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Pakistan Women vs Sri Lanka Women, 2nd Match, Group A

Australia are The defending champions, having won the last three titles(ICC)

The 2024 Women's T20 World Cup will be played in the UAE from October 3.

Australia are the defending champions, having won the last three tournaments on the trot. In fact, Australia have been the champions all but twice in the history of the tournament, with England winning the inaugural edition in 2009 and West Indies winning in 2016. They are now looking to win their seventh title and face Sri Lanka in their opening match of the tournament on Saturday at 3.30pm IST in Sharjah.

The ninth edition of the tournament will be hosted in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Bangladesh face Scotland in Sharjah at 3.30pm IST after which Pakistan play Sri Lanka at the same venue at 7.30pm IST on October 3 to kick off the proceedings. India will face New Zealand on Friday in Dubai at 7.30pm IST right after 2016 champions West Indies play

South Africa at the same venue.

India, meanwhile, have reached the final just once - in 2020 when they lost to Australia by 85 runs at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. The men's team dramatically won the T20 World Cup earlier this year and captain Harmanpreet Kaur has said that the women are taking inspiration from the achievements of their male counterparts.

Format and Groups

The 10 teams have been divided into two groups. Each team will play four matches and the top two teams from each group will qualify for the semifinals which are scheduled for October 17 and 18. The final will be in Dubai on October 20.

Group A: Australia, India, New Zealand, Pakistan, Sri Lanka

Group B: South Africa, England, West Indies, Bangladesh, Scotland

Match 1- Bangladesh v Scotland, Sharjah (3.30 PM IST)

Match 2- Pakistan vs Sri Lanka, Sharjah (7.30 PM IST)

October 4, 2024:

Match 3- South Africa vs West Indies, Dubai (3.30 PM IST)

Match 4- India vs New Zealand (7.30 PM IST)

October 5 , 2024:

Match 5- Australia vs Sri Lanka (3.30 PM IST)

Match 6- Bangladesh vs England (7.30 PM IST)

October 6, 2024:

Match 7- India vs Pakistan (3.30 PM IST)

Match 8- Scotland vs West Indies (7.30 PM IST)

October 7, 2024:

Match 9- England vs South Africa, Sharjah (7.30 PM IST)

October 8, 2024:

Match 10- Australia v New Zealand, Sharjah (7.30 PM IST)

October 9, 2024:

Match 11- Scotland vs South Africa, Dubai (3.30 PM IST)

Match 12- India vs Sri Lanka, Dubai (7:30 PM IST)

October 10, 2024

Match 13- Bangladesh vs West Indies, Sharjah (7.30 PM IST)

October 11, 2024:

Match 14- Australia vs Pakistan, Dubai (7.30 AM IST)

October 12, 2024:

Match 15- New Zealand v Sri Lanka, Sharjah (3.30 PM IST)

Match 16- Bangladesh v South Africa, Dubai (7.30 PM IST)

October 13, 2024

Match 17- England vs Scotland, Sharjah (3:30 PM IST)

Match 18- Australia vs India, Sharjah (7.30 PM IST)

October 14, 2024

Match 19- New Zealand vs Pakistan, Dubai (7.30 PM IST)

October 15, 2024

Match 20- England vs West Indies, Dubai (7:30 PM IST)

October 17, 2024: 1st semi-final, Dubai (7.30 PM IST)

October 18, 2024: 2nd semi-final, Sharjah (7.30 PM IST)

October 20, 2024: Final, Dubai (7.30 PM IST)

Squads - Women's T20 World Cup 2024

Squads - Women's T20 World Cup 2024

Group A

India: Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Smriti Mandhana, Shafali Verma, Deepti Sharma, Jemimah Rodrigues, Richa Ghosh, Yastika Bhatia (subject to fitness), Pooja Vastrakar, Arundhati Reddy, Renuka Singh Thakur, Dayalan Hemalatha, Asha Sobhana, Radha Yadav, Shreyanka Patil (subject to fitness), Sajana Sajeevan

