India Women began the 2025 ICC Women’s World Cup with a comfortable 59-run win over Sri Lanka Women in Guwahati. The match was shortened to 47 overs a side after rain reduced the match but was planty exciting for the fans watching. India were in deep trouble at 124/6, but a brilliant 103-run partnership for the seventh wicket between Amanjot Kaur and Deepti Sharma took them to 269/8. Amanjot scored 57 off 56 balls, while Deepti made 53 from 53 balls. For Sri Lanka, Inoka Ranaweera was the standout bowler, taking 4/46.

Sri Lanka’s chase never really gained momentum. The DLS target was set at 270, and they were bowled out for 211 in 45.4 overs. Captain Chamari Athapaththu was the top scorer with 43 runs, with Nilakshi de Silva quickly adding 35 runs, but the rest of the team was not able to provide enough support. India were able to maintain their pressure with their spinners, led by Deepti Sharma, as wickets steadily fell and India would go on to win comfortably. Below are the main reasons for Sri Lanka defeat:

1. Middle-Order Collapse

Sri Lanka had India struggling at 124/6, but they let the game slip by allowing India’s lower order to rebuild. Later, when Sri Lanka batted, their middle order failed to step up after Athapaththu’s dismissal. No Boundaries, and partnerships never developed. Nilakshi de Silva tried her best, but she could not find a reliable partner.

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2. Lack of Batting Depth

India had batting depth, and Amanjot and Deepti stepped up for their team under pressure, while Sri Lanka did not. Once Sri Lanka lost their top players, no one played a long and measured innings. The difference in batting depth was visible at the end of the match.

3. India’s Tight Bowling and Sri Lanka’s Fielding Mistakes

India's bowlers were disciplined, particularly their spinners. Deepti took three wickets and Sneh Rana and Sree Charani took two each. They controlled the run rate and made the batters make mistakes. Sri Lanka still dropped key catches, including Amanjot Kaur, whom they gave multiple lives. Those chances cost them dearly.

IND-W vs SL-W 1st ODI Match Preview:

India women will face Sri Lanka women in the first match of the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup, 2025. IND-W won their 2nd warm-up match against NZ-W by 4 wickets. In this match, Harmanpreet Kaur and Harleen Deol smashed half-centuries while N Charani took 3 wickets.

On the other hand, SL-W suffered a narrow 1-run defeat in their 2nd warm-up game against BAN-W. Kavisha Dilhari and Nilakshi de Silva were the top performers in this match. Both teams will aim to start their campaign on a winning note.

IND-W vs SL-W Recent Performance:

IND-W vs SL-W: ICC Women's Cricket World Cup, 2025, Match Details:

• Series/Tournament: ICC Women's Cricket World Cup, 2025
• Match: IND-W vs SL-W 1st Match
• Date: 30 Sept. 2025
• Match Start Time: 03:00 PM IST
• Stadium/Venue: Barsapara Cricket Stadium, Guwahati, India
• Live Score: cricketwinner.com
• Live Streaming: Jio Hotstar &Fan Code app.

IND-W vs SL-W Head-to-Head Stats:

IND-W vs SL-W Pitch & Weather Report:

The weather forecast for the 1st game is ideal. However, there will be little precipitation during the game. The temperature can go up to 34 degrees Celsius. 

According to previous data, the average score at this venue ranges between 250 and 300 runs. The surface is excellent for the batters, promising a high-scoring contest.

Barsapara Cricket Stadium, Guwahati, India Stats: 

In the last 5 games at Barsapara Cricket Stadium, Guwahati, India, approximately 63% of matches have been won by the batting first side, indicating that the surface is more favourable for batters in the first inning.      

IND-W vs SL-W Dream11 Prediction Playing 11

India Women (IND-W) Probable 11:

1. Pratika Rawal, 2. Smriti Mandhana, 3. Jemimah Rodrigues, 4. Harmanpreet Kaur(C), 5. Deepti Sharma, 6. Richa Ghosh(WK), 7. Sneh Rana, 8. Amanjot Kaur, 9. Renuka Singh, 10. Radha Yadav, 11. Arundathi Reddy

Sri Lanka Women (SL-W) Probable 11:

