West Indies Women vs Sri Lanka Women
Sri Lanka women defeated West Indies women by four wickets to take victory in the opening T20I at Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium in Hambantota. Chamari Athapaththu’s 4 for 29 in her career best innings proved decisive.
Stafanie Taylor and Afy Fletcher scored six wickets to level their three-match series 1-1 after taking advantage of the rain-affected second T20I at Hambantota with a six-wicket victory, which typically favours spinners with considerable turn and bounce on this pitch. West Indies Women vs Sri Lanka Women delivered a thrilling contest on a pitch ideal for spinners.
ODIs
One Day Internationals (ODIs) are international cricket matches between teams with international status that typically last 50 overs per side and feature major matches of limited-overs cricket. As these ODIs are considered major, their outcomes and records become important; indeed, eight of these ODI rankings will qualify a team for inclusion into the Cricket World Cup held every four years.
Windies’ ODI series in Sri Lanka will be crucial as they attempt to better their current ranking and qualify for the 2025 Women’s World Cup in Netherlands. Their squad features many talented individuals led by Hayley Matthews and Shemaine Campbelle; Megan Schutt and Ash Gardner are among them as veteran players who will help strengthen the Windies side in Sri Lanka.
On Saturday in Hambantota, Sri Lanka will play host to its inaugural One-Day International (ODI). Due to rain, the Windies have revised their target from 110 runs to 99 runs due to Shanel Powell returning as their specialist wicket-keeper and Ellyse Perry continuing her stellar form after scoring 105 in their previous match.
Both teams boast strong head-to-head records in this competition, with Sri Lanka winning four games and the West Indies five. Both will hope to improve on their recent form; having only won one out of their last 12 ODIs and never beating England in that format. Currently ranked seventh and eighth respectively by ICC’s ODI rankings respectively; both teams stand a good chance of qualifying for the 2025 World Cup tournament being hosted in Netherlands.
T20Is
West Indies Women have won their last five meetings against Sri Lanka Women in both ODIs and T20Is, however Sri Lanka Women remain a formidable adversary who could upset this series between two teams if given enough chances. Both sides can use this series against West Indies Women as an opportunity to fine-tune tactics and evaluate strength before future ICC tournaments.
West Indies Women have started 2019 strong against Pakistan Women, winning all three series 3-0 and are looking to continue that momentum against Sri Lanka Women in this series. A number of senior players, such as Shimron Hetmyer and Nicholas Pooran have chosen not to tour, giving way for some newcomers in their squad. Experienced batsman Rovman Powell will captain his side while Roston Chase remains Vice-Captain.
Sugandika Kumari and Kavisha Dilhari provided crucial wickets against Pakistan, while Chamari Athapaththu’s impressive 248 runs scored against South Africa Women will provide strength in the top order, supported by Vishmi Gunaratne, Hansima Karunaratne, Rashada Williams, Sanjeewani and Anushka Sanjeewani to provide strong middle order options.
Sri Lanka Women are confidently poised for this series against West Indies Women. Ranked sixth globally, they are known for their aggressive batting and potency bowling attack and should continue their winning streak during Saturday’s T20I series opener.
The West Indies women’s team will face Sri Lanka for a three-match T20I series in Hambantota beginning Saturday 15 June; live broadcast will be available via Disney+ Hotstar in India. An ODI match between these sides will then take place at St John’s Darren Sammy Cricket Ground on 17 June; it will mark the first of six between these sides this year, making this crucial to West Indies hopes of qualifying for 2024 ICC Women’s World Cup qualification.
Match Schedule
Sri Lanka women will look to continue their success against West Indies Women by dominating in one-off T20I and T20 tri-series matches against them, using these matches as preparation for the 2024 T20 Asia Cup, set to be hosted here in Sri Lanka and featuring ten teams divided into two groups; only those at the top from each will move onto semi-finals.
The inaugural match of this series will be held on Monday, June 25 at Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium in Hambantota at 3:30 PM IST and streamed live through SonyLiv website and app in India as well as Wisden Cricket YouTube channel for post-match analysis and player interviews.
Sri Lanka currently ranks seventh in the ICC Women’s T20I team rankings and boasts an impressive lineup, led by 18-year-old schoolgirl prodigy Vishmi Gunaratne who earned Player of the Series honors against West Indies; other noteworthy batsmen include Chamari Athapaththu and Harshitha Samarawickrama as well as captain Chamari Athapaththu and Harshitha Samarawickrama; bowlers Kavisha Dilhari, Sugandika Kumari and Sachini Nisansala will lead their hosts’ lineup in this T20I tournament.
West Indies women’s team ranks sixth globally. Compared with Sri Lanka women’s team, they hold an edge – winning 21 of 23 matches between them so far and losing just four of those matches to date.
Both teams will aim to win this series to prepare for the T20 Asia Cup starting in October, which Australia have been dominant winners of since its creation. India are unlikely to repeat as champions this time around after beating Australia in the previous edition’s final. They hope instead that at least they make it to semifinals this time.
The tournament will feature 10 umpires and three match referees who are all female, along with DRS and Hawk-eye Smart Replay systems in all 28 matches. In addition, Indian commentators Mithali Raj and Anjum Chopra will join Australian commentators Lisa Sthalekar and Katey Martin as experts to provide commentary.
Live Streaming
West Indies women’s team is currently in Sri Lanka competing in an ODI and T20I series, beginning June 15th with a match at Galle. Sri Lankan bowlers did well to restrict Windies to just 195 runs before their batters quickly chased down target easily with ease – an impressive start for Sri Lanka, though West Indies will aim to find their feet again for future matches.
The opening T20I of this series will take place on Monday, June 24 at Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium in Hambantota and start at 10:00 IST. Sri Lanka currently ranks seventh on ICC Women’s T20I rankings but will enter this game high-spirited following their 3-0 ODI series victory over Windies. West Indies sit sixth on ICC Women’s T20I rankings so will likely look to outwit Sri Lanka.
Windies has enjoyed an excellent record against Sri Lanka in T20 Internationals, winning 18 of 32 matches played. When they meet again for this upcoming T20I series, both teams will look to maintain this dominance and keep winning matches against one another.
Live streaming of T20I matches will be made available via Hotstar app and website in India, with the first T20I available for free to watch; thereafter subscription fees apply. Jio TV may also provide access to these events in certain Indian cities.
Sri Lanka will play host to West Indies women’s national cricket team for a three-match T20I series beginning Monday, June 24 at Mahinda Rajapaksa Stadium in Hambantota with all games scheduled for morning starts. This series will provide both teams with ample preparation ahead of Women’s T20 World Cup where both will look to improve their rankings in standings; Hayley Matthews leads for Windies while Chamari Athapaththu leads for Sri Lanka.
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