Women's T20 World Cup 2024: Match 2, PAK-W vs SL-W Match Preview: Head to Head records, pitch report and more

The highly-anticipated contest in the Women's T20 World Cup 2024 will see Pakistan square off against Sri Lanka in the second match of the tournament on Thursday, October 03 at the historic Sharjah Cricket Stadium in Sharjah.

Both Pakistan and Sri Lanka will be playing their respective opening clash of the global event, and would be confident to get their campaign off to a rollicking start. Speaking of the warm-up fixture played ahead of the main tournament, Pakistan lost both their fixtures against Scotland and Bangladesh, whereas, the Lankans gained confidence with two out of two wins.

Learning from warm-up matches' mistakes, the Women in Green would be hopeful of turning the things around, and tick the boxes of comeback. Sri Lanka, on the other hand, won't experiment too much, and the warm-up wins have given them the needed confidence for the all-important tournament.

Match Details:

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Pitch Report:

The iconic venue of Sharjah Cricket Stadium is popular for its extremely dry nature, assisting the pacers heavily throughout. However, playing under lights will certainly offer something for the batters, ensuring an even contest between the bat and ball. To add to the batter's delight, the smaller boundary dimensions and smooth outfield would mean that the ball would carry to the fence with enough timing off the blade.

Head-To-Head Records:

Speaking of the previous 20-over clashes between the two sides, the contest has been pretty much even-stevens, as out of the 20 matches, Pakistan have won half the times, while Sri Lanka won nine, as a solitary contest could not produce a result.

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Probable Playing XIs

Pakistan Women

Star cricketer Nida Dar, who was relinquished as the Pakistani skipper, will feature in the middle-order for the side, and will definitely look to play more freely. Top-order will have to step up to maximize the load of scoring runs. On the bowling front, Diana Baig and Nashra Sandhu will be grabbing a lot of eyeballs, while skipper Fatima Sana would look to manage all the players according to the match situation.

Playing XI: Muneeba Ali (wk), Gull Feroza, Sidra Amin, Nida Dar, Sadaf Shamas, Fatima Sana (c), Aliya Riaz, Tuba Hassan, Sadia Iqbal, Nashra Sandhu, Diana Baig

Sri Lanka Women

The biggest plus point for Sri Lanka is none other than their skipper Chamari Athapaththu. Her batting form will be a huge boost for the side, and her recent scintillating knocks are a testament to that. Apart from Chamari, Vishmi Gunaratne has also got some task on her shoulders to come good with the bat. Speaking of the bowlers, Inoshi Priyadharshini and Kavisha Dilhari will lead the way to restricting runs from the opposition end.

Playing XI: Chamari Athapaththu (c), Vishmi Gunaratne, Harshitha Samarawickrama, Hasini Perera, Nilakshika Silva, Anushka Sanjeevani (wk), Ama Kanchana, Sachini Nisansala, Kavisha Dilhari, Achini Kalasuriya, Inoshi Priyadharshini