| Matches Played | 35 |
| IND W Won | 31 |
| SL W Won | 03 |
| No Result | 01 |
India Women vs Sri Lanka Women—Match Analysis
India Women’s Strengths
Dominant head-to-head record with 31 victories from 35 encounters provides an immense psychological advantage over Sri Lanka Women. Recent multi-format series triumph against England away demonstrates exceptional depth, resilience, and adaptability across different conditions. Home advantage with passionate Guwahati crowd support creates a fortress mentality, while bounce-back motivation from the Australia series defeat fuels determination for a strong tournament start.
India Women’s Weaknesses
Recent 2-1 series defeat against Australia exposes vulnerabilities under pressure that Sri Lanka could potentially exploit in the opening encounter. Overwhelming favorite tag creates an expectation burden that might generate nervous energy in crucial tournament opener moments. Complacency from lopsided historical dominance over Sri Lanka risks underestimating opponents who have nothing to lose in the underdog position.
Sri Lanka Women’s Strengths
Underdog status eliminates pressure while co-host advantage brings familiar conditions and vocal support from the subcontinental cricket-loving audience. Recent competitive tri-series performances against India and South Africa built valuable match practice, rhythm, and confidence heading into the tournament. Giant-killing mentality with a nothing-to-lose approach makes them dangerous opponents capable of producing an upset in a high-stakes opening match scenario.
Sri Lanka Women’s Weaknesses
Heavily lopsided head-to-head record with only three wins from 35 matches reveals consistent struggles against India’s superior quality. Limited big-match experience compared to India’s battle-hardened stars could prove decisive when pressure intensifies in crucial moments. Failure to secure the tri-series title despite home conditions raises questions about the ability to convert competitive performances into actual victories.
India Women vs Sri Lanka Women Predicted Playing 11s
India Women: Pratika Rawal, Smriti Mandhana, Harleen Deol, Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Jemimah Rodrigues, Deepti Sharma, Richa Ghosh (wk), Sneh Rana, Radha Yadav, Kranti Gaud, Renuka Singh Thakur
Sri Lanka Women: Hasini Perera, Chamari Athapaththu (C), Harshitha Samarawickrama, Vishmi Gunaratne, Anushka Sanjeewani (WK), Kavisha Dilhari, Dewmi Vihanga, Piumi Wathsala, Achini Kulasuriya, Udeshika Prabodhani, Malki Madara
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