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ICC Women’s World Cup: India will bat first after the Sri Lankan captain Chamari Athapaththu wins the toss and chooses to bowl in ICC Women’s World Cup champianship.
Sri Lanka chooses to bowl first
New Delhi: India will bat first after the Sri Lankan captain Chamari Athapaththu wins the toss and chooses to bowl first in ICC Women's World Cup champianship. The first match of the Women’s World Cup where India is taking on fellow co-hosts Sri Lanka in Guwahati.
India has never won the tournament in 12 editions. However, Harmanpreet Kaur and team are hoping to change that this year. Of 35 times these two countries have played against each other, India has managed to register 31 wins.
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India captain Harmanpreet Kaur admitted with a shrug that she might have made the same decisions in a similar situation, showing her pragmatic approach to the game.
In her detailed Pitch Report, India cricket legend Mithali Raj highlighted the unique characteristics of the stadium, noting that there is a “lot of buzz in the air” ahead of the match.
India has never won the tournament in 12 editions.
The ground presents some interesting challenges for the batters, with slightly skewed square boundaries measuring 54 meters on one side and 59 meters on the other, while the straight boundary stretches to 67 meters. Such dimensions could influence shot selection and strategy, making it an exciting contest for both teams.
India XI: Smriti Mandhana, Pratika Rawal, Harleen Deol, Harmanpreet Kaur (capt), Jemimah Rodrigues, Richa Ghosh (wk), Deepti Sharma, Amanjot Kaur, Sneh Rana, Kranti Goud, Shree Charani
Sri Lanka XI: Chamari Athapaththu (capt), Hasini Perera, Harshitha Samarawickrama, Vishmi Gunaratne, Kavisha Dilhari, Nilakshika Silva, Anushka Sanjeewani (wk), Sugandika Kumari, Achini Kulasuriya, Udeshika Prabodhani, Inoka Ranaweera
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India will play a total of 7 group matches in the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2025. Their first match starts on September 30 against Sri Lanka in Guwahati. The most-awaited clash, India vs Pakistan will take place on October 5 in Colombo.
Following that, India will face South Africa on October 9 and Australia on October 12, both in Visakhapatnam. After that the team will play against meet England on October 19 in Indore and then New Zealand on October 23 in Navi Mumbai.
India’s last group match is against Bangladesh on October 26 in Navi Mumbai.
