ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2024 Match 2 Preview: Pakistan vs Sri Lanka
The second match of the Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 is set to take place between Pakistan and Sri Lanka. The game will be played at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium on today at 07:30 pm IST.
Pakistan-W vs Sri Lanka-W Women’s T20 World Cup 2024: The second match of the ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2024 is to be played between Pakistan Women's National Cricket Team vs Sri Lanka Women's National Cricket Team today i.e. on 3 October. This match between the two teams will be played at Sharjah Cricket Stadium in Sharjah from 7:30 PM Indian time.
Both these teams are in Group A with India, Australia and New Zealand. Pakistan will be led by Fatima Sana. Pakistan's performance in Warm-up matches was not very good. Pakistan women's team had to face defeat in both their warm-up matches against Scotland and Bangladesh.
On the other hand, Chamari Athapaththu will lead Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka performed brilliantly in practice matches. Sri Lanka defeated both Scotland and Bangladesh. At the same time, the Sri Lankan team had won the Asia Cup final by defeating Team India, which would have boosted Sri Lanka's confidence. In such a situation, an exciting match can be seen between the two teams.
PAK-W vs SL-W WT20I Head-to-Head Records
Despite their contrasting recent fortunes, Pakistan Women and Sri Lanka Women have very close head-to-head records, with the former having a slender lead. Out of the 20 matches played between the two, Pakistan have emerged victorious 10 times, while Sri Lanka have won nine times. One match ended in no result. The two teams are yet to play each other in a T20 World Cup match.
Sharjah Pitch Report
The Sharjah Cricket Stadium pitch for the Pakistan vs Sri Lanka match is expected to offer a decent balance between bat and ball. The pitch is likely to be slightly slow and low, with some turn for the spinners. The pacers may find it challenging to extract bounce early on, but as the match progresses, the pitch could become more conducive to seam bowling. Overall, it is anticipated to be a good wicket for batting, with the spinners playing a crucial role in the middle overs.
Match Timing (IST)
The second match of the ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2024 will be played between Pakistan Women vs Sri Lanka Women on Thursday, October 3 at 7:30 PM IST at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium in Sharjah. While the toss will take place half an hour before that.
PAK-W vs SL-W Match Squads
Pakistan: Fatima Sana (c), Aliya Riaz, Diana Baig, Gull Feroza, Iram Javed, Muneeba Ali, Nashra Sundhu, Nida Dar, Omaima Sohail, Sadaf Shamas, Sadia Iqbal (subject to fitness), Sidra Amin, Syeda Aroob Shah, Tasmia Rubab, Tuba Hassan
Travelling reserve: Najiha Alvi (wk)
Non-travelling reserves: Rameen Shamim, Umm-e-Hani.
Sri Lanka: Chamari Athapaththu (c), Anushka Sanjeewani, Harshitha Madhavi, Nilakshika de Silva, Inoka Ranaweera, Hasini Perera, Kavisha Dilhari, Sachini Nisansala, Vishmi Gunaratne, Udeshika Prabodhani, Achini Kulasuriya, Sugandika Kumari, Inoshi Priyadharshani, Shashini Gimhani, Ama Kanchana.
Travelling reserve: Kaushini Nuthyangana.
Broadcasting and Streaming Details
All the matches of the ICC Women's T20 World Cup in India will be broadcasted on the Star Sports Network. So fans can enjoy the match between Pakistan Women vs Scotland Women on TV from here. Apart from this, it will be live-streamed on the Disney+Hotstar app and website.