After a mouthwatering series opener, the action moves forward for the second T20I between India Women (IND-W) and Sri Lanka Women (SL-W) on Tuesday, December 23 at the Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA
Cricket Stadium in Visakhapatnam. Since the upcoming match is at the same venue as the first, both the teams have a better idea of how the venue plays out in evening fixtures during winters.
India Women, led by the 2025 World Cup-winning skipper Harmanpreet Kaur, carried their form from the 50-over competition into the shortest format of the game with a convincing eight-wicket victory on Sunday. Jemimah Rodrigues played a brilliant hand with the bat, scoring an unbeaten half-century, as the hosts won with 32 balls to spare. The Indians would now aim to make it a winning streak by taking the neighbours down once again.
Sri Lanka Women, on the other hand, did not play as an ideal unit, costing them a massive drubbing in the opening match. The Chamari Athapaththu-led side were trapped completely by Harmanpreet's bowlers, who did not let the runs come easily. Despite losing only six wickets at the end of the first innings, the Lankan Lionesses were able to put up only 121 runs on the board. They will want to come up with a better performance and stage a comeback in the series.
IND W vs SL W Match Details
| Match | India Women vs Sri Lanka Women, 2nd T20I, Sri Lanka tour of India, 2025 |
| Date | Tuesday, December 23; 7:00 PM (IST) |
| Venue | Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium, Visakhapatnam |
| Broadcast and live-stream | JioStar Network Channels and JioHotstar (App and Website) |
Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium, Visakhapatnam Pitch Report
Chasing seemed like a cakewalk for the Indian team at the Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium in the series opener on Sunday. With dew likely to kick in further into the match, bowling in the second innings can get relatively tougher. Spinners will get assistance at the surface here and the wicket is expected to play slow in the initial half. All factors suggest that the team winning the toss should opt to field first.
IND-W vs SL-W Head-to-Head Record in T20Is
| Matches Played | 27 |
| Won by IND W | 21 |
| Won by SL W | 05 |
| No Result / Tied | 01 |
| First-ever fixture | June 15, 2009 (IND Won) |
| Most-recent fixture | December 22, 2025 (IND Won) |
IND W vs SL W Predicted Playing 11s
India Women
Sri Lanka
Chamari Athapaththu (C), Vishmi Gunaratne, Hasini Perera, Harshita Samarawickrama, Kavisha Dilshari, Nilakshi Silva, Kaushani Nuthyangana (WK), Kavya Kavindi, Malki Madara, Inoka Ranaweera, Shashini Gimhani
IND W vs SL W Probable Best Performers
Probable Best Batter — Jemimah Rodrigues
Jemimah Rodrigues was the Player of the Match for her 69 not-out off just 44 deliveries in the first match. Jemimah did not hit a single six in her unbeaten stay at the crease, and yet batted at a strike-rate of 156.81, showing how to score runs while finding gaps and batting with a risk-free intent. She will once again look to display a memorable performance with the bat, carrying her excellent form forward for the Women in Blue.
Probable Best Bowler — Deepti Sharma
In T20 cricket, where conceding less than eight or ten runs in an over is itself an achievement, Deepti Sharma bowled a maiden over during the powerplay in the first T20I. The skilled off-spinner was cheap throughout her four-over spell on Sunday, leaking runs at only 5.00 runs per over, while also trapping the well-set batter Hasini Perera to finish with 4-1-20-1 figures. The Agra-born will look to deliver similarly in the forthcoming match as well.
