IND-W vs SL-W Fantasy Prediction Today | Fantasy Cricket Tips, Playing XI, Pitch Report – 1st Match, ICC Women’s World Cup, 2025

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Sri Lankan women are co-hosting the ICC Women's World Cup 2025 competition with India. The side will be led by the veteran all-rounder Chamari Athapaththu. Lankan women will be looking at Vishmi Gunaratne and Hasini Perera to provide a substantial start in this contest against the Indian women.

Harshitha Samarawickrama is a fine batter, and she is going into this contest on the back of several fifties in recent games. Sri Lankan women will rely on their spinners, such as Inoka Ranaweera, Sugandika Dasanayake, and Kavish Dilhari, to secure the breakthroughs.

Indian women have played 14 games this year in the ODI format and have won ten of them. Their only series defeat was against the Australian women last week. They have a balanced side with a range of spinners and pace bowlers with experience under their belt.

The sheer capability of Smriti Mandhana to dominate the proceedings in the powerplay is tough to counter. They also have good spin bowling resources, such as Deepti Sharma and Sree Charni, although they lack a quality leg spinner in their ranks.

Team Stats

India Women	Vs	Sri Lanka Women
10	Matches Played	10
60%	Win	30%
276	Average Score	209
369	Highest Score	278
143	Lowest Score	123

Head to Head Record

Teams	Matches Won
India Women	8
Sri Lanka Women	2

Probable Playing XI

India Women Expected Playing 11

Pratika Rawal, Smriti Mandhana, Harleen Deol, Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Deepti Sharma, Richa Ghosh (wk), Radha Yadav, Arundhati Reddy, Sneh Rana, Kranti Goud, Renuka Singh.

Sri Lanka Women Expected Playing 11

Hasini Perera, Vishmi Gunaratne, Chamari Athapaththu (c), Nilakshika Silva, Harshitha Samarawickrama, Dewmi Vihanga, Anushka Sanjeewani (wk), Piumi Wathsala, Sugandika Kumari, Malki Madara, Inoka Ranaweera.

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Injuries & Illnesses

There are no apparent injury updates for this encounter. It is the first game of the competition for both teams, and the full sides will be up and ready for a chance in the playing eleven.

Pitch Report & Weather Conditions

This venue has always been a high-scoring place. This track has a reputation for being batting paradise. However, spinners might come into play towards the end of the innings. All in all, bowlers must bowl to a plan and accurately to get wickets. There is a clear possibility of getting a rain interruption during this encounter.

IND-W vs SL-W Fantasy Top Picks

Wicketkeeper

There are two good alternatives for the position of wicketkeeper, viz. Anushka Snajeewani and Richa Ghosh. But due to a better batting performance in recent games, we will opt for Anushka Sanjeewani to keep wickets for this fixture.

Batters

The top batters for this encounter will be Smriti Mandhana, Harmanpreet Kaur, Jemimah Rodrigues, Pratika Rawal, and Hasini Perera.

All Rounders

There are some good all-rounder alternatives available for this contest, such as Chamari Athapaththu, Deepali Sharma, Dewmi Vihanga, and Radha Yadav.

Bowlers

The best bowlers expected to do well in this encounter are S Kumari, Kulasuriya, Kranti Gaud, Renuka Singh Thakur, and A Reddy.

IND-W vs SL-W Captain and Vice-Captain Choices

Captain

There are two good alternatives for the double points. They are Harmanpreet Kaur and Smriti Mandhana. We will go with Smriti Mandhana due to her better batting form.

Vice-Captain

The Sri Lankan skipper Chamari Athapaththu will be the best option for the position of vice captain due to her all-around capabilities.

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IND-W vs SL-W Team Expert Advice

This competition is being held in India and Sri Lanka. The hosts are colliding in the first contest of the tournament. However, Indian women have a terrific team at their disposal, despite losing to the Australian women in their last completed ODI series. We think the India Women will be the favourites to win this game and open their account in the league phase of the World Cup.