We have opted for a fantasy cricket team based on the recent performances, overall impact, and credit points.
Probable XIs
Sri Lanka: Chamari Athapaththu (c), Harshitha Madavi Samarawickrama, Vishmi Gunarathne, Nilakshi de Silva, Anushka Sanjeewani (wk), Oshadi Ranasinghe, Kavisha Dilhari, Ama Kanchana, Sugandika Kumari, Inoka Ranaweera, Achini Kulasuriya
Australia: Alyssa Healy (wk), Beth Mooney, Meg Lanning (c), Ashleigh Gardner, Ellyse Perry, Grace Harris, Tahlia McGrath, Georgia Wareham, Alana King/Jess Jonassen, Megan Schutt, Darcie Brown
Pitch Report
Venue: St George’s Park, Port Elizabeth
In the only women’s T20I played at the venue, Australia beat Bangladesh by 8 wickets.
1st innings score: 107
2nd innings score: 111
Wickets per innings: 4.5
Type: Good for spin
Wins
Batting 1st: —
Batting 2nd: 100%
Fantasy Tips of The Day
Alyssa Healy averages 56 against Sri Lanka. To fuel the fire, her career-best of 148 came against the same opposition.
Beth Mooney averages 63 against Sri Lanka, including a century.
Chamari Athapaththu is the highest run-scorer (251) in the T20Is involving these sides. She is also the leading wicket-taker (4) for Sri Lanka against Australia.
Inoka Ranaweera has not gone wicketless in her last 10 competitive T20s, overall scalping 19.
Meg Lanning has generated a 30-run bonus in consecutive matches. Against Sri Lanka, she has top scores of 56* and 41* in four innings.
Ashleigh Gardner provides points with both bat and ball. Besides being the leading wicket-taker (6) in the tournament, she bats at No.4.
As many as four players from Sri Lanka have been a part of the Best11 in four of the last five games: Anushka Sanjeewani, Kavisha Dilhari, Inoka, and Nilakshi de Silva.
Georgia Wareham, the vice-captain of the Best11 in the last game, has not gone wicketless for eight consecutive games.
