T20 Women’s World Cup 2024/25, IND-W vs SL-W Match 12, Group A Match Report, October 09, 2024

Throw it India he chose to hit vs Sri Lanka

Harmanpreet, who came to the toss with a sprain on the right side of his neck, returned injured while scoring 29 with his neck in the match against Pakistan. He confirmed that he has recovered from his neck injury. Having batted second in both their matches so far, he said he wanted the batsmen to “hit freely” and put a “decent amount on the board”. Pooja Vastrakar continued to miss out due to a clash with India’s consistent.

The boundaries of the square at the Dubai International Stadium are 57m and 63m, and the direct kick is the furthest at 73m. The temperature in Dubai had dropped and in the evening game, the ball bounced more and made it better for the batsmen, former India coach WV Raman said on radio.

India: 1 Shafali Verma, 2 Smriti Mandhana, 3 Harmanpreet Kaur (capt), 4 Jemimah Rodrigues, 5 Richa Ghosh (wk), 6 Deepti Sharma, 7 S Sajana, 8 Shreyanka Patil, 9 Arundhati Reddy, 10 Asha Sobhana, 11 Renuka Singh

Sri Lanka: 1 Vishmi Gunaratne, 2 Chamari Athapaththu (capt), 3 Harshitha Samarawickrama, 4 Kavisha Dilhari, 5 Nilakshika Silva, 6 Anushka Sanjeewani (wk), 7 Ama Kanchana, 8 Sugandika Kumari, 9 Inoshi Priyadharshani, 10 Rakadhani, Udeerashika