Sri Lanka-W vs India-W 1st T20I Match Prediction – Who will win today’s match between Sri Lanka Women and India Women?

The home side Sri Lanka Women will take on India Women in the first T20I match to be played at the Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium, Dambulla. It must be noted that the home team is coming into this series after losing their previous one at the hands of Pakistan.

On the other hand, the Indian team last played a T20I game earlier this year against New Zealand which was a one-off fixture. India lost that match by 18 runs. The Women in Blue will be under the leadership of Harmanpreet Kaur with Smriti Mandhana as her deputy.

Match Details

Venue: Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium, Dambulla

Date and Time: June 23, 2022, 2:30 PM

Telecast & Live Streaming: FanCode

Pitch Report

The pitch at Dambulla stadium is generally good for batting. However, the new ball tends to get some movement. Anything above 150 can be a challenging task for the chasing team. The skipper winning the toss might want to bowl first and chase the target later on.

Probable Playing XIs for Sri Lanka vs India

Sri Lanka Women

Hasini Perera, Chamari Athapaththu (c), Oshadi Ranasinghe, Nilakshi de Silva, Harshitha Madavi, Ama Kanchana, Kavisha Dilhari, Anushka Sanjeewani (wk), Inoka Ranaweera, Sugandika Kumari, Udeshika Prabodhani

India Women

Smriti Mandhana, Shafali Verma, Yastika Bhatia (wk), Jemimah Rodrigues, Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Deepti Sharma, Poonam Yadav, Richa Ghosh (wk), Pooja Vastrakar, Meghna Singh, Rajeshwari Gayakwad

Probable Top Performers

Probable best batter of the match

Harmanpreet Kaur

Team India’s white-ball skipper Harmanpreet Kaur will play a vital role for the visitors in the upcoming match. Harmanpreet likes to take some time to get settled, but she can demolish any bowling order once she gets her eyes in. The batter will be looking to give her best in the upcoming match.

Probable best bowler of the match

Oshadi Ranasinghe

Sri Lanka bowler Oshadi Ranasinghe had a good outing against Pakistan in the previous series and she will be looking to continue her good form against India as well. Against Pakistan, she took six wickets in three appearances and had an economy rate of just over five.

Today’s Match Prediction: India to win the match

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