SLW vs BANW Match Preview
Chamari Athapaththu and Vishmi Gunaratne will look to give the team a good start here. Athapaththu is one of the most experienced campaigners on the Sri Lankan side and has performed well in her recent outings. Sri Lanka Women have a strong middle order as Harshitha Samarawickrama and Anushka Sanjeewani can be quite devastating.
The likes of Hasini Perera and Kavisha Dilhari provide depth in batting. Talking about the bowling, Oshadi Ranasinghe will once again spearhead the pace attack here. She picked up a brilliant fifer in the last match and will be looking to put up a similar performance here.
She is likely to be joined by Udeshika Prabodhani with the new ball, while Inoka Ranaweera and Kavisha Dilhari will take care of the spin attack.
While Shamima Sultana and Sobhana Mostary weren’t in the best of forms with the bat in the last match, the other batters, including Murshida Khatun, Nigar Sultana, and Fargana Hoque got good starts but failed to convert them into a match-winning knock. Nigar Sultana looked in particularly good touch and the team will pin their hopes on her.
However, the Bangladesh Women lack depth in their batting and a failure of the top order can have a cascading effect.
Talking about bowling, Nahida Akter will be the key bowler for the Bangladesh Women. She had bowled an excellent spell in the opening match before the heavens opened. She has good support at the other end in the form of Fahima Khatun and Sultana Khatun, while Jahanara Alam and Ritu Moni will handle the seam attack.
Weather Report
We are likely to see rain throughout the day leading to delays and interruptions.
Pitch Report
The pitch at the Sinhalese Sports Club in Sri Lanka is well-balanced and provides equal opportunities to the batters as well as the bowlers. The overcast conditions are likely to help the seamers generate some swing, while the slow and gripping nature of the pitch will help the spinners get some turn.
Notable stats
Kavisha Dilhari’s all-round performance
Kavisha Dilhari made her international debut for Sri Lanka in 2018 and is emerging as a decent all-rounder for the team. She has scored a total of 239 runs at an average of 29.87 and has picked up 6 wickets in 11 innings that she has bowled in.
Team News
There are no updates regarding injuries from either side.
SLW vs BANW Probable 11
SLW Playing 11
- Harshitha Samarawickrama
- Chamari Athapaththu (C)
- Vishmi Gunaratne
- Nilakshi de Silva
- Kavisha Dilhari
- Anushka Sanjeewani
- Hasini Perera
- Oshadi Ranasinghe
- Inoka Ranaweera
- Udeshika Prabodhani
- Sugandika Kumari
BANW Playing 11
- Nigar Sultana (C)
- Fargana Hoque
- Lata Mondal
- Ritu Moni
- Fahima Khatun
- Nahida Akter
- Sultana Khatun
- Jahanara Alam
- Sobhana Mostary
- Shamima Sultana
- Murshida Khatun
Dream11 Prediction
We are backing the Sri Lanka Women to win here. They have a stronger side when compared to Bangladesh Women and also a enjoy home advantage. On the other hand, the Bangladesh Women have struggled in their last few outings and we expect their woes to continue.
Top Picks
Chamari Athapaththu: Chamari Athapaththu is a vital cog in the Sri Lankan batting line-up and is the top-scorer of this series with 111 runs at a strike rate of 114.43.
Oshadi Ranasinghe: Ranasinghe bowled a brilliant spell in the last match, picking up a fifer, and had an economy rate of 5.7 runs. Looking at her current form, we think she will play an important role here.
Nahida Akter: Nahida Akter will be quite effective on the spin-friendly wicket on offer at Colombo. She bowled an excellent spell in the opening match, picking up 3 wickets, and also bowled a couple of maiden overs. She is Bangladesh Women’s leading wicket-taker on this tour with 4 wickets.
SLW vs BANW Dream11 Team 1
Keeper: N Sultana
Batters: H Samarwickrama, N de Silva, F Hoque
All-rounders: C Atapattu (C), O Ranasinghe (VC), K Dilhari, R Moni
Bowlers: I Ranaweera, J Alam, N Akter
