SLW vs MALW Match Preview
Sri Lanka already has four points on the board with two victories from 3 games. Sri Lanka women's team is going into this game as they are lying in the 4th spot. In the second game of the competition, they were defeated by Indian women by 41 runs. But since then, they have defeated UAE women by 11 runs with the DLS method and Thailand women by 49 runs. 4 Sri Lankan women's cricket team bowlers have taken more than 3 wickets in the competition thus far. Achini Kulasurya has returned with great figures for Sr Lanka against Thailand women picking up 2 wickets for 19. However, the peak of the bowlers for Sri Lanka in the game against UAE was Kavisha Dilhari who was leading the charge with 2 wickets for 7 runs.
Malaysia women have no wins and no points to show for their efforts in Asia Cup 2022 for women. They have played 4 games so far and have lost all of them. In the four games they have played so far, they have lost matches by big margins of 9 wickets, 30 runs with the D/L method, 7 wickets, and 88 runs respectively. Elsa Hunter was the only batter that looked like getting runs in the first game when she scored a 29 not out. But she was dismissed cheaply in the later matches of the competition. Sasha Azmi has looked like the bowler to watch out for with a wicket in the last couple of games. But it was Duraisingram who took 3 wickets for 61 runs in one of the matches of the competition. This is the weakest link in the competition and will be desperate to avoid another mauling at the hands of Sri Lanka women.
Weather Report
There is a good weather forecast for this match. It is expected that there will not be any rain during the game.
Pitch Report
The pitch prepared for this game between Sri Lanka and Malaysia at the Sylhet Cricket Ground will be a completely batting-friendly one. However, it might offer some assistance to the bowlers in terms of movement off the pitch. The Sylhet International Cricket Stadium is the host venue for this game.
Notable stats
Elsa Hunter has a good average for Malaysia.
Elsa Hunter is the go-to batter for Malaysia in this game. She has scored 184 runs from her last ten innings at an average of 30.67 and a strike rate of 94.84.
Inoka Ranaweera has great figures with the ball.
Inoka Ranaweera has a good record in T20I for Sri Lanka in the last 9 games she has played for them. She has picked up 15 wickets at a strike rate of 13.20 and an economy rate of 6.39.
Team News
It seems as if all the players from both teams are available for selection in this match. There are no injury worries reported so far from either team management.
SLW vs MALW Probable 11
SLW Playing 11
- Harshitha Madavi
- Chamari Atapattu (C)
- Hasini Perera
- Nilakshi de Silva
- Kavisha Dilhari
- Anushka Sanjeewani (Wk)
- Kaushani Nuthyangana
- Sugandika Kumari
- Inoka Ranaweera
- Achini Kulasuriya
- Oshadi Ranasinghe
MALW Playing 11
- Winifred Duraisingam (C)
- Mas Elysa
- Sasha Azmi
- Aisya Eleesa
- Ainna Hamizah Hashim
- Elsa Hunter
- Mahirah Izzati Ismail
- Aina Najwa (Wk)
- Nur Arianna Natsya
- Nur Dania Syuhada
- Noor Hayati Zakaria
Dream11 Prediction
It will take a brave man to bet against Sri Lanka in this game against Malaysia. Malaysia has an atrocious record in the competition and Sri Lanka has won several matches so far. The Sri Lanka cricket team has a lot of firepower in their ranks, especially in the batting department. Their bowling attack is also versatile and is likely to dominate the Malaysia batting line-up. Malaysia women are yet to register a win in the Asia Cup. We will certainly bet with Sri Lanka women to win this game.
Top Picks
Sasha Azmi: Sasha Azmi is a top bowler for Malaysia. She has picked up 14 wickets from her last ten games at an economy rate of 4.32 and a strike rate of 15.85. These are amazing figures for a bowler that is a part of a side that is continuously losing matches.
Chamira Atapattu: Chamira Atapattu has scored 224 runs from 10 games at an average of 24.89 and a strike rate of 96.13. This is her performance from the last ten games but she has an even better overall record and can come good again against this slightly weaker opposition.
Inoka Ranaweera: Inoka Ranaweera has picked up 15 wickets for Sri Lanka women in her last 9 appearances for her national side in this format of the game. She has bowled with an economy rate of 6.39 and a strike rate of 13.20 in these matches.
Elsa Hunter: The batter to watch out for is Elsa Hunter in the case of Malaysian women. She has scored 184 runs at an average of 30.67 and a strike rate of 94.84. This 17-year-old has all the prospects of becoming a batting star for her national team.
SLW vs MALW Dream11 Team 1
Keeper: A. Sanjeewani
Batters: H. Madavi (C), H. Perera, N. de Silva, E. Hunter
All-rounders: M. Elysa, C. Atapattu, W. Duraisingram
Bowlers: I. Ranaweera (VC), O. Ranasinghe, S. Azmi
