SLW vs WIW Match Preview
Sri Lankan skipper Chamari Athapaththu will be mighty pleased with her wards' performance in the ODI series. The Lankan captain led the team from the front, winning all the contests. However, this is another format, and despite the fact that West Indies women will miss the services of their skipper Hayley Matthews, you can expect West Indies Women to come hard at the Sri Lankan Women. The good part for Sri Lankan Women is that Athapaththu is in excellent touch with the bat.
The captain will look to get a positive start with Vishmi Gunaratne and the middle-order batters such as Nilakshi de Silva, Harshitha Samarawickrama, and Kavisha Dilhari. The new ball bowlers Achini Kulasuriya and Sugandika Perera will be looking to get early wickets and put the pressure on the Windies Women. Spinners such as Sachini Nisansaa and Udeshika Prabodhani will be keen to bowl tight spells in the middle overs and eager to extract support from Athapaththu and Dilhari.
The West Indies Women will be looking to get back to winning ways after a forgettable display in the ODI series. The team arrived in the nation islands as clear favorites, but they have underperformed and went down 0-3 in the ODI format. To make matters worse, they still miss the services of Hayley Matthews, who missed the last couple of contests. She might miss this game as well. But T20I is a favorite format for the West Indies Women, and you can expect them to take an early lead.
The usual West Indies openers struggled in the ODI series. In their middle order, Shemaine Campbelle, Chedean Nation, and Stefanie Taylor will be keen to develop partnerships. Even the lower middle order, such as Afy Fletcher and Aaliyah Alleyne, will look to contribute with the bat. They will also look to get more out of the struggling bowling attack, with bowlers such as Shamilia Connell and Chinelle Henry being keen to do well with the new ball. Alleyene will try to keep the opposition scoring rate under check with bowlers such as Taylor, Ramharack, and Afy Fletcher.
Weather Report
Some patchy rain is expected during this contest on Monday. This patchy rain might affect the contest's outcome, and the D/L method might be enforced at some stage of the game. The temperature during this contest will remain close to 29 degrees.
Pitch Report
The surface on offer in Hambantota will likely remain favorable for batters and bowlers. This pitch will hold true throughout the 40 overs of the game. So, the team batting first will look to score 170 runs on this track to feel safe. Chasing under the lights will not be too much of an issue here.
Notable stats
West Indies Women have won eight out of their last ten games.
West Indies Women have not only won more recent games, but they are also going into this game with five consecutive victories over the same opposition.
Chamari Athapaththu has a terrific T20I record in recent games in the last year.
Athapaththu has scored 555 runs in last year with an average of 34.68.
Team News
The fitness of skipper Hayley Matthews will be a major concern for West Indies Women. But that aside, entire teams will be up and ready for selection.
SLW vs WIW Probable 11
SLW Playing 11
- Chamari Athapaththu (C)
- Vishmi Gunaratne
- Harshitha Samarawickrama
- Hasini Perera
- Kavisha Dilhari
- Nilakshi de Silva
- Anushka Sanjeewani (Wk)
- Sugandika Kumari
- Achini Kulasuriya
- Udeshika Prabodhani
- Sachini Nisansala
WIW Playing 11
- Zaida James
- Rashada Williams
- Shemaine Campbelle (Wk)
- Chedean Nation
- Chinelle Henry
- Aaliyah Alleyne
- Afy Fletcher
- Karishma Ramharack
- Shamilia Connell (C)
- Stafanie Taylor
- Shabika Gajnabi
Dream11 Prediction
After the mauling of the Sri Lankan Women handed to the West Indies women in the ODI format, you can expect the West Indies Women to return roaring in this contest. It will likely be a closely fought affair, with Sri Lankan Women starting as favorites to win this contest and take an early lead.
Top Picks
Chamari Athapaththu: Athapaththu has been in sublime form in the last year and will spearhead the Sri Lankan batting charge in this series.
Inoshi Priyadharshini: This spinner has picked up 23 wickets in her last 16 games with her off-break bowling.
Shemaine Campbelle: Campbelle has scored 140 runs from her last ten games for West Indies Women and will be a crucial figure with the bat in the West Indies middle order.
Afy Fletcher: Fletcher has been a consistent and economical bowler for West Indies Women.
SLW vs WIW Dream11 Team 1
Keeper: S Campbelle
Batters: N de Silva, H Parera, V Rajapaksha
All-rounders: Q Joseph, C Atapattu (C), K Dilhari (VC), C Henry
Bowlers: A Fletcher, A Kulasuriya, S Nisansalla
