Indonesia Women vs Sri Lanka Women Match Preview
Sri Lanka Women will face Indonesia Women on 2 September at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium. Sri Lanka enter the contest after a 9 wicket win over UAE Women, while Indonesia suffered a 71 run defeat against Bangladesh. Chamari Athapaththu has scored 374 runs in her last 10 games, while Ni Putu Ayu Nanda Sakarini has 201 runs.
As the Women’s Asia Cup moves ahead, Indonesia Women will take on Sri Lanka Women in a Group B match on 2 September at 8:00 PM IST at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium. Indonesia will be hoping for a better result after going down to Bangladesh Women by 71 runs in their last game. Sri Lanka, meanwhile, made a confident start by beating UAE Women by 9 wickets.
The two teams have not faced each other before in this format, making this an interesting contest. Indonesia have won 2 of their last 5 matches and lost the other 3. Sri Lanka come into the game with a much better record, having won 4 of their previous 5 matches. Ni Putu Ayu Nanda Sakarini has been one of Indonesia’s more reliable batters recently.
She has made 201 runs in her last 10 matches, averaging 33.50. Ni Made Putri Suwandewi has also been useful with the ball, picking up 10 wickets at an economy rate of 4.20. Sri Lanka have plenty of experience in their lineup, with Chamari Athapaththu being one of their main batting threats. She has scored 374 runs across her last 10 games at an average of 46.75.
Kavisha Dilhari has taken 11 wickets in the same period and will also be important with the ball. The Dubai International Cricket Stadium has hosted 129 T20Is. Teams batting first have won 62 times, while chasing sides have won 65 matches. The average score drops from 141 in the first innings to 123 in the second, so bowling first could be the preferred choice after winning the toss.
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