ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2024: AUS-W vs SL-W match preview; head to head; when and where to watch

The women's teams of Australia and Sri Lanka will face each other on Saturday, October 5 in the ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2024. While Australia women's team will start their campaign as defending champions, Sri Lanka women's team has faced defeat against Pakistan in the first match and will need a strong comeback in this match.

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The performance of Australian women's team has been excellent in T20 cricket for the last several years. They have won all the seven matches played so far against Sri Lanka. At the same time, Sri Lankan women's team will need an extraordinary performance to register victory against a powerful team like Australia.

Alyssa Healy-led team will go to defend the title

The Australian women's team is one of the strongest teams in world cricket. Under the leadership of captain Alyssa Healy, this team will go to defend the World Cup. The opening pair of Healy and Beth Mooney is considered one of the best opening partnerships in the world.

Apart from them, Australia has players like Ellyse Perry, Tahlia McGrath, and Ashleigh Gardner in the middle order, who can change the course of the match in any situation. In the bowling department too, they have players like Sophie Molineux and Alana King, who are capable of tying down the opposition batsmen.

Sri Lanka performed poorly against Pakistan

The Sri Lankan women's team had performed poorly against Pakistan in their first match. Their batting disintegrated and the team could score only 85 runs. Team captain Chamari Athapaththu will have a big responsibility, because not only is she the most experienced player of the team, but the team's victory or defeat will depend on her performance.

Good performance will also be expected from Vishmi Gunaratne, Harshitha Samarawickrama, and Kavisha Dilhari. In bowling, Udeshika Prabodhani and Sugandika Kumari will have to take the responsibility of taking early wickets.

AUS-W vs SL-W: Head-To-Head

So far 7 matches have been played between these two teams. Out of these games, the Australian women have emerged victorious on all 7 occasions. Sri Lanka does not have a good record against Australia.

AUS-W vs SL-W: Pitch Report

The short boundary and fast outfield at Sharjah Cricket Stadium helps the batsmen. There is little help for the spin bowlers here, especially when the pitch becomes slow. However, there is not much for fast bowlers on this pitch. In the first innings, the team will have to try to score around 160 runs so that it can put pressure on the opposition team.

It is easy to chase runs on this pitch, because the pitch does not change much in the second innings. Therefore, the team winning the toss will prefer to bowl first.

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AUS-W vs SL-W: Squads

AUS-W:

Alyssa Healy (c), Darcie Brown, Ash Gardner, Kim Garth, Grace Harris, Alana King, Phoebe Litchfield, Tahlia McGrath (vc), Sophie Molineux, Beth Mooney, Ellyse Perry, Megan Schutt, Annabel Sutherland, Tayla Vlaeminck, Georgia Wareham.

SL-W:

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.

AUS-W vs SL-W: Live Streaming Details

When is Australia Vs Sri Lanka Women's T20 World Cup 2024 match 5?

The AUS-W vs SL-W match 5 will be held on October 5, Saturday at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium at 3:30 PM IST.

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