SL-W vs BD-W Dream11 prediction: 3 players you could pick as captain or vice-captain for today’s Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh 1st WT20I – May 9, 2023  

Sri Lanka Women (SL-W) and Bangladesh Women (BD-W) are set to lock horns in the first game of the three-match T20I series on Tuesday, May 9. The Sinhalese Sports Club in Colombo will host the contest.

Rain mostly dominated proceedings in the three-match ODI series. The third and final game was abandoned due to rain and Sri Lanka won the series 1-0. But the T20 format is expected to be a different ballgame altogether.

On that note, here are three players whom you could pick as captain or vice-captain for your Dream11 team for the SL-W vs BD-W game:

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#3 Chamari Athapaththu (SL-W) – 9 credits

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Chamari Athapaththu is a veteran of the T20 format is the leading run-scorer for Sri Lanka Women in T20Is In 110 matches, the left-handed batter has racked up 2,299 runs at an average of 21.68 and a strike-rate of 102.58 with one century and six half-centuries. She has also picked up 34 wickets and fantasy users should pick him for the SL-W vs BD-W match.

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#2 Inoka Ranaweera (SL-W) – 7.5 credits

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Among the active Sri Lankan cricketers, Inoka Ranaweera is the leading wicket-taker. She has taken 73 wickets from 66 matches at an economy rate of 5.77 with one four-wicket haul to show for her efforts. She also bowled well in the T20 World Cup in South Africa, and can be a handy pick in your team for the SL-W vs BD-W match.

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#1 Nahida Akter (BD-W) – 8.5 credits

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Nahida Akter has been a consistent wicket-taker for the Bangladesh Women’s team over the years. She has picked up 72 wickets from 61 matches at an economy rate of 5.53 with one four-wicket haul and one fifer. She also picked up three wickets in the first ODI against Sri Lanka that was called off due to rain.