Preview:
Pakistan Women and Sri Lanka Women will clash in the 1st T20I of the bilateral series between both teams. In their last series against West Indies, Pakistan lost 3-0, and would look to better their performances. The team will be led by Bismah Maroof, with Nida Dar and Aliya Riaz as their experienced campaigners.
On the other hand, Sri Lanka won the Commonwealth Games Qualifier earlier this year. They will be led by Chamari Athapaththu and Nilakshi Silva will the other key player.
Match Details:
Pakistan Women vs Sri Lanka Women, 1st T20I
Venue: Southend Club Cricket Stadium, Karachi
Date & Time: 24th May at 3:30 PM IST and 2:30 PM Local Time
Live Streaming: FanCode
PK-W vs SL-W, 1st T20I Pitch Report:
The pitch at Karachi is likely to help the batters throughout the match. As the game progresses, the spinners will look to find purchase and get wickets in a consistent manner. A total of around 140 will be a strong score for the team batting first.
Injury News:
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PK-W vs SL-W, 1st T20I Probable Playing XIs:
Pakistan Women
Muneeba Ali, Bismah Maroof (c), Omaima Sohail, Iram Javed, Nida Dar, Aliya Riaz, Kainat Imtiaz, Anam Amin, Aiman Anwer, Sana Fatima, Daina Baig
Sri Lanka Women
Chamari Athapaththu (c), Hasini Perera, Nilakshi Silva, Malsha Shehani, Ama Kanchana, Oshadi Ranasinghe, Sathya Sandeepani, Kawya Kavindi, Inoka Ranaweera, Sachini Nisasala, Udeshika Prabodhani
Top Picks for PK-W vs SL-W Dream11 Match:
Top Picks – Pakistan Women
Aliya Riaz was one of the fines batters in the last T20I series for the Pakistan team with 54 runs in three games at a strike rate of 113.79
The experienced campaigner, Nida Dar was the top run-scorer with 55 runs and took four wickets in the last T20I series.
Top Picks – Sri Lanka Women
The best pick for this game, Chamari Athapaththu garnered 221 runs in four games at a strike rate of 185.71 in her last T20I series.
Nilakshi Silva has 100 runs in four games at an average of 100 at a strike rate of 138.88.
Suggested Playing XI No.1 for PK-W vs SL-W Dream11 Fantasy Cricket:
Muneeba Ali, Omaima Sohail, Nilakshi Silva, Hasini Perera, Bismah Maroof, Nida Dar, Chamari Athapaththu (c), Aliya Riaz (vc), Udeshika Prabodhani, Sachini Nisasala, Daina Baig
Suggested Playing XI No.2 for PK-W vs SL-W Dream11 Fantasy Cricket:
Muneeba Ali, Omaima Sohail, Nilakshi Silva (vc), Hasini Perera, Bismah Maroof, Iram Javed, Nida Dar (c), Chamari Athapaththu, Udeshika Prabodhani, Fatima Sana, Daina Baig
PK-W vs SL-W Risky Captaincy Choices:
Omaima Sohail has not been consistent enough in international cricket, but has proved her talent in the domestic circuit.
Daina Baig is a quality performer and displayed the ability to take wickets in the recent Fairbreak Invitational Women’s T20 2022.
Player you should avoid:
Inoka Ranaweera could not pick enough wickets in her last outing for Sri Lanka, and should be avoided
