The Indian Women's team recently made history and won the ICC Women's World Cup 2025 held at home. Harmanpreet Kaur and co. became the first team to win the most prestigious title in women's cricket. But now, the next target is the ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2025 in June next year, hosted by England. Hence, after a break of one and a half months, the Indian Women's Team will be back in action.
They will take on Sri Lanka Women in the five-match T20I series. The first game will be live from ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium, Visakhapatnam, at 7 PM IST on December 21 (Sunday). Smriti Mandhana had a tough last month or so due to her personal life, but she is back on the field and will look to carry on from where she left off. India have a pretty good record against Sri Lanka Women, and they have a chance to take that record forward.
IND-W vs SL-W: Match Info.
- · Series: Sri Lanka Women tour of India 2025
- · Match: India Women vs Sri Lanka Women, 1st T20I
- · Venue: ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium, Visakhapatnam
- · Time: 7:00 PM IST
- · Date: December 21, 2025 (Sunday)
India Women vs Sri Lanka Women: Head-to-Head: IND (20) – SL (5)
There have been 26 games played between these two sides in women's T20Is. India Women are far ahead with 20 victories as compared to 5 wins for Sri Lanka Women, whereas one game has been called off as well.
IND-W vs SL-W: Pitch Report
This is an excellent wicket to bat on at the ACA-VDCA Stadium. The batters will love batting here. It has good bounce, where batters can play big shots. The shorter boundaries and fast outfield also play in favor of the batters. This is a chase venue, and bowling first will be ideal here.
IND-W vs SL-W: Live Streaming Details
- · TV: Star Sports Network
- · Digital: Jio Hotstar (App or Website)
IND-W vs SL-W: Weather Report
The weather forecast for Sunday evening in Vishakhapatnam is clear and good. The temperature will be hovering around 23-25°C, with a moderate wind speed of 12 kmph and a humidity of 62 percent.
IND-W vs SL-W: Last Five Results
Sri Lanka Women: L, L, W, L, NR
India Women: W, W, L, W, L
India Women vs Sri Lanka Women: Predicted XIs:
India Women: S. Varma, S. Mandhana, H. Kaur (c), J. Rodrigues, D. Sharma, R. Ghosh (wk), S. Rana, A. Kaur, A. Reddy, K. Goud, R. Singh
Sri Lanka Women: H. Perera, C. Athapaththu (c), N. Silva, V. Gunaratne, H. Samarawickrama, K. Dilhari, K. Nuthyangana (wk), K. Kavindi, M. Shehani, M. Madara, I. Ranaweera
IND-W vs SL-W: Probable Best Batter
Sri Lanka Women: Chamari Athapaththu is the one to target for India. She is a free-flowing batter and the one who can hit sixes. She can play fast and put pressure on the hosts.
India Women: Smriti Mandhana is in red-hot form. She has scored 221 runs in five innings at an average of 44.20 and a strike rate of 137.2. She is a run machine and will be the one to watch out for.
IND-W vs SL-W: Probable Best Bowler
Sri Lanka Women: Inoka Ranaweera was Sri Lanka's most successful bowler in the Women's ODI World Cup 2025. She used the conditions well and will be a threat.
India Women: Renuka Singh Thakur is a great new-ball bowler. She swings the ball at a good pace. Her tight line is the biggest weapon for her.
India Women vs Sri Lanka Women Today’s Match Prediction: Sri Lanka Women look pretty good on paper. They have quality players and a mix of experienced and young players. But not many players have experience playing against higher-ranked teams. That is why they struggled in the ICC Women's ODI World Cup 2025 as well. Their record against India Women is also not good.
India Women are almost unbeatable at home. They have given tough times to Australia, England, and South Africa as well. Their top order is firing, and bowlers are giving good performances. That is why India Women will be firm favorites to win the first T20I on Sunday.
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