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IND-W vs SLW Match Prediction & Analysis

India beat Pakistan in their last outing but it wasn’t a big enough victory to improve their NRR. India will find it difficult to improve their Net Run Rate without a strong batting performance.

Though Sri Lanka are coming into this match with 2 losses from 2 matches, they’ve still got a strong enough bowling attack to put the struggling Indian batting order under pressure.

Indian skipper Harmanpreet Kaur suffered a neck injury towards the end of their match against Pakistan. There is no certain news around her availability but if she doesn’t make it to the XI, India will be dealt a huge blow.

Chamari Athapaththu is a key batter in the Sri Lankan squad and a lot depends on her form. She struggled to get going in the last match and if she doesn’t make an impact, others like Hasini Perera and Anushka Sanjeevani will fall short of taking Sri Lanka to a good total.

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TEAMS PREVIEW

India Preview

India will not be happy with their start in this T20 World Cup. They lost to New Zealand in their opening game by a big margin and struggled on their way to victory against Pakistan.

The batting has disappointed big time. Kaur has been a match-winner in the past and if she can make it to the XI will need to play a big knock as a finisher and take India to a big score. Smriti Mandhana scored 7 and 12 in her last two innings at a strike rate of under 100.

Her opening partner Shafali Verma was the top run-scorer for India in their win over Pakistan scoring 32 off 25 balls. There seems to be not much promise with this Indian side as far as batting is concerned.

Their middle order hasn’t been very reliable even with some of the very talented batters like Jemimah Rodrigues, Harmanpreet Kaur, and Richa Ghosh. And now playing on a pitch offers so little to the batters, India are walking on thin ice.

Arundhati Reddy emerged as the match-winner with her 3 for 19 against Pakistan. Deepti Sharma and Renuka Singh are the reliable wicket-takers in this squad and will be the ones to watch out for.

We expect the bowlers to deliver impactful spells and put the opposition on the back foot to give India a great chance at coming out on top.

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India Predicted Playing XI:

Smriti Mandhana, Shafali Verma, Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Jemimah Rodrigues, Richa Ghosh (wk), Deepti Sharma, Arundhati Reddy, S Sajana, Shreyanka Patil, Asha Sobhana, Renuka Thakur Singh

India Actual Playing XI:

Smriti Mandhana, Harmanpreet Kaur, Shafali Verma, Deepti Sharma, Sobhana Asha, Shreyanka Patil, Sajeevan Sajana, Richa Ghosh, Arundhati Reddy, Renuka Singh, Jemimah Rodrigues

Sri Lanka Preview

Sri Lanka don’t seem to have a chance at reaching the semis with their current batting form. They’ve already been inconsistent with the bat and relied on a few players with the skipper scoring the majority of the runs.

And now with back-to-back losses with their batters failing to get going Sri Lanka will be under pressure as they face a strong Indian bowling unit. Hasini Perera was sent much lower down the order in their last outing against Australia.

She is a key player in this batting lineup along with Harshitha Samawickrama who was left out of the XI in the last match. These two along with the skipper Chamari Athapaththu form the core of this batting order.

Almost all of the scoring responsibility lies on these three. Vishmi Gunaratne is a promising opener who’s failed in this tournament so far. She was out for a duck after playing 10 balls against Australia.

In its current state, the Sri Lankan batting lineup doesn’t stand a chance against the Indian bowlers. The bowling attack will be crucial for Sri Lanka. Udeshika Prabodhani, Sugandika Kumari, and Inoka Ranaweera are the key wicket-taking bowlers who can be relied on in this bowling attack.

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Sri Lanka Predicted Playing XI:

Vishmi Gunaratne, Chamari Athapaththu (c), Harshitha Samarawickrama, Kavisha Dilhari, Nilakshi de Silva, Hasini Perera, Anushka Sanjeewani (wk), Sugandika Kumari, Inoshi Priyadharshani, Udeshika Prabodhani, Inoka Ranaweera

Sri Lanka Actual Playing XI:

Harshitha Madavi, Vishmi Gunaratne, Chamari Atapattu, Kavisha Dilhari, Nilakshi de Silva, Udeshika Prabodhani, Inoka Ranaweera, Anushka Sanjeewani, Inoshi Fernando, Ama Kanchana, Sugandika Kumari

PITCH AND WEATHER CONDITIONS

Weather Conditions

It will be a clear day with a high of 33 degrees Celsius in Dubai. There has been no dew in the evening matches and batting has been difficult in both innings.

IND-W vs SLW Pitch Report

It is a slow pitch that hasn’t got a lot of bounce either, making life difficult for the batters. The bowlers, and especially spinners will pose a threat to batters at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium. In the past, we’ve seen flat decks at this venue and some brilliant performances in the second innings. The average 1st innings score in the last 10 T20s at this venue is 138 runs. Anything around or over 160 runs will be a match-winning total in this match.

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Toss: To Bat

Though 3 of the last 4 matches at this venue were won by the team bowling first, India need to take their NRR up a notch, and batting first is the way to go. They couldn’t chase a small target against Pakistan in quick time. Sri Lanka too struggled in their run chase against Pakistan at this venue. Batting first, putting runs on the board, and winning by a huge margin will help India gain both NRR and momentum.