Women’s ODI World Cup 2025, IND vs SL: Preview, stats, and more
**Women’s World Cup 2025: India Face Sri Lanka in Opener**
*By Parth Dhall | Sep 29, 2025, 04:48 PM*
The 2025 ICC Women’s ODI World Cup will kick off with an exciting opening match between India and Sri Lanka at the Barsapara Cricket Stadium in Guwahati. Despite a recent home series loss to Australia, India have had a strong run this year and enter the tournament as a formidable contender. The team will be led by captain Harmanpreet Kaur, with Smriti Mandhana as her deputy. On the other side, Sri Lanka will rely on their star player Chamari Athapaththu to lead a competitive squad.
### Match Details and Pitch Report
The Barsapara Cricket Stadium pitch in Guwahati is known to be batting-friendly. Pacers can expect some early movement, but spinners are likely to play a significant role as the innings progresses. This ground, which houses 10 pitches, has hosted only three international matches so far, all of which were WT20Is in 2019.
Fans in India can catch all the live action of the Women’s World Cup on the Star Sports Network’s TV channels. Additionally, live streaming will be available via the JioHotstar app and website.
### Head-to-Head Record
India dominate the head-to-head record against Sri Lanka in Women’s ODIs with 31 wins compared to Sri Lanka’s 3. In their last six meetings, India have come out on top five times, positioning themselves as the favorites for this opening clash.
### Team Squads
**India Women’s Squad:**
– Harmanpreet Kaur (Captain)
– Smriti Mandhana (Vice-Captain)
– Pratika Rawal
– Harleen Deol
– Jemimah Rodrigues
– Richa Ghosh
– Uma Chetry
– Renuka Singh Thakur
– Deepti Sharma
– Sneh Rana
– Sree Charani
– Radha Yadav
– Amanjot Kaur
– Arundhati Reddy
– Kranti Gaud
*Reserves:* Tejal Hasabnis, Prema Rawat, Priya Mishra, Minnu Mani, Sayali Satghare
**Sri Lanka Women’s Squad:**
– Chamari Athapaththu (Captain)
– Hasini Perera
– Vishmi Gunarathne
– Harshitha Samarawickrama
– Kaveesha Dilhari
– Nilakshika Silva
– Anushka Sanjeewani
– Imesha Dulani
– Dewmi Vihanga
– Piumi Wathsala
– Inoka Ranaweera
– Sugandika Dasanayaka
– Udeshika Prabodani
– Malki Madara
– Achini Kulasooriya
*Reserve:* Inoshi Fernando
### Players to Watch
India boasts some impressive World Cup records. Former captain Mithali Raj remains India’s highest run-scorer in World Cup history, amassing 1,321 runs at an average of 47.17. Current captain Harmanpreet Kaur is the only other Indian with over 650 runs in World Cups, scoring 876 runs at an average of 51.52. Additionally, former pacer Jhulan Goswami holds the record for the most wickets in Women’s World Cup history.
For Sri Lanka, Chamari Athapaththu stands out with a World Cup batting average of 39.15. Harshitha Samarawickrama has been in great form this year as well, scoring 336 runs at an average of 48 in eight ODIs.
### India Women’s World Cup Journey
India have yet to win the Women’s ODI World Cup but have come close twice, finishing as runners-up in 2005 and 2017. On both occasions, they lost in the final to Australia and England respectively. The team also reached the semi-finals in 1997 and 2000, and earned a third-place finish in 2009, which notably did not feature a semi-final stage.
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The opening match promises to be a thrilling contest and a perfect start to the much-anticipated tournament as India take on Sri Lanka at Guwahati’s Barsapara Cricket Stadium. Stay tuned for more updates and live coverage of the 2025 Women’s ODI World Cup.
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