Travelling reserves: Uma Chetry (wk), Tanuja Kanwer, Saima Thakor

Non-Travelling reserves: Raghvi Bist, Priya Mishra

Australia: Alyssa Healy (c), Darcie Brown, Ash Gardner, Kim Garth, Grace Harris, Alana King, Phoebe Litchfield, Tahlia McGrath (vc), Sophie Molineux, Beth Mooney, Ellyse Perry, Megan Schutt, Annabel Sutherland, Tayla Vlaeminck, Georgia Wareham

New Zealand: Sophie Devine (c), Suzie Bates, Eden Carson, Izzy Gaze, Maddy Green, Brooke Halliday, Fran Jonas, Leigh Kasperek, Melie Kerr, Jess Kerr, Rosemary Mair, Molly Penfold, Georgia Plimmer, Hannah Rowe, Lea Tahuhu

Pakistan: Fatima Sana (c), Aliya Riaz, Diana Baig, Gull Feroza, Iram Javed, Muneeba Ali, Nashra Sundhu, Nida Dar, Omaima Sohail, Sadaf Shamas, Sadia Iqbal (subject to fitness), Sidra Amin, Syeda Aroob Shah, Tasmia Rubab, Tuba Hassan

Travelling reserve: Najiha Alvi (wk)

Non-travelling reserves: Rameen Shamim, Umm-e-Hani

Sri Lanka: Chamari Athapaththu (c), Anushka Sanjeewani, Harshitha Madhavi, Nilakshika de Silva, Inoka Ranaweera, Hasini Perera, Kavisha Dilhari, Sachini Nisansala, Vishmi Gunaratne, Udeshika Prabodhani, Achini Kulasuriya, Sugandika Kumari, Inoshi Priyadharshani, Shashini Gimhani, Ama Kanchana.

Travelling reserve: Kaushini Nuthyangana

Book marking

Pak vs SL going to be interesting

Considering Asia cup Semi final

The tournament will be hosted at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium in Dubai and the Sharjah Cricket Stadium in Sharjah.

The highly-anticipated India vs Pakistan fixture is scheduled on Sunday, October 6.

The 2024 Women’s T20 World Cup will be the ninth edition of the premier women’s T20 cricket tournament. Ten top teams from across the globe will be playing for glory from October 3 to 20.

For the group stage of the competition, the 10 teams have been divided into two groups. After round-robin group stage fixtures, the top two teams from each group will head into the semi-finals.

The Indian women’s cricket team has been drawn in Group A with record six-time champions Australia, rivals Pakistan, New Zealand and Sri Lanka.

The Indian cricket team will head into the Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 riding high on back-to-back wins in the warm-up matches against the West Indies and South Africa.

After defeating the Windies by 20 runs in the first warm-up, India downed last year’s runners up South Africa by 28 runs in the second preparatory match.

DateMatchTimeStageVenue
October 4, Friday India vs New Zealand7:30 PMGroup ADubai
October 6, Sunday India vs Pakistan3:30 PMGroup ADubai
October 9, Wednesday India vs Sri Lanka7:30 PMGroup ADubai
October 13, Sunday India vs Australia7:30 PMGroup ASharjah
October 17, ThursdayIf qualified7:30 PMSemi-final 1Dubai
October 18, Friday If qualified7:30 PMSemi-final 2Sharjah
October 20, Sunday If qualified7:30 PMFinalDubai

Pakistan women will take on Sri Lanka women on October 3 (Thursday) at Sharjah Cricket Stadium. This wil be the second game of the day. These two teams have played a lot against each other and know the weaknesses and strengths of each other. That will make this game an interesting one.

