Women's WT20: Harmanpreet-led India take on Pakistan

PROVIDENCE (Guyana): After a near absolute best beginning, the Indian women's workforce might be overwhelming favourites in opposition to arch-rivals Pakistan in its 2d team league encounter of the ICC World T20 here on Sunday.

Not thought to be a few of the most sensible T20 groups on the planet, India produced a power-packed efficiency, successful the opener in opposition to a formidable New Zealand facet by way of 34 runs after skipper Harmanpreet Kaur's 51-ball 103.

With momentum firmly on India's facet, the 'Women In Blue' would like to set the document instantly after shedding to their arch-rivals in the 2016 edition at house.

However, since that loss in Delhi, India have played Pakistan three times across two editions of Asia Cup, successful all of the battles.



That Pakistan lost by way of a comprehensive 52-run margin to Australia of their lung opener may also give India an upperhand throughout Sunday's encounter.

The highest aspect about India's efficiency in opposition to 'White Ferns' was once young Jemimah Rodrigues's matured effort. With her skipper going for the jugular, 18-year-old Rodrigues simply tapped for singles giving the senior participant bulk of the strike. Yet, she managed to hit seven limitations at a strike price of 130 plus.

So much in order that veteran Mithali Raj's services and products wasn't required throughout the Indian innings.

The Providence Stadium monitor proved to be useful for the gradual bowlers with India the use of as many as 4 of them in off-spinners Deepti Sharma and Dayalan Hemlatha, leg-spinner Poonam Yadav and left-arm orthodox Radha Yadav.

The spinners accounted for eight of the 9 New Zealand wickets with lone seamer Arundhati Reddy choosing the other scalp.


Against Pakistan, India could be tempted to use a 2d seamer in either Mansi Joshi or Pooja Vastrakar.

The Pakistan workforce has some high quality players in skipper Javeria Khan, veteran spinner Sana Mir and all-rounder Bismah Maroof. Against Australia, the Pakistan batting simply fell apart chasing a goal of 153.

Not a unmarried batter may go the person rating of 30 with Bismah's 26 being the top scorer. The bowlers were additionally off the mark throughout the first eight overs when Beth Mooney and Alyssa Healey took them to the cleaners with a 72-run stand.

Sana's off-day (0/32 in four overs) was once one of the factors for Pakistan no longer with the ability to comprise Australia throughout the preliminary overs.


Come Sunday, they are going to have an exhausting task handy in opposition to the prime on confidence Indian outfit.


Squads:


India: Harmanpreet Kaur (captain), Jemimah Rodrigues, Smriti Mandhana, Taniya Bhatia, Ekta Bisht, Dayalan Hemalatha, Mansi Joshi, Veda Krishnamurthy, Anuja Patil, Poonam Yadav, Mithali Raj, Arundhati Reddy, Deepti Sharma, Pooja Vastrakar, Radha Yadav.


Pakistan: Javeria Khan (captain), Aiman Anwer, Aliya Riaz, Anam Amin, Ayesha Zafar, Bismah Maroof, Diana Baig, Muneeba Ali, Nahida Khan, Nashra Sandhu, Natalia Pervaiz, Nida Dar, Sana Mir, Sidra Nawaz, Umaima Sohail.
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