Women's T20 World Cup 2024 Match 2, PK-W vs SL-W Match Prediction: Who Will Win Today's Match?
PK-W vs SL-W, Women's T20 World Cup 2024: Match Winner Prediction for Match 2 [@UKinSriLanka,@grassrootscric/x.com]
The ninth edition of the Women's T20 World Cup will get on the way with the match between Bangladesh Women and Scotland Women. In the second match, Pakistan Women will take on Sri Lanka Women on October 3 at the iconic Sharjah Cricket Stadium in the UAE at 7:30 PM IST.
The Pakistan women's team is not carrying great form into this tournament. They have not performed upto the mark, recently and also lost a warm-up game against Scotland in the build up. However, the Fatima Sana-led side will be looking to announce themselves with a strong display revenge their defeat against Sri Lanka in the semifinal of the Asia Cup 2024.
Chamari Atapattu and her girls will draw confidence from their win against India in the final of the Asia Cup 2024. Even though there consistency has deflected a bit after that the team looks in a good form. Sri Lanka will aim high this time given the team they have and will look to build a winning momentum from the first match of the tournament.
How Will the Sharjah Cricket Stadium's Pitch Behave?
The pitch at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium is known for its slowish and sluggish nature. The pitch is generally difficult for the batters to score runs freely as the ball stops after hitting the surface. This is a night game and one can expect that the dew will make batting easier in the second innings.
PK-W vs SL-W: Predicted Toss Result
As it is a night game, it is expected that dew will come in the second innings and make batting easier. Hence, the captain winning the toss might look to field first.
PK-W vs SL-W: Players To Watch Out For
Pakistan Women
Batters: Muneeba Ali, Sidra Ameen
All-rounders: Nida Dar
Bowlers: Sadia Iqbal, Nashra Sandhu
Sri Lanka Women
Batters: Harshita Samarawickrama
All-rounder: Chamari Atapattu, Nilakshi de Silva
Bowlers: Udeshika Prabodhini, Inoshi Priyadharshani
PK-W vs SL-W: Match Prediction
PK-W vs SL-W: Predicted Score
Predicted first innings score: 120-135
Predicted second innings score: 125-140
Predicted Result: The team fielding first will have an edge in this match.