IND-W vs SL-W Match Prediction : 1st Match, ICC Women’s World Cup, 2025
IND-W vs SL-W Win Probability
100%
Sri Lanka Women
India Women To Win, 1.18
Indian women have a terrific ODI head-to-head record against Sri Lanka Women in the ODI format
Sri Lanka Women are very dependent on just one or two players and lack the depth that India has
India is playing in home conditions and that is a big advantage as well
IND-W vs SL-W Betting Tips
The first ball of the match to be a dot ball
This is an ODI contest. There is enough time at hand for the opening batter to take a look around, and so, the opener might dig out the first legal delivery of the contest without scoring.
Highest Scorer of the Match to be From India
India is a stronger batting lineup and with Smriti Mandhana in prime form, this is one market that deserves your attention!
Team form (Last 5 matches)
India Women
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Sri Lanka Women
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The ODI World Cup for Women will begin on September 30th, 2025, in India. The first game of the competition will be played between India Women and Sri Lanka Women at the Baraspara Cricket Stadium, Guwahati. Let's peek at the match prediction, probable playing eleven, and betting tips for this encounter.
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India Women vs Sri Lanka Women Head-to-Head Record
Indian women have played against Sri Lankan women on 21 occasions when a clear mandate was obtained. India Women lead this head-to-head 17-4. Indian women have also won four out of their previous five ODI games against Sri Lanka Women.
India Women vs Sri Lanka Women Live-streaming and Broadcast
This contest will be aired in India on the Star Sports Network. The live streaming of this contest will be available on JioHotstar in India.
You can find live odds, updated tips after every day's play, and more information about this match at ocbscores.com.
IND-W vs SL-W Team Previews
India Women
Indian women are going into this contest on the back of a series loss against the arch-rivals, the Australian women. They lost this home series 1-2. It was a keenly fought affair, though this loss might have demoralized the Indian women a bit with the ODI World Cup just around the corner.
In the last ODI of the series, their bowling was hammered all over the park by the Australian women, who raised a mammoth score of 412 runs, although they were bowled out in the process. Indian women made a valiant effort to chase down this score but were bowled out on 369 runs in 47 overs.
Smriti Mandhana, who was adjudged Player of the Series for the Australian tour, will lead the Indian batting effort in this contest as well. The mercurial batter has scored 636 runs in her last ten ODI matches with an average of 63.6 and with a super strike rate of 107.43. Deepti Sharma has also scored 370 runs from her last ten games with an average of 74 and a strike rate of 102.49.
Sneh Rana will spearhead the Indian bowling in this contest. She has collected a haul of 18 wickets from her last ten games with a strike rate of 28.44. Kranti Goud has also picked up 14 wickets in her previous seven contests with a strike rate of 21.71.
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.
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Sri Lanka Women
Sri Lanka Women are going into this contest on the back of two defeats in their last two encounters in the ODI format. One of those came against the India Women. They have lost three of their last five encounters and will be desperate to start their campaign in the ODI World Cup on a winning note.
In their previous ODI, which was against this very opposition, India Women batted first to score 342 runs for the loss of seven wickets from their fifty overs. Sri Lankan Women could manage just 245 runs and were bowled out in 48.2 overs.
Harshitha Samarawickrama will command the Sri Lankan batting effort in this contest. She has scored 489 runs in her last ten games with an average of 61.13 and a strike rate of 78.99. Kavisha Dilhari has also scored 260 runs from her previous eight encounters with an average of 37.14.
The Lankan skipper Chamari Athapaththu has picked up 12 wickets from her last nine games with a strike rate of 40.25. Dewmi Vihanga has also bowled well in recent games to pick up 11 victims from her previous four games with a strike rate of 21.27.
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.
IND-W vs SL-W Toss Prediction
The pitch at the Baraspara Cricket Stadium, in Guwahati, has conventionally been a batting-friendly surface. This is the first time a women's ODI contest is being held at this venue. It might be a better idea for the captain to bat first here after winning the coin flip.
Pitch Report and Weather Conditions
This ground has consistently been a high-scoring venue. The surface is favorable for the batters for the most part. There might be some assistance for the spinners towards the end of the second innings. But the bowlers have their work cut out to pick up wickets. There is a possibility of getting showers during this encounter, and the temperature during this encounter will remain close to 32 degrees.
IND-W vs SL-W: Who Will Win?
This contest and the World Cup competition are being held in India. Indian women have a formidable unit to their disposal with a clear advantage in both the batting and bowling departments. It will be tough for the Sri Lankan women to stop this side. We reckon India Women will start as clear favorites to win this encounter and open their account in the World Cup.
Bet on India Women to win.
IND-W vs SL-W win percentage stands at 69% in favor of IND-W.
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