🏏ICC Women's T20I WC 2024: Group A: M 19- PakW vs NZW, Page 70🏏 - Page 13

What to expect: None of the four teams that batted in Sharjah on the opening day managed to register a score of 120. Expect another low-scorer. However, the battle between the Australian batters and the Sri Lankan spinners could be interesting.

Team News:

Australia: With all bases covered, including depth in batting and bowling departments, Australia have the option of choosing multiple combinations to go with.

Probable XI: Alyssa Healy, Beth Mooney, Elysse Perry, Ash Gardner, Phoebe Litchfield, Tahlia McGrath, Grace Harris, Georgia Wareham, Annabel Sutherland, Sophie Molineux, Megan Schutt

Sri Lanka: Despite the loss, Sri Lanka are unlikely to make any changes to their XI

Probable XI: Vishmi Gunaratne, Chamari Athapaththu, Harshitha Samarawickrama, Hasini Perera, Kavisha Dilhari, Nilakshi De Silva, Anushka Sanjeewani, Sachini Nisansala, Sugandika Kumari, Inoshi Priyadharshani, Udeshika Prabodhani

What they said:

I feel it (Sharjah) is tricky because the wicket is slow and low, and the outfield is tricky as well. We need to play positive, fearless cricket and have the right approach. We know Australia is a very good team but if we play our best cricket, we can beat anyone. Just need to adjust to these conditions quickly - Chamari Athapaththu, Sri Lanka captain, following the team's defeat against Australia!!

I feel, today, Sri Lanka have to win this match, they are oozing with talent.

Originally posted by: Viswasruti

It's unlikely to come easy, especially against a side that is so stacked with talent and has all the bases covered.

So much so that they can afford the luxury of not finding a place for Jess Jonassen in the squad.

While they haven't been able to dominate the way they did under Meg Lanning's captaincy, they are so far ahead of the pack that a defeat against any team would be a surprise, if not an upset.

The resurgent Sri Lankan team, and the newly crowned Asian champions, could pose a challenge to them, but they would have to present the strongest version of their cricketing skills to shake up the competition.

Australia is like thanos 💀

Rest are superheroes in their own right but cant hold a candle to the gargantuan stature of 🦘

Will Alyssa ka pati be in attendance?

Deadly bowling by Aussies!!

SLW 39/3 (8.4)

CRR: 4.5

Sri Lanka Women opt to bat

Partnership: 14(13)

Last Wkt: Kavisha Dilhari lbw b Molineux 5(6) - 25/3 in 6.4 ov.

Last 5 overs: 32 runs, 1 wkts

Toss: Sri Lanka Women (Batting)

9th over

Runs Scored: 5

1 2 0 1 0 1

Score after 9 overs

SLW 40-3

Nilakshi de Silva

4(5)

Harshitha Samarawickrama

20(26)

Georgia Wareham

1-0-5-0

Can Sri Lanka get some sort of score here? We saw 120 being very competitive on the opening day. Harshitha going to be the key for them

SLW

56-4

(13)

CRR4.31

P'SHIP0(0)

Can SL reach 100?

Thanks for the tag Madhu.

May the best team win.

Cheers..