Sri Lanka women won the toss and put India women to bat first in the fourth T20I being played at the Greenfield International Stadium in Thiruvananthapuram on December 28. Having already clinched the series 3-0, India made some change to their playing XI. Jemimah Rodrigues sat out of the match due to illness. But Harleen Deol and Arundhati Reddy walked back into India's XI.
What did the captains say after the toss?
Sri Lanka captain Chamari Athapaththu, after winning the toss, said:
"We'll bowl first. We batted first in the last three matches. Chasing will be a little bit easier with the dew coming in. We have to play our best cricket. 140 will be a good score to chase. Two changes. Kawya and Rashmika come in."
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Meanwhile, India skipper Harmanpreet Kaur, after losing the toss, said:
"We were looking to bat today. Jemi is not playing because of illness. Harleen is back, Arundhati is back. this is an ideal series for us where we can test all the players and give them a right platform. I'm really happy everyone is coming up and giving their best. In this series, we are batting first for the first time, so I'm not going to put any target in mind today. Hopefully we'll put up a good total of the board."
India Women Playing XI:
Shafali Verma, Smriti Mandhana, Harleen Deol, Harmanpreet Kaur(c), Richa Ghosh(w), Deepti Sharma, Amanjot Kaur, Arundhati Reddy, Vaishnavi Sharma, Renuka Singh Thakur, Shree Charani
Sri Lanka Women Playing XI
Hasini Perera, Chamari Athapaththu(c), Harshitha Samarawickrama, Kavisha Dilhari, Imesha Dulani, Nilakshika Silva, Kaushani Nuthyangana(w), Malsha Shehani, Rashmika Sewwandi, Kawya Kavindi, Nimesha Madushani
Pitch Report
"It's a beautiful evening here in Trivandrum and we are at the Greenfield International Stadium here again. We are on pitch no. 7. Let's look at the dimensions - 59m and 60 m square boundaries and a straight hit is 70m down the ground. A little bit of grass has been shaved off. If you look at the wicket, it's a little more browner than the last game, but it is still very good for batting. We've seen Shafali Verma use the lengths very well. Anything pitched up to her, she drove through the line and she was able to access those areas in front. And anything too short, she had time to play across and into the square regions. Just not for the batters, there's something for the seamers as well. We've seen Renuka Thakur bowl those 6-8 metres keeping the stumps in line - very disciplined with that length and line - and she was rewarded with those four wickets. So, it's just not for the batters. If the bowlers are disciplined keeping the stumps in play and disciplined with their lengths, there's something for them as well," Shebani Bhaskar and Mithali Raj analysed the pitch.