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India Women Opt To Bowl In Second T20I Against Sri Lanka; Deepti Sharma Ruled Out

India Women won the toss and chose to field first in the second T20I against Sri Lanka Women in Visakhapatnam. All-rounder Deepti Sharma was ruled out of the match due to a mild fever, with Sneh Rana taking her place in the playing XI. India leads the five-match series 1-0.

Key Points: India Women Bowl First vs Sri Lanka in 2nd T20I; Deepti Sharma Misses Out Due to Fever

  • India Women win toss and elect to bowl first in second T20I
  • Deepti Sharma ruled out due to mild fever, replaced by Sneh Rana
  • Captain Harmanpreet Kaur says team will maintain same winning approach
  • Sri Lanka opts for unchanged playing XI despite series deficit
  • India leads the five-match series 1-0 after first game
  • Sri Lankan captain Chamari Athapaththu emphasizes need for confident batting
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India women win toss, opt to bowl in second T20I against Sri Lanka; Deepti Sharma misses out

India Women won the toss and chose to field in the 2nd T20I in Visakhapatnam. All-rounder Deepti Sharma is out with a mild fever, replaced by Sneh Rana.

"I'm not used to winning the toss, enjoying this. Deepti not well, Sneh Rana returns. We played well, nothing changes, same approach. - Harmanpreet Kaur / India Women's Captain"

Visakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh), December 23

Harmanpreet Kaur-led India Women won the toss and decided to field first in the second T20I of the five-match series against Sri Lankan Women at the ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium here on Tuesday.

India's star allrounder Deepti Sharma will not be available for this clash due to a mild fever. Sneh Rana replaces her.

Harmanpreet Kaur said at the toss that they will have the same approach as in the last game. "I'm not used to winning the toss, enjoying this. Deepti not well, Sneh Rana returns. We played well, nothing changes, same approach."

Sri Lanka Women's captain Chamari Athapaththu said they are going with the same playing XI.

"I'm confident about my team. Gotta play confidently, that's the most important thing. Last game, we played behind the wicket. We have to play straight and to our strength.

India are leading the series 1-0.

Sri Lanka Women (Playing XI): Vishmi Gunaratne, Chamari Athapaththu(captain), Hasini Perera, Harshitha Samarawickrama, Nilakshi de Silva, Kavisha Dilhari, Kaushani Nuthyangana(wicketkeeper), Malki Madara, Inoka Ranaweera, Kawya Kavindi, Shashini Gimhani

India Women (Playing XI): Smriti Mandhana, Shafali Verma, Jemimah Rodrigues, Harmanpreet Kaur (captain), Richa Ghosh(wicketkeeper), Amanjot Kaur, Sneh Rana, Arundhati Reddy, Vaishnavi Sharma, Kranti Gaud, Shree Charani.

- ANI

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Sarah B
Interesting to see Shree Charani getting another game. She showed promise in the first match. The team looks balanced even without Deepti. Let's go, Women in Blue! 💙
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Priya S
Harmanpreet's comment about not being used to winning the toss was funny! 😄 Hope the "same approach" means another dominant win. Shafali and Smriti need to give us another explosive start.
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Rohit P
A bit concerned about the middle order. Hope Richa Ghosh and Jemimah can stabilize if the openers fall early. Deepti's absence in the batting lineup is a miss, but Sneh can contribute with the ball.
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Vikram M
Sri Lanka sticking with the same XI shows they believe in their combination. Chamari Athapaththu is always a threat. Our bowlers need to get her out cheaply. Jai Hind!
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Michael C
Respectfully, I think we should be trying out more youngsters in a bilateral series like this when we're already leading. Perfect chance to build bench strength for bigger tournaments.

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