ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2020: Match 14, Group A, India vs Sri Lanka: Dream11 Fantasy Cricket Tips – Playing XI, Pitch Report & Injury Update

Match Details:

The 14th match of ICC Women’s T20 World Cup will be played between India and Sri Lanka at the Junction Oval in Melbourne.

The match starts at 03:00 PM local time (4:00 AM GMT) (9:30 AM IST). This match will be live on Star Sports 1/2. Live Streaming will be available on Hotstar.

Preview for Dream11 Fantasy

The upbeat India side led by Harmanpreet Kaur will play its last league game on Saturday. India will face Sri Lanka who scared Australia a few days ago defending 120 odd runs. Sri Lanka, more or less, have been ruled out of the semi-final race with Australia and New Zealand fighting it out for the second position. India have already sealed their place in the knockouts with three back to back wins and would look to keep the momentum going ahead of the semi-finals.

Their top two batters – Smriti Mandhana and Harmanpreet Kaur – are yet to fire in the tournament and still they have stormed into the semi-finals. This proves that the rest of the team is also up to the mark this time around and Mandhana and Kaur will be eager to spend some time in the middle against Sri Lanka. India’s bowling attack has been the best with the likes of Poonam Yadav, Rajeshwari Gayakwad and Shikha Pandey being at the core of it.

Weather Report

The forecast is set to be clear for the clash between the Asian sides on Saturday. The sun will be out at 3 PM and it will stay the same way for the next three and a half hours. The temperature is expected to hover in the early 20s during the match according to AccuWeather.

Pitch Report

The surface at the Junction Oval has been fair for both batters and bowlers. India successfully defended 133 runs in the previous game against New Zealand. However, during the tri-series involving India, Australia and England, the teams managed to cross the 150-run mark as well. Expect the spinners to dominate once again. The team winning the toss should look to bat first as the match will be played on a used pitch.

Average first innings score: 143 (Last five Women’s T20Is played at the venue)

Record of the chasing teams: Won – 2; Lost – 3

Injury & Availability News

(Will be shared when there’s an update)

Probable Playing XIs

India Women

Smriti Mandhana, Shafali Verma, Taniya Bhatia, Jemimah Rodrigues, Harmanpreet Kaur, Deepti Sharma, Veda Krishnamurthy, Shikha Pandey, Radha Yadav, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Poonam Yadav.

Bench – Pooja Vastrakar, Harleen Deol, Arundhati Reddy, Richa Ghosh.

Sri Lanka Women

Hasini Perera, Chamari Athapaththu (C), Umesha Thimashini, Anushka Sanjeewani (WK), Nilakshi de Silva, Ama Kanchana, Shashikala Siriwardene, Harshitha Madavi, Kavisha Dilhari, Sugandika Kumari, Udeshika Prabodhani.

Bench – Dilani Manodara, Hansima Karunaratne, Achini Kulasuriya, Sathya Sandeepani.

Top Picks

Irrespective of her form, Smriti Mandhana has to be one of your first picks in Dream11 Fantasy team. She is hitting the ball well and it is only a matter of time before she goes big. Shafali Verma has taken the tournament by storm scoring 114 runs at a strike-rate of 172.72. Deepti Sharma’s all-round effort makes her another valuable pick while in the bowling department, Poonam Yadav (8 wickets) and Shikha Pandey (6 wickets at 4.14 economy) are the musts.

For Sri Lanka, Chamari Athapaththu has continued to impress and lead from the front. She has scored 91 runs in two innings at a strike-rate of 133.82 and has picked a couple of wickets as well. Udeshika Prabodhani stunned Australia with her left-arm pace swing bowling picking two wickets and she will threaten India too with the way she delivers her inswingers.

Captain and Vice-Captain Selection

Captain – Shafali Verma, Smriti Mandhana, Chamari Athapaththu

Vice-Captain – Shikha Pandey, Deepti Sharma, Poonam Yadav

Suggested Playing XI No.1 for Fantasy Cricket

Keeper – Anushka Sanjeewani, Taniya Bhatia

Batters – Smriti Mandhana, Jemimah Rodrigues, Shafali Verma (C)

All-Rounders- Chamari Athapaththu (VC), Shashikala Siriwardene, Deepti Sharma

Bowlers- Udeshika Prabodhani, Shikha Pandey, Poonam Yadav

Suggested Playing XI No.2 for Fantasy Cricket

Keeper – Taniya Bhatia

Batters – Harshitha Madavi, Smriti Mandhana (C), Jemimah Rodrigues, Shafali Verma

All-Rounders- Chamari Athapaththu, Deepti Sharma, Harmanpreet Kaur

Bowlers- Sugandika Kumari, Udeshika Prabodhani, Shikha Pandey (VC)

Expert Advice

Harmanpreet Kaur, like Mandhana, is due for big runs. It wouldn’t be a bad option to make her VC of your Dream11 Fantasy team in Grand League.

Shashikala Siriwardene can also turn out to be a surprise pick.

Probable Winners

India are expected to win this match comfortably.

Disclaimer: This team is based on the understanding, analysis and instinct of the author. While selecting your team, consider the points mentioned and make your own decision.