Match No. 5 of the ICC Women’s World Cup 2025  will take place at the R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, with Sri Lanka Women (SL-W) taking on Australia Women (AUS-W) on Saturday, October 4 at 3:00 PM IST. The tournament is being co-hosted by Sri Lanka and India, with Colombo as one of the primary venues in Sri Lanka.

Sri Lanka, captained by Chamari Athapaththu, got off to a rough start to the tournament, losing to India Women by 59 runs via the DLS method. Their batters struggled to chase down the 270 runs target, and now sit in sixth place in the points table with a negative NRR of -1.255. Sri Lanka have had difficulty against Australia in the past, having lost all 11 ODIs against them.

On the otherhand, Australia Women started in style; they defeated New Zealand Women by 89 runs in their opening match. Alyssa Healy’s side, led by Ashleigh Gardner, scored 326 runs. Although Sophie Devine, New Zealand captain, scored a century, New Zealand were all out for 237 runs, thus losing by a close margin of over 80 runs.

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

Australia Women hold a 100% win record over Sri Lanka Women in ODIs, winning all 11 encounters played so far.

• Matches Played: 11
• Sri Lanka-W Won: 0
• Australia-W Won: 11
• Tied: 0

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

The R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo has seen teams that bat first have success, as the first-innings scores are usually high and can be decisive.

• Total Matches: 179
• Matches won batting first: 98
• Matches won bowling first: 69
• Average 1st Innings Score: 232
• Average 2nd Innings Score: 191
• Highest Total: 375/5 (50 overs) by IND vs SL
• Lowest Total: 50/10 (15.2 overs) by SL vs IND
• Highest Successful Chase: 292/4 (48.3 overs) by SL vs AUS
• Lowest Total Defended: 170/10 (49.2 overs) by WI-W vs SL-W

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SL-W vs AUS-W: Predicted Playing XIs

Sri Lanka Women (SL-W): Chamari Athapaththu (c), Hasini Perera, Harshitha Samarawickrama, Vishmi Gunaratne, Kavisha Dilhari, Nilakshi de Silva, Anushka Sanjeewani (wk), Achini Kulasuriya, Sugandika Kumari, Udeshika Prabodhani, Inoka Ranaweera

Australia Women (AUS-W): Alyssa Healy (c & wk), Phoebe Litchfield, Ellyse Perry, Beth Mooney, Annabel Sutherland, Ashleigh Gardner, Tahlia McGrath, Sophie Molineux, Alana King, Kim Garth, Darcie Brown

Women’s World Cup 2025: Points Table

After the completion of four matches, the points table looks like this.

SL-W vs AUS-W, 11th Match Preview

Sri Lanka Women and Australia Women go head to head on Thursday afternoon in Match 11 of the 2023 Women’s T20 World Cup at St George’s Park. Sri Lanka Women have beaten South Africa Women and Bangladesh Women already in the tournament. Australia Women have thrashed New Zealand Women and Bangladesh Women. A strong start by Sri Lanka Women has put them in an excellent position in Group A. However, Australia Women will be their biggest test in the competition so far. Australia Women have won their two T20 World Cup games by 97 runs and eight wickets.

SL-W vs AUS-W, 11th Match Details

Sri Lanka-W vs Australia-W – 11th Match

Venue: St Georges Park – Gqeberha

Date & Time: 16th February 2023 at 06:30 PM IST 

Live Streaming: Star Sports Network

SL-W vs AUS-W, 11th Match Pitch Report

Leg-spin bowlers returned the best figures on both sides in the last game at this venue. We expect a par score between 150-155. There is a chance of showers at St George’s Park on Thursday afternoon and the forecast is for humid and cloudy conditions.

Injury News

No Injury. Will be added when there is an update

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SL-W vs AUS-W, 11th Match Probable Playing XIs:

Sri Lanka-W Probable Playing XIs

Harshitha Samarawickrama, Chamari Athapaththu (c), Vishmi Gunaratne, Anushka Sanjeewani (wk), Harshitha Samarawickrama, Kavisha Dilhari, Oshadi Ranasinghe, Ama Kanchana, Sungadika Kumari, Inoka Ranaweera, Achini Kulasuriya

Australia-W Probable Playing XIs

Alyssa Healy (wk), Beth Mooney, Meg Lanning (c), Ashleigh Gardner, Ellyse Perry Tahlia McGrath, Grace Harris, Georgia Wareham, Alana King, Megan Schutt, Darcie Brown

Topmost Picks for SL-W vs AUS-W Dream11 Prediction, 11th Match:

Top Picks – Sri Lanka-W

• Chamari Athapaththu – The skipper hit 68 runs in the opening game win over South Africa Women and followed up with 2-19 against Bangladesh Women.

• Oshadi Ranasinghe – The right-arm off-spinner has been playing international cricket since 2011 but is enjoying her best form at this level.

Top Picks – Australia-W

• Alyssa Healy – The right-handed opener has hit over 5000 international runs with 2392 coming in WT20Is. She impressed at this venue against Bangladesh Women.

• Meg Lanning – The skipper has been in excellent form and has set the standard for her team with scores of 41 and 48 not out so far in the campaign.

Suggested Playing XI N0.1 for SL-W vs AUS-W Dream11 Team:

Anushka Sanjeewani, Alyssa Healy(C), Harshitha Samarawickrama, Beth Mooney, Meg Lanning, Harshitha Samarawickrama, Chamari Athapaththu, Oshadi Ranasinghe(VC), Megan Schutt, Darcie Brown, Inoka Ranaweera

Suggested Playing XI N0.2 for SL-W vs AUS-W Dream11 Team:

Anushka Sanjeewani, Alyssa Healy, Harshitha Samarawickrama, Beth Mooney, Meg Lanning, Harshitha Samarawickrama, Chamari Athapaththu(VC), Oshadi Ranasinghe, Ashleigh Gardner(C), Megan Schutt, Inoka Ranaweera

Captain and Vice-Captain Options:

Captain – Alyssa Healy, Ashleigh Gardner

Vice-captain – Oshadi Ranasinghe, Chamari Athapaththu

Wicketkeeper – Alyssa Healy

SL-W vs AUS-W 11th Match Probable Winners:

There are some impressive players in Sri Lanka Women’s XI but they lack the consistency and level of performance which Australia Women’s players put in on a regular basis. With Sri Lanka Women winning their opening two games in the tournament, there will be plenty more confidence inside their squad ahead of this match than would have been expected. However, Australia Women are playing to a very high level and still have plenty of room to improve further. Considering the team combination, Australia-W is expected to win this match.