1. Chamari Atapattu(C), 2. Hasini Perera, 3. Vishmi Rajapaksha, 4. Harshitha Samarawickrama, 5. Kavisha Dilhari, 6. Nilakshi de Silva, 7. Anushka Sanjeewani(WK), 8. Dewmi Vihanga, 9. Malki Madara, 10. Inoka Ranaweera, 11. Sugandika Kumari

IND-W vs SL-W- Top Picks from India Women

IND-W vs SL-W- Top Picks from Sri Lanka Women

Cricket Winner Players’ Insight:

• Smriti Mandhana (IND-W) was the highest run getter in the previous ODI series against AUS-W. She has been in excellent form and is expected to play a big knock in the tournament opener.
• Kavisha Dilhari (SL-W) is a key all-rounder from the Sri Lankan side. She delivered an all-around performance in the warm-up match against BAN-W. She will be a good pick for this match.
• Chamari Atapattu (SL-W) is a backbone of the Sri Lankan side. The team heavily depends on their skipper. Atapattu is a proven match-winner.
• Harmanpreet Kaur (IND-W) is an experienced player. She smashed a half-century in the warm-up game against NZ-W. She will be a must-own pick.

IND-W vs SL-W Captain & Vice-Captain Choices:

IND-W vs SL-W Fantasy Team Suggestion:  

IND-W vs SL-W Dream11 Prediction Expert Advice 

IND-W vs SL-W Dream11 Prediction Probable Winners:

The Indian women's team is expected to win this match. Indian women hold a strong head-to-head record against Sri Lankan women. The Sri Lankan skipper Chamari Atapattu has been struggling with poor form with the bat. 

IND-W vs SL-W 1st ODI FAQ

Who is likely to win the IND-W vs SL-W match today?

India Women’s is expected to win this match.

Who is ahead in head-to-head stats?    

India Women.

Who are the top fantasy picks for the IND-W vs SL-W Dream11 team?

Smriti Mandhana, Chamari Atapattu, Kavisha Dilhari, Deepti Sharma.

What is the pitch report for this match?

The surface is flat and excellent for batters, and we can expect an average score range between 250 and 280 runs.

India Women (IND-W) are set to face Sri Lanka Women (SL-W) in the opening match of the ICC Women's World Cup 2025 at the Baraspara Cricket Stadium in Guwahati on Tuesday, September 30, at 3:00 PM IST. The tournament will be co-hosted by India and Sri Lanka, with India hosting most of the games while Sri Lanka will host the fixtures of Pakistan.

India, led by Harmanpreet Kaur, is coming into this ICC tournament having had a mixed bag in their warm-up matches prior to the event. They lost by 153 runs to England but bounced back hard with a four-wicket win against New Zealand. Being a home team and having a great balanced squad, India will look to start off hot and build momentum. 

On the other hand, Sri Lanka has had a rough buildup to the tournament. Their warm-up match against Pakistan was washed out due to the rain and then they lost a nail-biter to Bangladesh, losing by one wicket under a tough run chase. Chamari Athapaththu, their captain, will be crucial in flipping Sri Lanka's fortunes, while Sri Lanka will be looking to get a win against the hosts in this opening round.

IND-W vs SL-W: Head-to-Head Record (ODIs)

India Women dominate the rivalry against Sri Lanka Women in the 50-over format.

• Matches Played: 35
• India-W Won: 31
• Sri Lanka-W Won: 3
• No Result: 1

IND-W vs SL-W: Stadium Stats (ODIs)

The Barsapara Cricket Stadium is generally regarded as a high-scoring venue, and with the highest successful ODI run chase here being 326 runs (by India against West Indies), it is interesting to note that out of the three ODIs staged here, two have been won by teams bowling first. 

• Total matches: 3
• Matches won batting first: 1
• Matches won bowling first: 2
• Average score for the first innings: 248
• Average score for the second innings: 227
• Highest total: 373/7 (50 overs) by IND v SL
• Lowest total: 50/10 (30.4 overs) by ENG-W v IND-W
• Highest successful run chase: 326/2 (42.1 overs) by IND v WI
• Lowest total defended: 373/7 (50 overs) by IND v SL

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IND-W vs SL-W: Predicted Playing XIs

India Women (IND-W): Pratika Rawal, Smriti Mandhana, Harleen Deol, Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Jemimah Rodrigues, Deepti Sharma, Richa Ghosh (wk), Sneh Rana, Radha Yadav, Kranti Gaud, Renuka Singh Thakur

Sri Lanka Women (SL-W): Hasini Perera, Chamari Athapaththu (c), Harshitha Samarawickrama, Vishmi Gunaratne, Anushka Sanjeewani (wk), Kavisha Dilhari, Dewmi Vihanga, Piumi Wathsala, Achini Kulasuriya, Udeshika Prabodhani, Malki Madara

India Women will take on Sri Lanka Women in the opening match of the ICC Women's ODI World Cup 2025 on 30th September. This match will be played at Barsapara Cricket Stadium in Guwahati. Since January 2025, Smriti Mandhana and Sneh Rana have been standout performers for the India women in One Day Internationals.