Squads:

Sri Lanka Women Squad: Vishmi Gunaratne, Chamari Athapaththu(c), Harshitha Samarawickrama, Kavisha Dilhari, Anushka Sanjeewani(w), Nilakshi de Silva, Sugandika Kumari, Inoka Ranaweera, Hasini Perera, Sachini Nisansala, Udeshika Prabodhani, Achini Kulasuriya, Ama Kanchana, Inoshi Priyadharshani, Shashini Gimhani

Pakistan Women Squad: Muneeba Ali(w), Gull Feroza, Sidra Amin, Nida Dar, Fatima Sana(c), Aliya Riaz, Tuba Hassan, Sadaf Shamas, Nashra Sandhu, Diana Baig, Iram Javed, Omaima Sohail, Syeda Aroob Shah, Tasmia Rubab

Pakistan Women vs Sri Lanka Women Details

• Series: ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2024
• Match: Pakistan Women vs Sri Lanka Women, 2nd Match
• Time: 07:30 P.M Indian Standard Time (IST), 3 October, 2024 (Thursday)
• Venue: Sharjah Cricket Stadium

PAK-W vs SL-W Head-to-Head Records

Pakistan (10) vs Sri Lanka (8)

Recent Form Record

Pakistan: W, L, L, W, L

Sri Lanka: W, W, W, W, L

Pitch Report & Weather Forecast

Weather Forecast: The forecast predicts hot and humid conditions on Wednesday in Abu Dhabi, 65-70% Humidity

Temperature: 33°C

Pitch Report: Pace Bowler – Average, Batting Condition – Good, Spin Bowling – Good

PAK-W vs SL-W Ground Stats

• Total Matches: 48
• Won Batting First: 28
• Won Batting Second: 20
• Average 1st Inning Score: 144
• Average 2nd Inning Score: 122
• Highest Total: 215/6 (20 Ov) by AFG vs ZIM
• Lowest Total: 38/10 (10.4 Ov) by HK vs PAK
• Highest Chase: 179/6 (19.1 Ov) by SL vs AFG

Pakistan Women vs Sri Lanka Women Possible XIs

Pakistan Women

Gull Feroza, Sidra Amin, Muneeba Ali (wk), Fatima Sana (c), Aliya Riaz, Sadaf Shamas, Nida Dar, Sadia Iqbal, Tuba Hassan, Nashra Sandhu, Diana Baig

Sri Lanka Women

Chamari Athapaththu (c), Harshitha Samarawickrama, Vishmi Gunaratne, Anushka Sanjeewani (wk), Hasini Perera, Kavisha Dilhari, Udeshika Prabodhani, Sugandika Kumari, Sachini Nisansala, Inoshi Priyadharshani, Achini Kulasuriya

Match Prediction PAK-W vs SL-W

It is expected to be a close contest as both sides are aware of the playing conditions and each other. These sides have played in the UAE. Pakistan have a better record over Sri Lanka overall, but Sri Lanka have done well against Pakistan in recent times.

That may come in handy here. Sri Lanka also beat Pakistan in the warmup match recently. That is why give Sri Lanka an edge in this game. About the match, both sides have good top order, which means one can expect a score of 45-50 in the powerplay. The first innings score should be around 140-145.

Match Prediction: Pakistan Women vs Sri Lanka Women: Sri Lanka Women

Sri Lanka Women

Kavisha Dilhari has been a good addition to Sri Lanka’s T20I side. She played an important knock in the final of the Women’s Asia Cup 2024, which helped them beat India and lift the title. She is also handy with the ball.

Chamar Athapaththu will be the key player for Sri Lanka. The captain is one of the best all-rounders in the world. She is a match-winner if she gets going, which can be a big threat for Pakistan.

Pakistan Women

Nida Dar is the leading wicket-taker in the women’s T20Is. She has played a lot in the UAE and knows the conditions well. Dar is also a very good batter and is an asset to this team.

Fatima Sana has been given the responsibility to lead Pakistan in this mega event. She holds a great skillset to win games and is a capable all-rounder who can perform with bat and ball.