Indian Women International action returns to Visakhapatnam this Sunday evening for the first of five T20Is against Sri Lanka Womenseries that serves as an important launching pad for their T20 World Cup 2026 preparations after their historic maiden ODI World Cup title earlier this year.
With the match starting at 19:00 IST at the ACA-VDCA Stadium, India is expected to maintain a balanced template and debut Vaishnavi Sharma in place of the unavailable Radha Yadav to support a strong team of Harmanpreet Kaur and Harmanpreet Kaur. Smriti Mandhana. Facing them, the Sri Lankan side will be eager to test themselves against top-class opposition, relying on captain Chamari Athapaththu’s all-round brilliance and a spin attack suited to the home conditions to challenge the hosts.
IND-W vs SL-W, 1st T20I: Match Details
- Date and Time: December 21; 13:30 IST / 7:00 GMT
- Location: ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium, Visakhapatnam
IND-W vs SL-W Head to Head Record in T20Is
Matches played: 26 | India Women won: 20 | Sri Lanka Women won: 05 | No result: 01
ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium Pitch Report
The pitch at the ACA-VDCA Stadium in Visakhapatnam is generally a hard, batting-friendly surface with real bounce, allowing for high-scoring white-ball contests where batsmen can play freely at the front of the line. However, the track tends to slow down as the match progresses, bringing spinners and change-of-pace seamers into the equation, although the frequent arrival of dew in the evening games prevents this and shifts the advantage to the chasing side.
Groups
Indian Women: Smriti Mandhana, Shafali Verma, Harleen Deol, Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Jemimah Rodrigues, Deepti Sharma, Richa Ghosh (wk), Sneh Rana, Amanjot Kaur, Kranti Gaud, Renuka Singh Thakur, Shree Charani, Arundhati Reddy, Vaishnavi Sharma, G Kamalini
Sri Lanka Women: Vishmi Gunaratne, Chamari Athapaththu (c), Hasini Perera, Harshitha Samarawickrama, Kavisha Dilhari, Nilakshi de Silva, Kaushani Nuthyangana (wk), Rashmika Sewwandi, Imesha Dulani, Kawya Kavindi, Nimesha Madushani, Malki Ra Madarawea, In, Malsha Shehani, Shashini Gimhani
IND-W vs SL-W, 1st T20I: Today’s Match Prediction
Case 1:
- India Women win the toss first
- Sri Lanka Women power play score: 30-40
- Sri Lanka Women’s total score: 140-150
Case 2:
- Sri Lanka Women win the toss first
- India Women power play score: 50-60
- Indian Women’s total score: 170-180
Match result: India won the competition.
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This article was originally published here WomenCricket.coma Cricket Times company.
