Clinching their 3rd victory in a row, India Women’s team became the first-ever to qualify for the semi-finals in the on-going Women’s World Cup. The Women in Blue are all set to fight-out their next battle against Sri Lanka in the 14th fixture of the series, scheduled to be held on February 29th at the Junction Oval in Melbourne. The game will set in motion at 9:30 AM IST.
India is riding high on success with 3 back-to-back wins and are leading the table with 6 points at a net run rate (NRR) of +0.633 from Group A. On the other hand, Sri Lanka has been having an off-season since the beginning as they have failed to win even a single game from the 2 matches they’ve played.
While India Women will look forward to continuing with their winning streak, the Sri Lanka Women will try their level best to open their account.
Pitch Report & Weather Conditions
The pitch at the Junction Oval is known to be supporting both the batters and the bowlers. India has already played a game here, managing to win it. Spinners will be much excited to play here and the team winning the toss is expected to bat first.
The weather will be just perfect for a match day. The sky will be clear with no chances of rain hampering the game. The temperature is expected to stay between 21-25 degrees Celsius.
Probable Playing XI
India Women
Smriti Mandhana, Shafali Verma, Taniya Bhatia, Jemimah Rodrigues, Harmanpreet Kaur, Deepti Sharma, Veda Krishnamurthy, Shikha Pandey, Radha Yadav, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Poonam Yadav.
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.
Key Players
India Women
Smriti Mandhana
Shafali Verma
Sri Lanka Women
Chamari Athapaththu
Udeshika Prabodhani
To know more about latest sports stuff, news and fantasy prediction, stay tuned to MyTeam11 Blog.
