responsibility and lead her side from the front.

Weather

With a temperature of around 31 degrees Celsius, expect the weather to be on the warmer side. Humidity is predicted to be about 57%

Match details

Date: October 9, 2024

Time: 7:30 PM

Venue: Dubai International Cricket Stadium

Live streaming: Star Sports Network, Disney + Hotstar