New Delhi: The Indian women’s cricket team will take on the hosts Sri Lanka women’s cricket team in the final of the 2024 Women’s Asia Cup in front of a packed stadium in Dambulla. Two teams will go into the Asia Cup final with opposing odds.

What can we expect from the Indian team on the Dambulla field?

The pitch at Dambulla is traditionally a spin-friendly pitch. India’s medium pacers will naturally love bowling to the Lankan batters. The match can be decided by 30-40% on the toss. The winning side will probably choose to bat first.

India vs Sri Lanka Women Asia Cup: Team News

India

The Women in Blue won their match against Bangladesh comfortably by 10 wickets against Bangladesh. The Bangladeshi batting lineup was torn apart by the fiery bowling spell of Radha Yadav and Renuka Thakur who scalped 3 wickets each. However, in the final, the Indian women’s cricket team is expected to return to its original playing XI without making much changes to the side.

Sri Lanka

The Sri Lanka women’s cricket team is expected to remain unchanged from the last match they played against Pakistan.

India vs Sri Lanka Women Asia Cup: Probable XI

India’s Probable XI

Smriti Mandhana, Shefali Verma, D Hemalatha, Haramnpreet Kaur (C), Jemimah Rodrigues, Richa Ghosh (wk), Pooja Vastrakar, Deepti Sharma, Radha Yadav, Tanuja Kanwar, Renuka Thakur.

Sri Lanka’s Probable XI

Vishmi Gunaratne, Chamari Athapaththu (C), Harshitha Samarawickrama, Hasini Perera, Anushka Sanjeewani (wk), Kavisha Dilhari, Nilakshi de Silva, Inoshi Priyadharshani, Udeshika Prabodhani, Sugandika Kumari, Achini Kulasuriya.

Where can you watch the Women’s Asia Cup final between India and Sri Lanka in India?

Fans can watch the women in blue take on the Lankan Lions live on Star Sports Network. The live stream of the match will be available on the Hotstar App.