ICC Womens T20 World Cup 2024: The 5th match of the Women's T20 World Cup 2024 will be played on Saturday, October 5 at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah, UAE. In this match, the teams of Australia Women and Sri Lanka Women will face each other.
| Match | Australia Women vs Sri Lanka Women (AU-W vs SL-W |
| League | Womens World Cup T20 |
| Date | Saturday, 5th October 2024 |
| Time | 03:30 PM (IST) - 10:00 AM (GMT) |
The AUS-W team will play its first World Cup match against the SL-W team. The AUS-W team is the team that has won the title the most number of times. In its last T20 series, the AUS-W team defeated the NZ-W team 3-0. On the other hand, the first match of the SL-W team was against the PK-W team in which it lost by 31 runs. In this match, the bowlers of the SL-W team performed well but the batting unit was a complete flop due to which the team could score only 85 runs. So far 5 matches have been played between the two teams in which the AUS-W team has won all five matches.
Chamari Atapattu: She is the captain of the SL-W team. She has taken 3 wickets for her team in the last match. The team expects good batting from her in this match.
Sugandika Kumari: She has also performed well in bowling against Pakistan. She has managed to take 3 wickets for 19 runs in 4 overs.
Ellyse Perry: She is the most prominent all-rounder of the AU-W team. She has played 157 matches in her career so far, in which she has taken 126 wickets and scored 1956 runs at an average of 31.
Ashleigh Gardner: She has performed well in practice matches. She has played 70 matches in her career so far, in which she has taken 72 wickets and scored 1380 runs.
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The pitch of Sharjah Cricket Stadium is considered good for batting. Spinners also get good help on this ground. While bowling on this pitch, bowlers who take slow turn have an upper hand. But due to the short boundary, batsmen can also take advantage. The average score of the first innings on this pitch is 135 runs. The decision to bat first after winning the toss here can be right.
The weather will be clear during the Australia Women vs Sri Lanka Women match. The temperature is expected to be around 30°C on the match day, with 56% humidity and 9.6 km/hr wind speed. And the visibility is 10 km. There is no chance of precipitation during the game.
Australia Women (AU-W) Possible Playing 11: 1. Alyssa Healy(WK)(C), 2. Beth Mooney(WK), 3. Ellyse Perry, 4. Ashleigh Gardner, 5. Phoebe Litchfield, 6. Tahila McGrath, 7. Georgia Wareham, 8. Annabel Sutherland, 9. Sophie Molineux, 10. Tayla Vlaeminck, 11. Megan Schutt
Sri Lanka Women (SL-W) Possible Playing 11: 1.Chamari Atapattu(C), 2. Vishmi Rajapaksha, 3. Harshitha Madavi, 4. Kavisha Dilhari, 5. Anushka Sanjeewani(WK), 6. Nilakshi de Silva, 7. Hasini Perera, 8. Sugandika Kumari, 9. Udeshika Prabodhani, 10. Inoshi Fernando, 11. Sachini Nisansala
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