R Premadasa Stadium Pitch Report: Is It Batting Or Bowling Friendly?



R Premadasa Stadium Pitch [Source: @mufaddal_vohra/X.com]
R Premadasa Stadium Pitch [Source: @mufaddal_vohra/X.com]

Sri Lanka Women will collide with India Women in the first match of the Tri-Nation series, also featuring South Africa. The two Asian powerhouses will collide at the iconic R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo. The riveting battle will kick-start at 10 AM IST and the match provides a perfect opportunity for both sides to test their bench strengths.

India have been a dominant force in the ODIs in the last few months and are a force to reckon in the white-ball format. However, they will take on the home side who know the conditions at the back of their hands.

Hence, with the match coming up, we look at how the surface will play out for the India Vs Sri Lanka Women's ODI match.

R Premadasa Stadium Pitch Stats

Criterion
Data
Matches Played169
Matches won batting 1st92
Matches won bowling 1st65
No Result12
Average 1st innings score231
Average 2nd innings score189
Average run rate4.88
% of wickets by pacers44
% of wickets by spinners56

(R Premadasa ODI stats)

Is R Premadasa Pitch Batting Or Bowling Friendly?

The R Premadasa Stadium has hosted 169 ODI matches and 92 matches were won by the teams batting first and there is a good reason for it. In Sri Lanka, the conditions are conducive for the spinners and the same pattern will be followed tomorrow at the India Vs Sri Lanka match.

In the first innings, the batters will still enjoy the outing as the ball will come onto the bat nicely. The seamers will have some initial help in the first 10 overs but as the ball will get old, spinners will come into play.

Batters will try to maximise the first 10-overs since the ball will get soft as the game progresses and the spinners will look to dominate the proceedings. In the last 10 matches, 56 percent of wickets have been taken by spinners and the trend will continue. The toss winning captain might look to put runs on the board and put pressure on opposition.

R Premadasa Weather Today


InformationDetails
Temperature32 degrees
Wind SpeedSSW 9KM/H
Probability of Precipitation 44%
Cloud Cover80%

As per Accuweather, the average temperature will be around 32 degress celsius with the wind speed of 9 km/h. The playing conditions will be good for both the sides and there will be a breezy wind blowing which will be ideal for both the teams.

Chances of Rain

There is a 80% cloud cover and the chances of precipitation is around 44%, and in all likelihood, rain might hamper the contest in the morning.