Women's World T20I 2024

PK-W vs SL-W, Match 2

Preview

It's the ninth edition of the Women's World T20I wherein the double-match header Pakistan Women(PK-W) will take on Sri Lanka Women(SL-W) in the second match. This game is scheduled to take place on Thursday(03rd October 2024) at Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. In the battle of Asian giants, PK-W will be led by Fatima Sana, meanwhile, SL-W will be led by Chamari Athapaththu.

PK-W and SL-W both are placed in group A along with the likes of India-W, Australia-W and New Zealand-W which is considered to be one of the toughest groups. It is going to be the twenty-first meeting between the two sides. Pakistan-W must be expecting a better show from the likes of the skipper herself, Nida Dar, and other players. On the other hand, the newest Asia Women's Series winners Sri Lanka-W will be aiming for a good performance from Chamari Athapaththu in this match. 

PK-W and SL-W have faced each other in 20 matches in T20I. Out of these 20 games, Sri Lanka-W has won 09 whereas Pakistan-W has come out victorious on 10 occasions while their one match ended in no result.

Match Details

Match: PK-W vs SL-W, Match - 02, Women's World T20I 2024

Date: Thursday, October 03,  2024

Time: 07:30 PM

Venue: Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates

Pitch and Weather Report

Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates is known to be a good batting pitch. The new white ball will move around a bit, particularly under lights, but once the pitch settles down, batters can milk the runs comfortably. This venue has hosted 38 T20I matches so far, out of which 23 were won by batting first, and 15 won by the chasing side. The average score batting first in T20Is here is 151 runs.

With that record, both side's skippers will be keen to the crucial toss, bat first and put pressure on the opposition by taking advantage of the deck. Batters, though, can expect a nice time here and would try to score at least 145-150 on this track.

During the match, the temperature in Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates is predicted to be around 30-37 degrees Celsius, with the humidity level crossing over 60%. There is going to be light wind on the ground at the speed of 14 km/h. There is no rain expected for the match day and it is going to be a clear day in UAE.

PK-W vs SL-W Squads

PK-W: Fatima Sana (c), Aliya Riaz, Diana Baig, Gull Feroza, Iram Javed, Muneeba Ali, Nashra Sundhu, Nida Dar, Omaima Sohail, Sadaf Shamas, Sadia Iqbal (subject to fitness), Sidra Amin, Syeda Aroob Shah, Tasmia Rubab, Tuba Hassan

SL-W: 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

PK-W vs SL-W Probable Playing XIs

PK-W: Gull Feroza, Muneeba Ali (wk), Sidra Ameen, Aliya Riaz, Fatima Sana (c), Omaima Sohail, Tuba Hassan, Sadia Iqbal, Nashra Sandhu, Tasmia Rubab and Syeda Aroob Shah.

SL-W: Vishmi Gunaratne, Chamari Athapaththu (c), Harshitha Samarawickrama, Kavisha Dilhari, Anushka Sanjeewani (wk), Ama Kanchana, Hasini Perera, Sugandika Kumari, Sachini Nisansala, Inoka Ranaweera and Udeshika Prabodhani.

Match Prediction

It's going to be a close call as both sides have played so much cricket with each other but we back SL-W to win this match.

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