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Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium Pitch Report For SL vs PAK Women’s Asia Cup Match

Rangiri Dambulla Stadium is the sole host of the Women's T20 Asia Cup 2024 (x.com)Rangiri Dambulla Stadium is the sole host of the Women's T20 Asia Cup 2024 (x.com)

Sri Lanka Women will cross paths with their Pakistani counterparts in the second semifinal of the Women’s T20 Asia Cup 2024 on Friday, July 26. Set to be staged at the iconic Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium, the much-awaited contest will launch from 7:00 PM IST onwards.

The path to the semi-finals

Sri Lanka Women qualified for the semifinals courtesy of an unbeaten run during the league stage of the tournament, winning each of their three Group B fixtures with emphatic margins. After routing Bangladesh Women by seven wickets, Chamari Athapaththu and co. steamrolled Malaysia by 144 runs and Thailand Women by 10 wickets.

Pakistan Women, on the other hand, crashed to a huge seven-wicket defeat to India. The ‘Women in Green’ subsequently bounced back by defeating Nepal and UAE Women to finish second on the Group A points table. With an NRR of 1.102, the Pakistan team secured two wins from three outings. They also hold a superior head-to-head record in their past five meetings, winning three of those games in the last two years against Sri Lanka.

Ahead of the highly-anticipated semifinal showdown between the two nations, here at OneCricket, we take a look at how the pitch will likely hold up at the Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium.


Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium Pitch Report

The playing conditions at the Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium will be expected to offer some seam movement to fast bowlers, especially with the new-ball. However, batters can go big during the middle and slog overs of the innings.

The average first innings total here this Women’s T20 Asia Cup 2024 has turned out to be a competitive 136. Teams like India and Sri Lanka have all charted big totals at some stage of the tournament, thus signifying the favorable batting conditions on offer in Dambulla.

Considering it is an evening game and keeping in mind the recent track record of the venue, the captain winning the toss will likely opt to chase.