India are set to lock horns against Sri Lanka in the ongoing Women's T20 World Cup. It is a do-or-die clash for both teams with India losing to New Zealand in their tournament opener while Sri Lanka have lost both their matches so far. India registered their first win of the tournament with a win over arch-rivals Pakistan but they will have to beat Sri Lanka to stay alive in the tournament.
As for Sri Lanka, even a win in this encounter will not guarantee a place for them in the semifinal as they will be dependent on a few other results and should also beat New Zealand in their final league stage game. The clash will be played at Dubai International Cricket Stadium in Dubai from 7:30 PM IST.
Dubai Pitch Report
The venue has so far hosted four matches in the ongoing T20 World Cup and three of them have been won by teams bowling first. New Zealand are the only side to defend the total as they won by 58 runs against India. The surface is expected to be on the slower side in the evening and once again, a score around 130-140 will be par at the venue.
Dubai International Stadium - T20I Numbers Game
Matches Played - 4
Teams won batting first - 1
Teams won bowling first - 3
Average 1st inns score - 121
Highest total - 160 by New Zealand vs India
Lowest total - 99 by Scotland vs West Indies
Squads
India Women Squad: Shafali Verma, Smriti Mandhana, Jemimah Rodrigues, Harmanpreet Kaur(c), Richa Ghosh(w), Deepti Sharma, Sajeevan Sajana, Arundhati Reddy, Shreyanka Patil, Asha Sobhana, Renuka Thakur Singh, Pooja Vastrakar, Radha Yadav, Dayalan Hemalatha, Yastika Bhatia
Sri Lanka Women Squad: Vishmi Gunaratne, Chamari Athapaththu(c), Harshitha Samarawickrama, Kavisha Dilhari, Nilakshi de Silva, Hasini Perera, Anushka Sanjeewani(w), Sugandika Kumari, Inoshi Priyadharshani, Udeshika Prabodhani, Inoka Ranaweera, Ama Kanchana, Achini Kulasuriya, Sachini Nisansala, Shashini Gimhani
