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  • IND W Vs SL W T20 WC 12th Match Dream11 Team Prediction, Match Preview, Fantasy Cricket Hints: Captain, Probable Playing 11s, Team News; Injury Updates For Today’s India Vs Sri Lanka, Dubai, 7.30 PM IST, October 9 | cricket news

    IND W vs SL W: India bounced back in their 2024 Women’s T20 World Cup campaign with a crucial six-wicket win over arch-rivals Pakistan, after suffering a 58-run defeat to New Zealand in their opener. The victory has put India back on track, but their semi-final hopes remain precarious, as any further slip-up could significantly hinder their chances. With the daunting challenge of facing defending champions Australia in their final Group A match, a victory against Sri Lanka in their next game is vital for India’s qualification hopes.

    Sri Lanka, on the other hand, have had a tough tournament so far, despite entering the World Cup on a high after winning their maiden Asia Cup title earlier this year by defeating India in the final. Their campaign has been marred by consecutive defeats, starting with a 31-run loss to Pakistan and followed by a six-wicket loss to Australia. With two defeats in as many games, Sri Lanka are fighting to stay alive in the tournament.

    IND W vs SL W: Head To Head

    When it comes to head-to-head encounters, India have historically dominated Sri Lanka, holding a commanding 19-5 record. The two teams first met in the 2009 Women’s T20 World Cup, and India have often had the upper hand in their Asian matchups. However, Sri Lanka’s recent win over India in the final of the Women’s Asia Cup in July, where they claimed an emphatic eight-wicket victory, will give them confidence as they look to replicate that success on the global stage.

    Both teams will be desperate for a win in this crucial encounter, with India’s quest to secure a semi-final spot and Sri Lanka’s hope to salvage their campaign hanging in the balance.

    IND vs SL T20 WC: Match Details

    Match: India Women (IN-W) vs Sri Lanka Women (SL-W), 12th Match, ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 Date: October 9, 2024 (Wednesday) Time: 7:30 PM IST / 2:00 PM GMT / 06:00 PM LOCAL Venue: Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai

    India vs Sri Lanka Women’s T20 World Cup: Dream11 Prediction

    Keepers – Anushka Sanjeewani

    Batsmen – Chamari Athapaththu, Smriti Mandhana, Shafali Verma, Harmanpreet Kaur

    All-rounders – Deepti Sharma, Hasini Perera

    Bowlers – Renuka Thakur Singh, Pooja Vastrakar, Sugandika Kumari, Udeshika Prabodhani

    IND vs SL Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 Match: Pitch Report

    The Dubai pitch has been slow and challenging for batters throughout the tournament, making run-scoring difficult. With dew not being a major factor, the toss-winning captain’s decision to bat or bowl will likely depend on their preference for setting or chasing a target. Spinners from both sides are expected to excel, as the track has been favorable for spin bowling, posing challenges for the batters.

    IND vs SL Women’s T20 World Cup 2024: Weather Report

    According to AccuWeather, clear skies are expected during the IND vs SL match, with temperatures around 33°C and no chance of rain.

  • Asia Cup 2024: ‘Won The Final But For Other Team,’ Harmanpreet Kaur Faces Social Media Backlash After Poor Show In India vs Sri Lanka Women’s Match | cricket news

    Captain Chamari Athapaththu’s turbo-charged fifty combined well with the steady half-century of Harshitha Samarawickrama as a resilient Sri Lanka carved an eight-wicket win over defending champions India to bag their maiden women’s Asia Cup title here on Sunday. This is the second time in nine Asia Cup editions (WODI and WT20I) across formats that India has lost a final.

    The last time India lost the final was against Bangladesh in 2018 in Kuala Lumpur. Tasked with hunting down a strong target of 166, Sri Lanka served well by Athapaththu (61b, 43b, 9×4, 2×6) and Samarawickrama (69 not out, 51b, 6×4, 2×6) and finished at 167 for two in 18.4 overs. Athapaththu and Samarawickrama added 87 runs as the Lankans always stayed ahead of their opponents.

    The stand for the second wicket was also of contrast as Samarawickra was the yin to the yang of her aggressive leader. Athapaththu fetched her fifty in 33 balls, and Samarawickrama went past her mark in 43 balls and their shot selection too was vastly differing.

