Women’s T20 World Cup 2024, Match 2 | PAK-W vs SL-W Playing 11 Prediction, Preview And Live Streaming

Sri Lanka won both their warm-up games [Source: @ICC/x]

Pakistan Women will cross paths with their Sri Lankan counterparts to kick off the Group A set of fixtures at the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 on October 3. The match will be hosted by the iconic Sharjah Cricket Stadium and the action will commence from 7:30 PM IST onwards.

Women’s T20 WC 2024, PAK-W vs SL-W: Team Previews

Pakistan Women

Pakistan Women lost both their warm-up fixtures to Scotland and Bangladesh as they got off to a torrid start in their lead-up to the 2024 T20 World Cup. Last month, the ‘Women in Green’ also lost their three-match home series against South Africa, and failed to qualify for the 2024 Women’s Asia Cup T20 finals in Sri Lanka.

In a bid to overcome their losing streak, the Pakistan women’s team needs to punch above its weight as they head into the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup in the UAE. The Pakistan team management will be expected to rely on in-form batters Muneeba Ali and Gull Feroza once again to come up clutch for their nation. The bowling department will most likely be guided by Sadia Iqbal and Nida Dar, owing to their prolific run with the ball off late.

Sri Lanka Women

The Sri Lanka Women’s team is high on confidence ever since stunning T20I powerhouse India in the final of the 2024 T20 Asia Cup. Chamari Athapaththu and co. also ravaged Bangladesh and Scotland in successive games of the warm-up fixtures. Sri Lanka has also won each of its past three T20I faceoffs against Pakistan since October 2022.

Captain Athapaththu will once again start out as one of the primary all-round figures for Sri Lanka. Harshitha Samarawickrama has, meanwhile, tallied over 350 runs in her past 10 innings to emerge as one of Sri Lanka’s most successful batters off late. Spinners Inoshi Priyadharshani and Kavisha Dilhari will likely helm the Sri Lankan bowling attack against Pakistan on a slow Sharjah surface.

---

ALSO READ

ICC Women's T20 World Cup Points Table

---

Women’s T20 WC 2024, PAK-W vs SL-W: Match Details & Live Streaming

Women’s T20 WC 2024, PAK-W vs SL-W: Sharjah Stadium Pitch Report

The surface at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium tends to be on the slower side. Batters need to occupy themselves to get the feel of the wicket, and spinners are expected to play a bigger role during the middle stages of an innings. In men’s T20I matches at the venue, the average first innings total has emerged in the range of early 150s. Considering the track record of the Sharjah Stadium, the captain winning the toss will be expected to have a bat first.

Women’s T20 WC 2024, PAK-W vs SL-W: Probable Playing XIs

Pakistan Women: Gull Feroza, Muneeba Ali (wk), Sidra Ameen, Aliya Riaz, Sana Fatima (c), Omaima Sohail, Tuba Hassan, Sadia Iqbal, Nashra Sandhu, Tasmia Rubab and Syeda Aroob Shah.

Sri Lanka Women: Vishmi Gunaratne, Chamari Athapaththu (c), Harshitha Samarawickrama, Kavisha Dilhari, Anushka Sanjeewani (wk), Ama Kanchana, Hasini Perera, Sugandika Kumari, Sachini Nisansala, Inoka Ranaweera and Udeshika Prabodhani.

Women’s T20 WC 2024, PAK-W vs SL-W: Winner Prediction

Asia Cup T20 winners Sri Lanka will start out as favorites over Pakistan Women in match number two of the ICC T20 World Cup 2024 owing to their recent winning momentum.

---

ALSO READ

ICC Women's Cricket T20 World Cup Trophy

---