India Women return to international action this Sunday evening in Visakhapatnam for the first of five T20Is against Sri Lanka Women, a series serving as a crucial launchpad for their T20 World Cup 2026 preparations following their historic maiden ODI World Cup title earlier this year.
With the match starting at 7:00 PM IST at the ACA-VDCA Stadium, Team India is expected to maintain their balanced template of three seamers and three spinners, potentially handing a debut to Vaishnavi Sharma in place of the unavailable Radha Yadav to support a powerhouse lineup featuring Harmanpreet Kaur and Smriti Mandhana. Facing them is the Sri Lankan side eager to test themselves against top opposition, relying heavily on the all-round brilliance of captain Chamari Athapaththu and a spin-led attack suited to the local conditions to challenge the hosts.
IND-W vs SL-W, 1st T20I: Match Details
- Date and Time: December 21; 1:30 pm IST / 7:00 am GMT
- Venue: 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 true bounce, allowing for high-scoring white-ball contests where batters can play freely through the line early on. However, the track tends to slow down as the match progresses, bringing spinners and change-of-pace seamers into the equation, though the frequent arrival of dew in evening games often counteracts this, tilting the advantage toward the chasing side.
Squads
India 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 Madara, Inoka Ranaweera, Malsha Shehani, Shashini Gimhani
IND-W vs SL-W, 1st T20I: Today’s Match Prediction
Case 1:
- India Women wins the toss and bowls first
- Sri Lanka Women’s powerplay score: 30-40
- Sri Lanka Women’s total score: 140-150
Case 2:
- Sri Lanka Women wins the toss and bowls first
- India Women’s powerplay score: 50-60
- India Women’s total score: 170-180
Match result: India to win the contest.
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This article was first published at WomenCricket.com, a Cricket Times company.
