IND-W vs SL-W Prediction, T20I Series 2025, Match 1, Match Winner, Team, Playing XI and Pitch Report

India Women will cross swords with Sri Lanka Women in the first match of the five-match T20I series at ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium in Visakhapatnam, on Sunday, December 21.

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India Women are coming into this series on the back of a 3-2 T20I series win over England Women away from home in July 2025. On the other hand, Sri Lanka Women drew their recent T20I series 1-1 against New Zealand away from home in March 2025.

IND-W vs SL-W, T20I Series, Match 1, Match Details

Match: India Women vs Sri Lanka Women, T20I Series 2025, Match 1

Time & Date: 7:00 PM IST, Sunday, December 21

Venue: ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium, Visakhapatnam

IND-W vs SL-W, T20I Series, Match 1 Pitch Report

The average first innings score at this venue in the previous three Women's T20Is was 97, with the chasing sides winning all three of them. The captain, who won the toss, would love to bowl first and put a lot of pressure on the opposition. 

IND-W vs SL-W, T20I Series, Match 1 Probable XIs

India Women

Smriti Mandhana, Shafali Verma, Jemimah Rodrigues, Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Harleen Deol, Richa Ghosh (wk), Deepti Sharma, Amanjot Kaur, Arundhati Reddy, Kranti Goud, Shree Charani.

Sri Lanka Women

Chamari Athapaththu (c), Vishmi Gunaratne, Harshitha Samarawickrama, Kavisha Dilhari, Nilakshi de Silva, Kaushani Nuthyangana (wk), Nimesha Madushani, Inoka Ranaweera, Malsha Shehani, Shashini Gimhani, Malki Madara.

IND-W vs SL-W, T20I Series, Match 1 Winner Prediction

Match Winner: India Women.

These two sides have played a total of 26 T20Is against each other. While India secured 20 wins, Sri Lanka Women could bag only five victories, with one encounter ending in a no-result. With India having a home advantage on their side, we can expect them to start the five-match series on a winning note.

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