Samira Vishwas
Tezzbuzz|04-10-2025
SLW vs AUSW Probable Playing 11: Chamari Athapaththu-led Sri Lanka will square off against Alyssa Healy-led Australia Women in the 5th match of the Women’s ODI World Cup 2025 on October 03 at R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo.
Sri Lanka played in the opening match of the tournament, where they suffered a 59-run defeat against India. Meanwhile, Australian women secured an 89-run victory against New Zealand women in their opening match of the tournament.
With Sri Lanka floating in the fifth position, Australia claims second spot in the Women’s ODI World Cup 2025 points table.
Australia and Sri Lanka has met on 11 occasions in ODI where Australia has a dominanting record with winning on all occasions. Sri Lanka will be aiming to change the history aiming for a win against might Aussies.
As per reports, the conditions will be sunny and clear during the day time. However, we can expect some rain during the later part of the day. The temperature will be ranging between 28 and 33 degrees celsius.
With the humidity ranging around 75%, dew could play a major part in second innings of the game.
The pitch at Colombo offers a slow, bounce track which favours spin bowlers. Batters need to rotate strike and a total of 240-250 are competitive.
The Surface provides bounce but requires shot selections as spinners find grip and turn as the match progress. Fast bowlers may get some initial movement, but the pitch quickly settles into a spinner’s paradise.
Chamari Athapaththu (c), Hasini Perera, Harshitha Samarawickrama, Vishmi Gunaratne, Kavisha Dilhari, Nilakshi Dev Silva, Anushka Sanjeewani (WK) Udeshika prabodhani, inoka ranaweeraa
Alyssa Healy (c & wk), Phoebe Litchfield, Ellyse Perry, Beth Mooney, Annabel Sutherland, Ashleigh Gardner, Tahlia McGrath, Sophie Molineux, Alana King, Kim Garth, Darcie Brown