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IND-W vs SL-W statistical preview: Key stats, records and head-to-head ahead of 2nd T20I

Aakash Saini

IND-W vs SL-W statistical preview [Source: @BCCIWomen/x]IND-W vs SL-W statistical preview [Source: @BCCIWomen/x]

India Women (IND-W) and Sri Lanka Women (SL-W) teams will be crossing paths in the second T20I of their five-match series on Tuesday, December 22. The match will be hosted by the VDCA Stadium in Vizag and the action will commence from 7:00 PM IST onwards.

India Women

India Women won the first T20I in Vizag by eight wickets and 32 balls to spare to take a 1-0 lead in the five-match series. Jemimah Rodrigues anchored the Indian run-chase with her sublime 69*-run knock after Deepti Sharma delivered exceptional figures of 1-20 in her four overs. Apart from taking a healthy lead, the Indian women’s team also won its previous T20I series back in July this year, doing so by beating England away from home with a 3-2 margin.

Sri Lanka Women

In their previous T20I assignment before India tour, the Sri Lanka Women’s team levelled their three-match series in New Zealand 1-1 earlier this year. In desperate need of some winning momentum in their road towards next year’s Women’s T20 World Cup 2026, the Chamari Athapaththu-led Sri Lankan team will be aiming to punch above its weight and level the ongoing series against India. In the first T20I of the series, the Sri Lankan team hardly put up a fight as they squandered spin-friendly Vizag conditions to concede early advantage to the hosts.

IND-W vs SL-W head-to-head overview

India Women and Sri Lanka Women teams have faced each other 27 times in T20I cricket. The Indian women’s team hold a far superior head-to-head record with 21 wins, in comparison to just five wins from Sri Lanka. Their 2018 match in Colombo turned out to be a no-result after just eight overs of play.

Matches
India Women won
Sri Lanka Women won
N/R
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VDCA Stadium in Vizag pitch report

The conditions at the Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium in Visakhapatnam (or Vizag) largely favours spinners, with something on offer for the fast bowlers as well, especially with the new ball. Batting has proven to be a daunting task in the first innings at the venue thus far, considering the average first innings total here across seven Women’s T20Is hosted has amounted to just 116. Only one team has managed to score over 150 runs, with Australia achieving the feat more than a decade ago in 2012.

The captain winning the toss will likely opt to field first, considering the chasing sides have won five of the seven women’s T20I games hosted by the VDCA Stadium.

India Women and Sri Lanka Women probable playing XI

India Women

Smriti Mandhana, Shafali Verma, Jemimah Rodrigues, Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Richa Ghosh (wk), Deepti Sharma, Amanjot Kaur, Arundhati Reddy, Vaishnavi Sharma, Kranti Gaud and Shree Charani

Sri Lanka Women

Vishmi Gunaratne, Chamari Athapaththu (c), Hasini Perera, Harshitha Samarawickrama, Nilakshi de Silva, Kaushani Nuthyangana (wk), Kavisha Dilhari, Malki Madara, Inoka Ranaweera, Kawya Kavindi and Shashini Gimhani

Top run scorers in IND-W vs SL-W T20Is

We are considering only the players from the current squad.

Chamari Athapaththu – 589 runs

Sri Lanka Women’s captain and legendary all-rounder Chamari Athapaththu is the leading run-maker in all India vs Sri Lanka Women’s T20Is with 589 runs in 26 innings at an average of nearly 25.

Jemimah Rodrigues – 512 runs

India’s top-order batter Jemimah Rodrigues has minted 512 runs against Sri Lanka Women at a prolific batting average of 51.20 in just 14 innings. Jemimah composed 69 of those runs in a match-winning cause just a few days ago in Vizag.

Smriti Mandhana – 454 runs

Indian vice-captain and legendary opener Smriti Mandhana has tallied 454 runs in 21 innings against Sri Lanka Women at an average of 23.89. She has listed three half-centuries in the process.

Top wicket-takers in IND-W vs SL-W T20Is

We are considering only the players from the current squad.

Deepti Sharma – 17 wickets

Legendary Indian spinner Deepti Sharma has plucked 17 T20I wickets against Sri Lanka at an impressive bowling average of 20.47. She also delivered a match-winning spell of 1-20 in the series-opener in Vizag on December 21.

Inoka Ranaweera – 17 wickets

Sri Lanka’s experienced left-arm spinner Inoka Ranaweera has taken 17 wickets against India Women in 14 innings at an average of 17.41. She also dismissed prolific Indian opener Smriti Mandhana in the previous game.

Chamari Athapaththu – 11 wickets

Sri Lankan veteran and off-spinner Chamari Athapaththu has scalped 11 wickets against India Women in 17 T20I innings. She holds an economy rate of 7.21.

IND-W vs SL-W key stats

India Women key records

  • Smriti Mandhana has emerged as India’s most prolific run-maker in T20Is in recent times, having plundered 445 runs in her last 10 innings.
  • Among all players with more than 200 runs, Jemimah Rodrigues averages the highest in India vs Sri Lanka T20I matches, with an average of 51.20 after minting 512 runs in 14 innings.
  • Experienced Indian spinner Deepti Sharma has picked up 15 wickets in her last 10 T20Is to lead her team’s wicket-taking charts over the past few months.
  • Indian captain Harmanpreet Kaur averages a staggering 55 against senior Sri Lanka Women’s spinner Inoka Ranaweera.

Sri Lanka Women key records

  • Top-order batter Harshitha Samarawickrama has made 236 runs in her last 10 T20I innings to emerge as the most successful T20I batter from Sri Lanka in recent times.
  • Captain Chamari Athapaththu has scored 147 runs and picked up seven wickets in her last eight T20I matches to justify her all-round greatness.
  • Inoka Ranaweera has dismissed Indian opener Smriti Mandhana thrice already in T20I cricket, at an impressive bowling average of just 16.3.

Records that can be broken in IND-W vs SL-W 2nd T20I

  • Jemimah Rodrigues needs just 56 more runs to complete 2,500 runs in T20I cricket.
  • Deepti Sharma needs just two more wickets to reach a rare 150-wicket landmark in T20I cricket.
  • Smriti Mandhana needs just 46 more runs to complete 500 runs against Sri Lanka Women in T20Is.