The hosts, Sri Lanka, have been enjoying a brilliant run of form in the ongoing edition of the tournament. They won all their group-stage matches against Bangladesh, Malaysia, and Thailand respectively. A win in this match will ensure their entry into the summit clash, being unbeaten in the prior stage of the tournament.
On the other hand, the women in green lost their first game to the arch-rivals, India Women, by a margin of 7 wickets. Later, they managed to beat Nepal and UAE in two successive matches to make it to the semi-finals. Now, they will also be eyeing a win in this match and move to the title clash of the tournament.
Check all the details given below regarding the match:-
SL W vs PAK W Semi Final Match2Details
Match:SL W vs PAK W,Semi Final Match 2 Women Asia Cup
Captains:
Chamari Athapaththuis going to lead Sri Lanka Women Cricket Team
Winifred Duraisingam will lead Malaysia WomenCricket Team
When: July26th2024, Friday
Match is going to start at 07:00p.m.
Venue:Rangiri Dambulla International Cricket Stadium in Dambulla
Head to head of these two teams: Both teams have played19 matchesagainst each other. Out of which Sri Lanka W has won 8matches and Pakistan has won 10 matches with 1 match ended up in tie.
Likely playing XI
Sri Lanka Women
Vishmi Gunaratne, Chamari Athapaththu (c), Harshitha Samarawickrama, Kavisha Dilhari, Hasini Perera, Nilakshi de Silva, Anushka Sanjeewani (wk), Inoshi Priyadharshani, Udeshika Prabodhani, Sugandika Kumari, Achini Kulasuriya
BENCH : Kawya Kavindi, S Nisansala, A Kanchana, S Gimhani
Pakistan Women
Sidra Ameen, Gull Feroza, Muneeba Ali (wk), Nida Dar (c), Aliya Riaz, Iram Javed, Fatima Sana, Tuba Hassan, Sadia Iqbal, Nashra Sandhu, Syeda Aroob Shah.
BENCH : Najiha Alvi, Iram Javed, T Rubab, Diana Baig
Pitch report
Games played in Dambulla have generally seen modest scores. In seven out of the twelve games, the team batting first has failed to surpass 120 runs. Similarly, the chasing team has triumphed in the same number of matches. The pitches have provided considerable assistance to spinners, a trend that is likely to persist on Friday.
Best players from both of the teams
Best Batsman:Chamari Athapaththu
Best Bowler:Kavisha Dilhari
Weather forecast for today in Dambulla
Maximum temperature: 32°C
Minimum temperature:24°C
Wind speed: 27km/h
Chances of rain:5%
Capacity of stadium:16,800
Prediction to win:SL W is most likely to win the match
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