The highly anticipated Group A match of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 between Australia Women and Sri Lanka Women will take place on Saturday, October 5th, in Sharjah.
Australia, the reigning champions with six titles under their belt, including a hat-trick of wins in the last three tournaments, will kick off their campaign against Sri Lanka.
Sri Lanka, however, suffered a disappointing loss in their opening match against Pakistan, scoring only 85 runs in response to Pakistan's 116-run total.
AU-W vs SL-W Match Overview
Tournament: ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2024
Format: WT20I
Tournament Stage: Group Stage (Group A)
Match: Australia Women vs Sri Lanka Women (AU-W vs SL-W)
Tournament Match No: 5
Match Date: 5 October, 2024
Official Starting Time: 14:00 local time (15:30 IST)
Venue: Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
Live Broadcasting and Streaming (only in India): Star Sports network, Disney+Hotstar
Australia Women vs Sri Lanka Women Head-To-Head
Australia Women (AU-W) and Sri Lanka Women (SL-W) have faced each other in 7 Women's T20 International (WT20I) matches. Australia Women have won all 7 encounters, while Sri Lanka Women are yet to secure a victory.
Details | Matches | AU-W Won | SL-W Won | Tied | No Result | ||
Matches | AU-W Won | SL-W Won | |||||
Overall WT20I | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
In UAE | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Women’s T20 World Cups | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
AU-W vs SL-W Weather Forecast
Accuweather suggests no rain threat for this match. The game-time temperatures can be about 37°C-35°C.
AU-W vs SL-W Pitch Report
Sharjah Cricket Stadium has already hosted two matches in the ongoing WT20 WC, where the first batting teams successfully defended in both matches. After Bangladesh Women defended 119 runs against Scotland Women, Pakistan Women defended 116 runs against Sri Lanka Women in the night game.
Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, Ground Stats
Average innings score (in the last 5 completed WT20Is): 107.60
Average 1st batting score (in the last 5 completed WT20Is): 120
Highest WT20I total (in the last 5 completed WT20Is): 150/8 by New Zealand Women (vs Pakistan Women on 9 November 2017)
Lowest WT20I total (in the last 5 completed WT20Is): 84 by Pakistan Women (vs New Zealand Women on 12 November 2017)
Last 5 completed T20Is results scenario (latest to oldest): 31 runs, 16 runs, 7 wickets, 42 runs, 39 runs
AU-W vs SL-W Toss Prediction
The team that wins the toss is likely to opt for batting first.
AU-W vs SL-W Predicted XIs:
Australia Women Predicted XI
Alyssa Healy (C & wk), Beth Mooney, Ellyse Perry, Ashleigh Gardner, Phoebe Litchfield, Tahila McGrath, Georgia Wareham, Annabel Sutherland, Sophie Molineux, Tayla Vlaeminck, Megan Schutt
Sri Lanka Women Predicted XI
Chamari Athapaththu (C), Hasini Perera, Anushka Sanjeewani (wk), Harshitha Samarawickrama, Kavisha Dilhari, Vishmi Gunaratne, Ama Kanchana, Sugandika Kumari, Udeshika Prabodhani, Sachini Nisansala, Inoka Ranaweera
AU-W vs SL-W Dream11 Prediction:
Our Top picks for dream11 team will be Ellyse Perry and Alyssa Healy from Australia Women. From the Sri Lanka team, the hot picks for dream11 team are Chamari Athapaththu and Sugandika Kumari.
Dream11 Team Suggestion #1:
Wicketkeeper(s): A Healy (8.5 Cr), B Mooney (9 Cr)
Batter(s): E Perry (9 Cr), H Madavi Samarawickrama (9 Cr), V Rajapaksha Gunaratne (7.5 Cr)
All-rounder(s): C Atapattu (9 Cr), G Wareham (8.5 Cr), A Gardner (9 Cr)
Bowler(s): M Schutt (8.5 Cr), S Kumari (8 Cr), U Prabodhani (8.5 Cr)
Captain: C Atapattu (Sri Lanka Women)
Vice-captain: A Healy (Australia Women)
Dream11 Team Prediction #2:
Wicketkeeper(s): A Healy (8.5 Cr), B Mooney (9 Cr)
Batter(s): E Perry (9 Cr), H Madavi Samarawickrama (9 Cr), T McGrath (8 Cr)
All-rounder(s): C Atapattu (9 Cr), G Wareham (8.5 Cr), A Gardner (9 Cr)
Bowler(s): M Schutt (8.5 Cr), U Prabodhani (8.5 Cr), S Molinex (8 Cr)
Captain: B Mooney (Sri Lanka Women)
Vice-captain: T McGrath (Australia Women)
Dream11 Team Top 4 Backups:
K Dilhari, A Sutherland, A Sanjeewani, N de Silva
Australia Women vs Sri Lanka Women Match Prediction:
Australia Women are the favorites for this match against Sri Lanka Women.
