Women’s T20 World Cup 2023: Harmanpreet Kaur’s India favorites however Pakistan aren’t mere pushovers

Women’s T20 World Cup 2023: Bismah Maroof’s Pakistan and Harmanpreet Kaur’s India are scheduled to face one another on Sunday on the Newlands in Cape Town.

Women’s T20 WC 2023: India favorites however Pakistan aren’t mere pushovers. Courtesy: Pakistan Cricket Twitter

By Sabyasachi Chowdhury: India and Pakistan are all set to go up towards one another within the Group B match of the Women’s T20 World Cup 2023 on Sunday, February 12 on the Newlands in Cape Town.

India have their justifiable share of issues going into their event. It’s extremely unlikely that Smriti Mandhana will play towards the arch-rivals after she sustained a finger damage within the warm-up match towards Australia, the place she additionally didn’t get off the mark.

But there’s excellent news for the Women in Blue after skipper Harmanpreet Kaur, who had points together with her again, was declared match for the marquee conflict.

India began their marketing campaign in South Africa with a disastrous efficiency with the bat towards Meg Lanning’s Australia. But they made amends after beating Nigar Sultana Joty’s Bangladesh within the second warm-up match.

Shikha Pandey went wicket-less within the T20I tri-nation collection, however stand-in coach, Hrishikesh Kanitkar, reckoned that the all-rounder brings in useful expertise.

Pakistan skipper Bismah Maroof, within the meantime, beat Bangladesh of their first warm-up match earlier than dropping to Sune Luus’ South Africa within the second.

They are with out their major quick bowler, Diana Baig, who didn’t get well in time from her finger damage. But Maroof mentioned that it’s the spinners, Tuba Hassan, Nashra Sandhu and Nida Dar, who may make the distinction within the marquee conflict.

Nida Dar turned the Player of the Match when the 2 sides final met in an Asia Cup 2022 match in Sylhet. The veteran hit a half-century and picked up two wickets as Pakistan secured a 13-run win towards the chances.

Head to Head

Overall

Matches – 13, India – 10, Pakistan – 3

In T20 World Cups

Matches – 6, India – 4, Pakistan – 2

Players to be careful for

Richa Ghosh (India)

Richa Ghosh has been in unimaginable type of late. Although she couldn’t carry out within the U19 Women’s T20 World Cup, the 19-year-old has already performed fairly a number of knocks of substance on the highest stage. She failed to attain towards the Aussies in India’s first apply match, however scored 91 with 9 sixes towards Bangladesh.

Nida Dar (Pakistan)

Nida Dar is predicted to be Pakistan’s trump card within the World Cup due to the quantity of expertise she has. She didn’t play towards South Africa, however scored an unbeaten 24 and picked up two wickets in Pakistan’s different warm-up match towards Bangladesh. Dar has 121 wickets and 1616 runs in T20Is to her title.

Probable XIs

India

Shafali Verma, Yastika Bhatia, Jemimah Rodrigues, Harmanpreet Kaur (C), Richa Ghosh, Devika Vaidya, Deepti Sharma, Pooja Vastrakar, Renuka Singh, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Anjali Sarvani

Pakistan

Sidra Ameen, Muneeba Ali, Bismah Maroof (C), Omaima Sohail, Nida Dar, Aliya Riaz, Sidra Nawaz (wk), Fatima Sana, Nashra Sandhu, Tuba Hassan, Aiman Anwer/Sadia Iqbal

Edited By:

sabyasachi chowdhury

Published On:

Feb 11, 2023