On the other hand, the Sri Lankan side will be depending on the likes of opener Chamari Athapaththu, Harshitha Samarawickrama, Hasini Perera, Vishmi Gunaratne, Nilakshi de Silva, and Anushka Sanjeewani to deliver and score most of the runs.

IND-W vs SL-W Match Details

Date: 30th September, 2025

Time: 3:00 PM IST

Venue: Barsapara Cricket Stadium, Guwahati 

Live Streaming: Fancode  

IND-W vs SL-W Weather Report

There are no signs of any rain interruptions throughout the game. It is pleasant conditions and perfect throughout the game.

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Top Batters IND-W vs SL-W

• Smriti Mandhana (IND-W) - 4888 runs in ODI

• Harmanpreet Kaur (IND-W) - 4149 runs in ODI

• Chamari Athapaththu (SL-W) - 3877 runs in ODI

Top Bowler IND-W vs SL-W

• Deepti Sharma (IND-W) - 140 wickets in ODI

• Chamari Athapaththu (SL-W) - 45 wickets in ODI

• Renuka Singh (IND-W) - 38 wickets in ODI

IND-W vs SL-W Recent Performance

IND-W vs SL-W Today Match Prediction Scenarios

Scenario 1- If IND-W bats first

• First Innings score prediction - IND-W is expected to score 275-290 runs

• Result prediction- IND-W will win the match by 40-70 runs

Scenario 2- If the SL-W bats first

• First Innings score prediction- SL-W is expected to score 230-245 runs.

• Result prediction- IND-W will win the match by 5 wickets 

IND-W vs SL-W Predicted Playing XI

India Women (IND-W) Playing XI 

Pratika Rawal, Smriti Mandhana, Jemimah Rodrigues, Harmanpreet Kaur(C), Deepti Sharma, Richa Ghosh(WK), Sneh Rana, Amanjot Kaur, Renuka Singh, Radha Yadav, Arundathi Reddy.

Sri Lanka Women (SL-W) Playing XI 

Chamari Atapattu(C), Hasini Perera, Vishmi Rajapaksha, Harshitha Samarawickrama, Kavisha Dilhari, Nilakshi de Silva, Anushka Sanjeewani(WK), Dewmi Vihanga, Malki Madara, Inoka Ranaweera, Sugandika Kumari.

IND-W vs SL-W Complete Squad

India Women- 

Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Smriti Mandhana (vc), Pratika Rawal, Harleen Deol, Jemimah Rodrigues, Richa Ghosh, Uma Chetry, Renuka Singh Thakur, Deepti Sharma, Sneh Rana, Sree Charani, Radha Yadav, Amanjot Kaur, Arundhati Reddy, Kranti Gaud.

Sri Lanka Women-

Chamari Athapaththu, Hasini Perera, Vishmi Gunarathne, Harshitha Samarawickrama, Kaveesha Dilhari, Nilakshika Silva, Anushka Sanjeewani, Imesha Dulani, Dewmi Vihanga, Piumi Wathsala, Inoka Ranaweera, Sugandika Dasanayaka, Udeshika Prabodani, Malki Madara, Achini Kulasooriya.

IND-W vs SL-W Today Match Prediction, Who Will Win the Match?

India Women to win

We predict that India Women will win this ICC Women's ODI World Cup 2025 match. Pratika Rawal, Smriti Mandhana and Deepti Sharma will be key players to watch out for.

The countdown begins for the ICC Women's ODI World Cup 2025. That means now is your chance to book your seat for this exciting tournament. The tournament will take place, hosted by India and Sri Lanka, from September 30 to November 2, 2025, over five cities.

