The India Women's team faced the Sri Lankan Women's team in the first T20I match of the five-match series and registered a dominant 8-wicket victory. The second T20I match of the series is scheduled to be played at ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium, Visakhapatnam, on Tuesday, 23rd December. India Women The reigning Women's ODI World Cup winners started their first home assignment with a bang, thrashing the Sri Lankan Women's team by 8 wickets. Bowling first, they restricted the visitors to just 121 runs for 6 wickets in their 20 overs. India handed one debut cap to the youngster, Vaishnavi Sharma, who delivered a fantastic bowling spell and gave away just 16 runs in her 4 overs. India chased the target within 14.4 overs, thanks to the brilliant half-century from Jemimah Rodrigues. With that victory, India took a 1-0 lead in the five-match series. Sri Lanka Women Sri Lanka Women, led by Chamari Athapaththu, will be disappointed with their performance in the first match, losing by 8 wickets in the first match of the series might have put them under pressure already, but they will aim to bounce back in the series. No other batters, except for opener Vishmi Gunaratne, stood for the team; she scored 35 runs. Bowlers were too normal on their day to scalp a wicket; they will need to put extra effort in the upcoming matches. IND-W vs SL-W Match Details IND-W vs SL-W T20I Match Details Match India Women vs Sri Lanka Women 2nd T20I Match Date and Time Tuesday, December 23; 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 2nd 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 2nd 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 27 Won by India Women 21 Won by Sri Lanka Women 5 Tied 0 No Result 1 IND-W vs SL-W 2nd T20I Probable XI India Women: Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Arundhati Reddy, Smriti Mandhana, Deepti Sharma, Shefali Verma, Richa Ghosh (wk), Jemimah Rodrigues, Shree Charani, Kranti Goud, Vaishnavi Sharma, Amanjot Kaur Sri Lanka Women: Hasini Parera, Chamari Athapaththu (c), Vishmi Gunaratne, Harshitha Samarawickrama, Kavisha Dilhari, Nilakshi de Silva, Kavya Kawindi, Kaushini Nuthyangana (wk), Malki Madara, Shashini Gimhani, Inoka Ranaweera. Players To Watch Out For In IND-W vs SL-W 2nd T20I Match Jemimah Rodrigues | IND-W: The number three of the Indian Women's team has been in impeccable form this year. She has been a pillar of strength in this format with her performance, scoring a match-winning unbeaten 69 runs from just 44 balls to seal the match. She is one such player to watch out for in the second 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 might not have delivered in the opening game, but she is someone who can bounce back anytime. She has featured in 147 T20I matches and has scored 3473 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 four T20 matches played at this venue, the teams that won the toss have opted to bowl on all four 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 5 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: 130-145 Match Winner: India Women Scenario 2 Toss Winner: Sri Lanka Women (opts to bowl first) Power-Play Score: 48-50 IND-W Total: 165-175 Match Winner: India Women Who will win today's IND-W vs SL-W 1st T20I match? India's Women's team started the series with a phenomenal victory on Sunday, which makes them favourable to win the second T20I match as well. Moreover, they are far ahead in their head-to-head face-offs against Sri Lanka Women, with 21 wins, while the visitors have only won 5 matches so far. The home team will be confident after their victory in the series opener, and will look to continue their dominance at their home yet again.