Sri Lanka Choose to Bowl; India Spring Surprise by Dropping Renuka

Sri Lanka put India in to bat in the Women’s World Cup opener at Guwahati, with skipper Chamari Athapaththu banking on the clouds and evening dew. India captain Harmanpreet Kaur welcomed the challenge, saying her side was ready to post a strong total.

Match Details

• Venue: Barsapara Cricket Stadium, Guwahati
• Date: September 30, 2025
• Format: 47 overs per side

Playing XIs

India Women

• Smriti Mandhana
• Pratika Rawal
• Harleen Deol
• Harmanpreet Kaur (c)
• Jemimah Rodrigues
• Richa Ghosh (wk)
• Deepti Sharma
• Amanjot Kaur
• Sneh Rana
• Kranti Goud
• Shree Charani

Sri Lanka Women

• Chamari Athapaththu (c)
• Hasini Perera
• Harshitha Samarawickrama
• Vishmi Gunaratne
• Kavisha Dilhari
• Nilakshika Silva
• Anushka Sanjeewani (wk)
• Sugandika Kumari
• Achini Kulasuriya
• Udeshika Prabodhani
• Inoka Ranaweera

Key Highlights

• India’s Bowling Setup: The big call from India was leaving out pacer Renuka Singh. That puts the new-ball duties on Kranti Goud and Amanjot Kaur, with support from three frontline spinners.
• Sri Lanka’s Options: Sri Lanka went with a balanced attack, carrying two off-spinners, two left-arm spinners, and a pair of pacers. The recall of Udeshika Prabodhani, back in the XI after more than a year, strengthens their seam department.
• Pitch and Conditions: The pitch is expected to play well for batting, but the overcast skies should give the seamers something to work with in the early overs.

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