Ticket sales for the tournament are being conducted in two phases. The first phase is an exclusive pre-sale for Google Pay users, which started on Thursday at 7 PM IST. During this four-day window, fans can book tickets for group stage matches starting at just ₹100. Tickets are available through the official website: Tickets.cricketworldcup.com.

This early-access initiative is part of ICC’s new global partnership with Google, aimed at boosting fan engagement in women’s cricket. Following the pre-sale, general ticket sales will begin on Tuesday, September 9, at 8 PM IST, again via the same official platform. The tournament will begin in Guwahati on September 30th, with a large opening ceremony, including a live performance by Shreya Ghoshal, and the opening match between India and Sri Lanka.

Record prize money announced

In a landmark announcement, the ICC confirmed that the total prize money for the 2025 Women’s ODI World Cup will be a massive USD 13.88 million. This amount is nearly four times higher than the USD 3.5 million prize pool of the previous edition held in New Zealand in 2022.

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Even more impressive, the 2025 Women’s World Cup prize money exceeds that of the Men’s ODI World Cup 2023 which offered USD 10 million. This is a great achievement for equality and recognition of women’s cricket on the world stage.

SL-W vs IN-W, Women’s Asia Cup 2022: India 71 for 2 (Mandhana 51*) beat Sri Lanka 65 for 9 (Ranaweera 18, Renuka 3-5, Rana 2-13) by eight wickets

In Sylhet, India defeated Sri Lanka by eight wickets to win their seventh Women’s Asia Cup title with complete dominance.In the ninth over, captain Harmanpreet Kaur and Smriti Mandhana, who scored her first half-century in the competition, completed the pitiful 66-run chase.

In a women’s tournament final, Sri Lanka’s 65 for 9 is the lowest total by a team that bats first and plays the full 20 overs. With 69 balls remaining, India set a new record for a women’s T20I title match by chasing it down.

Renuka Singh took four of Sri Lanka’s first five wickets and ended with 3-1-5-3, including the captain’s run-out. Rajeshwari Gayakwad and Sneh Rana each took two wickets. They avoided being bowled out only thanks to a defiant last-wicket partnership between No. 11 Achini Kulasuriya and Inoka Ranaweera, who scored the highest with an unbeaten 18 runs.Harmanpreet only deployed two or three fielders outside the circle because the Indian fielders had already surrounded the batters in close catching positions.

The tournament’s largest crowd, roughly 10,000, attended the final at the picturesque Sylhet International Stadium.In the fourth over, however, India had reduced Sri Lanka to 9 for 4 before half of them had even taken their seats.

India’s hat trick The accuracy of the Indian bowlers stood out in the game. 

Athapaththu and Anushka Sanjeewani, the Sri Lankan openers, were unable to get going, and the first two overs only produced seven runs. After dribbling the ball to short third in the third over, Athapaththu ran for an almost impossible single and was well short of her crease when the throw came in, leaving for 6.

The next over saw the implosion. 

Harshitha Samarawickrama was caught behind by Renuka before Sanjeewani was run out on the next ball.Sanjeewani was caught short by Pooja Vastrakar’s throw from midwicket because of a small error in their quick single. When Hasini Perera chipped straight to Mandhana at cover, Renuka completed the team hat trick.

Renuka bowled Kavisha Dilhari in the sixth over with an in-ducker as Sri Lanka was already reeling. When Gayakwad and Rana joined the wicket-taking frenzy shortly after, 16 for 5 became 25 for 7.

Nilakshi de Silva was bowled by Gayakwad for six.After that, Rana received a gentle dismissal: The ball looped and returned to the bowler’s hands after Malsha Shehani inside-edged it back to him.

Gayakwad and Rana took one more wicket by bowling Sugandika Kumari and Oshadi Ranasinghe.

After a quiet first over, Mandhana hit Kumari through the covers for the first boundary. India rushed in a short chase. She lifted Ranasinghe over extra cover on the next over for a six, followed by a swivel pull through square leg for four.

After that, Mandhana beat Ranaweera with a lofted shot over midfield for a six, and Shafali Varma fell trying to hit a big shot and was caught for five. Mandhana persevered after gaining her fluency, and Jemimah Rodrigues fell while attempting to strangle Dilhari.

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In her subsequent over, she hit Dilhari for fours through cover and point, and she ended the chase with a six over midwicket. The India vice captain scored a half-century with that shot, which took only 25 balls.