IND W vs SL W, ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2024: Where to watch India Women vs Sri Lanka Women on TV, OTT and more

India finds itself in a challenging position after a mixed start to the ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2024 campaign. They will aim to address their batting struggles to improve their Net Run Rate (NRR) when they face bottom-placed Sri Lanka in their third and penultimate Group A match on Wednesday. 

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The tournament has not been smooth for the Women in Blue. They suffered a 58-run defeat to New Zealand in their opening match, followed by a narrow victory against arch-rivals Pakistan, where they chased down a modest target of 105 in just 18.5 overs.

IND-W vs PAK-W: Match details and live streaming:

Date and Time: October 9, 07.30 PM IST

Venue: Dubai International Cricket Stadium

Live broadcast and streaming: Disney+HotStar, Star Sports Network

IND-W vs SL-W: Probable Playing XIs

India Women: Shafali Verma, Smriti Mandhana, Harmanpreet Kaur (C), Jemimah Rodrigues, Richa Ghosh (wk), Sajeevan Sajana, Deepti Sharma, Arundhati Reddy, Shreyanka Patil, Asha Sobhana, Renuka Singh

Sri Lanka Women: VIshmi Gunaratne, Chamari Athapaththu (C), Harshitha Samarawickrama, Kavisha Dilhari, Nilakshi de Silva, Hasini Perera, Anushka Sanjeewani (wk), Sugandika Kumari, Inoshi Priyadharshani, Inoka Ranaweera, Udeshika Prabodhani

About IND W vs SL W:

India's main challenge in the tournament thus far has been the performance of their batters, particularly the opening pair of Shafali Verma and vice-captain Smriti Mandhana. Adding to their woes, skipper Harmanpreet Kaur, who scored 15 and 29 against Pakistan, retired hurt after suffering a neck injury and could be doubtful for the match against Sri Lanka.

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Suppose India wants to even hope to be one of the two teams making it from Group A to the semi-finals. In that case, they not only need to win against Sri Lanka, but they must also achieve a significant victory to boost their NRR ahead of the crucial league match against defending champions Australia on October 13. 

While Sri Lanka may have lost both of their opening matches, they will not be an easy opponent for India, especially following their victory in the Asia Cup final in August. Led by Chamari Athapaththu, the Lankan side has many impactful players who will have to perform well if they wish to defeat India. 

IND W vs SL W squads:

India Women Squad: Shafali Verma, Smriti Mandhana, Harmanpreet Kaur(c), Jemimah Rodrigues, Richa Ghosh(w), Deepti Sharma, Pooja Vastrakar, Shreyanka Patil, Arundhati Reddy, Radha Yadav, Renuka Thakur Singh, Dayalan Hemalatha, S Sajana, Yastika Bhatia, Asha Sobhana

Sri Lanka Squad: Vishmi Gunaratne, Harshitha Samarawickrama, Hasini Perera, Anushka Sanjeewani (wk), Nilakshika Silva, Chamari Athapaththu (c), Kavisha Dilhari, Ama Kanchana, Inoshi Priyadharshani, Shashini Gimhani, Achini Kulasuriya, Sugandika Kumari, Sachini Nisansala, Udeshika Prabodhani, Inoka Ranaweera.

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