On September 30, India W vs Sri Lanka W will be the first match of the Women’s ODI World Cup, which will be played at the Barsapara Cricket Stadium in Guwahati. According to the initial pitch reports from the Barsapara Cricket Stadium, it was noted that the pitch is very batting-friendly and will slow down as the game progresses. The toss-winning team is expected to choose to bat first. On this pitch, a good defendable score for an ODI match is reportedly 270+.
The Indian Women’s Cricket team is coming into this match with confidence, as they defeated the Australian Women’s Cricket team in their final warm-up match for the ODI World Cup. On the other hand, the Sri Lankan Women’s team had a very shaky start to the tournament; they lost their warm-up match against the Bangladeshi Women’s team by just 1 run.
India vs Sri Lanka Women’s ODI World Cup: What to expect?
India W vs Sri Lanka W will be the first match of the Women’s ODI World Cup 2025. The India Women’s team lost their recent ODI series against the Australian Women’s team. Even though Team India lost the series, the entire team was in very good form, with Smriti Mandhana scoring two centuries in the series. On the other hand, the Sri Lankan Women’s team also won their last ODI series against the South African Women’s team.
The Sri Lankan team is highly dependent on the form of their captain, Chamari Athapaththu. So it will be interesting to see how the Sri Lankan Women’s team manages to tackle an in-form Indian Women’s team, with Renuka Singh Thakur, Deepti Sharma, and Sneh Rana leading the Indian bowling attack.
India vs Sri Lanka Womens ODI World Cup: Predicted Playing XI
Here is the predicted playing XI of India (W) and Sri Lanka (W) in the 2025 Women’s ODI World Cup:
| India’s (W) Playing XI | Sri Lanka’s (W) Playing XI |
|---|---|
| Smriti Mandhana | Hasini Perera |
| Pratika Rawal / Shafali Verma | Chamari Athapaththu (c) |
| Harleen Deol / Jemimah Rodrigues | Harshitha Samarawickrama |
| Harmanpreet Kaur (c) | Vishmi Gunaratne |
| Jemimah Rodrigues / Yastika Bhatia | Anushka Sanjeewani (wk) |
| Deepti Sharma | Kavisha Dilhari / Nilakshi de Silva |
| Richa Ghosh (wk) | Dewmi Vihanga |
| Sneh Rana | Inoka Ranaweera |
| Radha Yadav | Sugandika Dasanayaka |
| Kranti Gaud | Udeshika Prabodhani |
| Renuka Singh Thakur | Malki Madara |
India W vs Sri Lanka W Live Streaming: Where to watch Womens ODI World Cup
The India W vs Sri Lanka W match of the Women’s ODI World Cup can be watched live in India on Sony Sports Network. Fans can also stream the match live on their mobile devices via JioHotstar by buying their membership, starting from 149 rupees.
FAQs.
Q. Who is the current captain of the Indian Women’s Cricket team?
A. Harmanpreet Kaur will be leading the Indian Women’s team as their captain in the Women’s ODI World Cup.
Q. Who is the captain of the Sri Lankan Women’s Cricket team?
A. Chamari Athapaththu is the captain of the Sri Lankan Women’s Cricket team.
Q. What happened in the Women’s ODI World Cup in 2022?
A. The Australian Women’s team won the Women’s ODI World Cup in 2022.
Q. Which team has won the most Women’s ODI World Cups?
A. The Australian Women’s team has won the most Women’s ODI World Cups, they have won this tournament 7 times.
Q. Has the Indian Women’s team ever won the Women’s ODI World Cup?
A. The Indian Women’s team has never won the Women’s ODI World Cup.
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