ICC Women's World Cup 2025: India vs Sri Lanka Live Stream Online

The highly anticipated clash between India Women and Sri Lanka Women marks a thrilling start to the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup 2025. Playing on home turf, India enter with tremendous momentum and overwhelming support from passionate crowds. Their batting arsenal features explosive openers and experienced middle-order anchors capable of building formidable totals, while their spin-heavy bowling attack is perfectly suited to subcontinent pitches.

Sri Lanka faces a monumental challenge but arrives with nothing to lose. Their underdog status could work favorably, allowing them to play freely without pressure. The Lankan Lions possess talented cricketers who can upset calculations on their day, particularly if they execute disciplined bowling and capitalize on any early breakthroughs.

This opening encounter sets the tournament's tone. India aim to establish dominance immediately, leveraging familiar conditions and crowd energy to build campaign momentum. Sri Lanka desperately needs a statement victory to announce their presence and boost confidence for subsequent matches. 

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Match Details

Match: IND vs SL, Match No. 1

Date: 30 September 2025

Time: 3.00 pm IST

Venue: Barsapara Cricket Stadium, Guwahati 

ICC Women's World Cup 2025: Where to watch

The ICC Women's World Cup 2025 match between India Women and Sri Lanka women will be streamed live on the JioHotstar via OTTplay Premium. The viewers can also watch the match on their television through the Star Sports Network.

IND vs SL: Head-to-head stats

India have played 21 matches against Sri Lanka in the ODIs out of which they have won 17. This shows the clear upper edge they have on the opponent team. Since it's the first match of the World Cup 2025, it will be interesting to see how they end up playing and who takes the game home. 

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Pitch report:

Barsapara Cricket Stadium, also known as Assam Cricket Association Stadium, in Guwahati features a flat, hard pitch that generally favors batsmen. The surface offers consistent bounce and carry, assisting both fast bowlers and spinners early, while spinners gain more traction as the game progresses. Evening matches can be affected by dew, helping the team batting second.

Squads:

Sri Lanka Women Squad: Hasini Perera, Vishmi Gunaratne, Chamari Athapaththu(c), Harshitha Samarawickrama, Anushka Sanjeewani(w), Kavisha Dilhari, Dewmi Vihanga, Achini Kulasuriya, Udeshika Prabodhani, Piumi Wathsala Badalge, Malki Madara, Inoka Ranaweera, Nilakshi de Silva, Sugandika Kumari, Imesha Dulani

India Women Squad: Pratika Rawal, Smriti Mandhana, Harleen Deol, Harmanpreet Kaur(c), Jemimah Rodrigues, Richa Ghosh(w), Deepti Sharma, Sneh Rana, Radha Yadav, Kranti Gaud, Renuka Singh Thakur, Arundhati Reddy, Amanjot Kaur, Uma Chetry, Shree Charani