    After a while when everything came down to the fielding and bowling of India, they had a chance where Harshitha Samarawickrama tried to play a shot over mid-on for a four against Deepti Sharma but gave away an easy. However, captain Harmanpreet Kaur standing at that fielding position dropped a sitter and it very much likely cost India any chance of getting in the final when runs were coming easy for Sri Lanka.

    Fans on social media were not impressed with Harmanpreet Kaur’s captaincy or performance as a player in the Asia Cup 2024 final as she could only score 11 with the bat and had a day to forget in the field.

    Check out the reactions here…

    Captain Harman in the finals

    Got out early. Dropped a sitter of Harshita who eventually won the match for her team. pic.twitter.com/1oawTuI01k TukTuk Academy (@TukTuk_Academy) July 28, 2024

    EGO Queen Harman Well Deserved #WomensAsiaCup2024 pic.twitter.com/yifsZHiL5G Rahul (@msdfanboy007) July 28, 2024

    Captain Harman dropped a sitter that could have been the trophy. pic.twitter.com/5IXn49UpAy TukTuk Academy (@TukTuk_Academy) July 28, 2024

    Full tosses, misfields, dropped catches, slot balls, and an under-pressure angry Harman. Our script in crunch games never changes. Manya (@CSKian716) July 28, 2024

    Athapaththu scored through almost every reachable place on the field, and her assault on left-arm spinner Tanuja Kanwar, who she biffed for two fours and six in her first over, was stunning. But at the other end, Samarawickrama lacked the power of her senior but she offset that with clever placings, such as reverse sweeps off left-arm spinners Deepti Sharma and Radha Yadav. But she picked up the tempo when Sri Lanka reached a rather safer zone, muscling a slog-swept six off Yadav over mid-wicket.

    In between, Deepti managed to bowl Athapaththu around her legs with a fuller delivery that sparked celebrations among the Indians, who till then looked lethargic on the field. But those merriments were premature as Samarawickrama found an able sidekick in Kavisha Dilhari (30 not out, 16b, 1×4, 2×6) as the duo added 73 runs off just 40 balls for the unbeaten third wicket to guide their side home. But an equal share of the credit should go to the Lankan bowlers as well for stifling a set of free-flowing India batters.

    Smriti Mandhana’s conditions-defying half-century (60, 47b, 10×4) had powered India to a fighting 165 for six and she received reasonable backing from Jemimah Rodrigues (29, 16 balls, 3×4, 1×6) and Richa Ghosh (30, 14 balls) , 4×4, 1×6). But largely it was a tight contest for them against a plethora of Lankan spinners.

    The home side included only one pacer in their ranks – Udeshika Prabodhani and the rest were slow bowlers. The Sri Lanka bowlers indeed made good use of a slow pitch as well, leaving the Indian batters a frustrated lot often.

    It was evident from the struggles of Shafali Verma (16, 19 balls), who found it difficult to time her shots. Mandhana had a massive slice of fortune when she was on 10 as her weak chip-off spinner Dilhari (2/36) was put down at covers by Samarawickrama. The left-hander made the hosts pay for that mistake with some gorgeous shots, especially against Prabodhani whom she carted for three fours in the sixth over as India reached 44 for no loss. But Verma soon fell leg before to Dilhari after getting pinged on her pads while trying a tweak to the on-side. (Riyan Parag Credits Gautam Gambhir For Surprising Three-Wicket Haul In First T20I Against Sri Lanka)

    As the Power Play came to an end, Mandhana had to resort to some improvisations such as scoops behind the stumper to get her boundaries. The Indian vice-captain, who brought up her fifty in 36 balls, also often had to make room for herself or shuffle across the stumps to find the ropes because the ball was not exactly coming onto her bat.

    While Mandhana managed to beat the slowness of the deck, it consumed Harmanpreet and Uma Chetry, who got a promotion to No. 3. At 87 for three in the 12th over, India needed a move-on and it was given by an aggressive Rodrigues in the company of Mandhana, making 41 runs off 25 balls for the fourth wicket.

    However, the run out of Rodrigues and the dismissal of Mandhana pushed India to 133 for five in 16.5 overs. Ghosh played a typical swift innings that contained a massive slog-swept six off Dilhari over the mid-wicket.In the company of Pooja Vastrakar, Ghosh milked 31 runs for the sixth wicket that carried India past the 160-run mark. (With PTI Inputs)