IND-W vs SL-W Prediction, ICC Women’s World Cup 2025, Match 1, Match Winner, Team, Playing XI and Pitch Report

India Women will lock horns with Sri Lanka Women in the first match of the ICC Women’s World Cup 2025 at Barsapara Cricket Stadium in Guwahati on Tuesday, September 30.

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Led by Harmanpreet Kaur, the Indian Women are coming into the tournament on the back of a 1-2 ODI series loss to the Australian Women at home. On the other hand, Sri Lankan Women, led by Chamari Athapaththu, suffered a tri-series final defeat to India Women away from home.

IND-W vs SL-W, ICC WWC 2025, Match 1, Match Details

Match: India Women vs Sri Lanka Women, ICC Women’s World Cup 2025, Match 1

Time & Date: 3:00 PM IST, Tuesday, September 30

Venue: Barsapara Cricket Stadium, Guwahati

IND-W vs SL-W, ICC WWC 2025, Match 1 Pitch Report

The Guwahati surface is expected to assist batters in the powerplay overs. However, as the game progresses to the middle overs, we can expect spinners and slow bowlers to do well. Any score above 250 would be a good score in the first innings.

IND-W vs SL-W, ICC WWC 2025, Match 1 Probable XIs

India Women

Pratika Rawal, Smriti Mandhana, Harleen Deol, Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Deepti Sharma, Richa Ghosh (wk), Sneh Rana, Radha Yadav, Arundhati Reddy, Kranti Gaud, Renuka Singh Thakur.

Sri Lanka Women

Hasini Perera, Vishmi Gunaratne, Harshitha Samarawickrama, Chamari Athapaththu (c), Piumi Badalge, Nilakshi de Silva, Anushka Sanjeewani (wk), Dewmi Vihanga, Sugandika Kumari, Malki Madara, Inoka Ranaweera.

IND-W vs SL-W, ICC WWC 2025, Match 1 Winner Prediction

Match Winner: India Women

These two sides have clashed against each other on 35 instances, with India coming out on top in 31 games, while Sri Lanka managed to win only three games, with one encounter ending in a no-result.

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That said, we can expect India Women, led by Harmanpreet Kaur, to come out on top quite comfortably to start the campaign on a winning note.

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