The India Women's team will be back in cricketing action during the Sri Lankan women's white ball tour, which consists of 5 T20Is and 3 ODIs. The first T20I match of the series is scheduled to be played at ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium, Visakhapatnam, on Sunday, 21st December. India Women The reigning Women's ODI World Cup will take their first home assignment after winning their maiden title in November. This time in a different format, as they are set to face Sri Lanka in a white-ball assignment on home soil. With a powerful batting lineup and an experienced bowling attack, the hosts will be eager to demonstrate their dominance yet again. Senior players like Smriti Mandhana and Harmanpreet Kaur will be seen taking the batting duties, while Deepti Sharma, Sneh Rana and Kranti Goud add depth with their bowling. Sri Lanka Women Sri Lanka Women, meanwhile, had their worst ODI World Cup campaign and would be low on morale. They will look to revamp their strategies in this fresh series; they last played their T20I series against New Zealand Women in March, where they ended up with 1-1 in a three-match series. The visitors will be heavily dependent on captain Chamari Athapaththu, who remains their biggest match-winner in this format. With new changes to their squad and uplifted energy, they will aim to start the series on a positive note. IND-W vs SL-W Match Details IND-W vs SL-W T20I Match Details Match India Women vs Sri Lanka Women 1st T20I Match Date and Time Sunday, December 21; 7:00 p.m. IST Venue ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium, Visakhapatnam Broadcasting and live streaming TV - Star Sports Network Live Stream - JioHotstar IND-W vs SL-W 1st T20I Pitch Report The Dr Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Stadium pitch in Visakhapatnam is generally considered a batter-friendly surface, offering a good amount of assistance to the batters to play their shots and bowlers during the initial overs. Batters will enjoy their time at the crease during the middle overs as the pitch will get eased out a little, and the ball will come nicely to the bat. Spinners can make an impact in the middle and later stages, offering turn and grip. IND-W vs SL-W 1st T20I Weather Report The weather is expected to remain hot and humid throughout the entire match, with no rain interruption in the match. The temperature is likely to be around 21-25°C. IND-W vs SL-W Head-to-Head Records IND-W vs SL-W head-to-head (in T20Is) Match Played 26 Won by India Women 20 Won by Sri Lanka Women 5 Tied 0 No Result 1 IND-W vs SL-W 1st T20I Probable XI India Women: Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Arundhati Reddy, Smriti Mandhana, Deepti Sharma, Shefali Verma, Richa Ghosh (wk), Harleen Deol, Shree Charani, Kranti Goud, Sneh Rana, Renuka Singh Thakur Sri Lanka Women: Imesha Dulani, Hasini Parera, Chamari Athapaththu (c), Vishmi Gunaratne, Harshitha Samarawickrama, Kavisha Dilhari, Nilakshi de Silva, Rashmika Sewwandi, Malsha Shehani, Shashini Gimhani, Inoka Ranaweera. Players To Watch Out For In IND-W vs SL-W 1st T20I Match Smriti Mandhana | IND-W: The vice captain of the Indian Women's team has been in impeccable form this year. She has been a pillar of strength for the Women's team in this format, scoring 3982 runs in 153 T20I matches with one century and 31 half-centuries to her name. She is one such player to watch out for in the first T20I match. Chamari Athapaththu | SL-W: The captain of the Sri Lankan Women's team is the backbone of this Sri Lankan Women's team, contributing in batting and bowling. She has featured in 146 T20I matches and has scored 3458 runs, and has also taken 63 wickets to her name. She is one player to watch out for in this game. IND-W vs SL-W 1st T20I Toss Prediction Historical Toss-Winning Stats at the Venue In the last three domestic T20 matches played at this venue, the teams that won the toss have opted to bowl on all three occasions. Advantages of Bowling First on This Pitch The team batting first at this venue has won two out of the total 6 WT20I matches here, whereas the bowling first teams have won 4 matches. This trend suggests that teams should prefer to bowl first on this surface to get maximum benefits. IND-W vs SL-W Today's Match Scenario Scenario 1 Toss Winner: India Women (opts to bowl first) Power-Play Score: 35-42 SL-W Total: 120-140 Match Winner: India Women Scenario 2 Toss Winner: Sri Lanka Women (opts to bowl first) Power-Play Score: 50-60 IND-W Total: 165-175 Match Winner: India Women Who will win today's IND-W vs SL-W 1st T20I match? Team India has been playing some impressive cricket in the format of the game in recent times, and hence, they are favorable to win this match. Moreover, they are far ahead in their head-to-head face-offs against Sri Lanka Women. In the last five encounters against India Women, the Sri Lanka Women have only one victory to their name, while the Women in Blue have four.