It has become difficult for the Women's Team India to remain in the race for the semi-finals of the Women's T20 World Cup 2024. The team will face Sri Lanka in its third match today. If India has to reach the semi-finals, then it will have to win both its remaining group matches by a big margin. The team will face Australia on October 13 after Sri Lanka.

India has dominated Sri Lanka in Women's T20 cricket. But, Sri Lanka won the title by defeating India by 8 wickets in the final of the Women's T20 Asia Cup in July this year. In such a situation, the Indian team has to be cautious.

The Indian women's team has dominated Sri Lanka in the T20 World Cup. So far 5 matches have been played between the two in the World Cup. In this, India has won 4 and Sri Lanka has won 1 match.

Women's T20 World Cup – India vs Sri Lanka Match Details

• Date: October 9
• Venue: International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
• Toss Time: 7:00 PM
• Match Start: 7:30 PM

Pitch Report – India vs Sri Lanka (Women's T20 World Cup)

India's third match of the tournament will be held at the Dubai International Stadium, which is known for being batting-friendly. While the surface favors batters, fast bowlers can find assistance early on with some movement. So far, 9 women's T20 matches have been played at this venue. Of these, the team batting first has won 3 matches, while the team chasing has emerged victorious 6 times, indicating a slight advantage for the chasing side.

Weather Conditions

Wednesday’s weather in Dubai will be sunny and hot, with temperatures ranging between 29 to 37 degrees Celsius. There is no chance of rain, and conditions will stay dry. The wind speed will be around 15 km/h, which is unlikely to have a significant impact on play.

Top-2 teams of both groups will enter the semi-finals

Only 10 teams are participating in the Women's T20 World Cup. 5-5 teams have been divided into 2 groups. The Indian team is in Group-A. Apart from India, this group has New Zealand, Australia, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. One team will play 4 matches in the group stage. After the group stage is over, 2-2 teams at the top of the points table will enter the semi-finals.

Importance of the match

This will be the third match of both the teams in this World Cup. India had to face defeat from New Zealand in the first match. At the same time, the team defeated rival Pakistan in the second match. On the other hand, Sri Lanka is at the bottom of the points table of Group-A at number 5 after losing both its matches.

This match will be very important for India. Because the top-2 teams from this group will qualify for the semi-finals, the Indian team would like to stay in the race by winning this match by a big margin. India is in fourth place.

India dominates Sri Lanka

The Indian women's team has dominated Sri Lanka in T20 cricket. 25 matches have been played between the two since 2009. India won 19 and Sri Lanka won 5 matches. While 1 match remained inconclusive. The last T20 match between the two was the Asia Cup final played in July this year. In which Sri Lanka won by 8 wickets.

Harmanpreet Kaur top scorer

Captain Harmanpreet Kaur is the top scorer from India. Harmanpreet retired hurt after scoring 29 runs in the last match. Arundhati Reddy is on top in bowling. Smriti Mandhana is the highest run-scorer in T20 cricket this year with 514 runs. But her bat did not work against New Zealand and Pakistan.

India's batting line-up has depth, but no batsman could play a big innings in the last two matches. To win today, the team will have to give its top class performance in both batting and bowling departments.

Nilakshika Silva scored the most runs

Nilakshika Silva has scored the most runs for Sri Lanka in this World Cup. She has scored 51 runs in two matches. Sugandhika Kumari has taken the most wickets.

Harmanpreet Kaur and Pooja injured

Indian captain Harmanpreet Kaur was injured in the last match. Due to this she had to retire hurt. The team management has not yet given any update about her injury. At the same time, fast bowler Pooja Vastrakar is also injured. Pooja could not play in the last match as well.

Possible Playing XIs – India vs Sri Lanka (Women's T20 World Cup)

India:

• Harmanpreet Kaur (captain)
• Smriti Mandhana
• Shefali Verma
• Jemima Rodriguez
• Richa Ghosh (wicketkeeper)
• Sajna Sajeevan
• Deepti Sharma
• Arundhati Reddy
• Shreyanka Patil
• Asha Shobhana
• Renuka Singh

Sri Lanka:

• Chamari Atapattu (captain)
• Vishmi Gunaratne
• Harshitha Samarawickrama
• Kavisha Dilhari
• Nilakshika Silva
• Hasini Perera
• Anushka Sanjeewani
• Sugandhika Kumari
• Inoshi Priyadarshini
• Udeshika Prabodhani
• Inoka Ranaweera

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