Women's WT20 Live: Pakistan lose early wickets

PAKISTAN INNINGS:

Over 7: 2 runs off Poonam Yadav's over. Pakistan 32/3 in 7 overs.

Over 6.2: WICKET! Pakistan lose 3rd wicket, Javeria Khan (17 runs) run out (Radha Yadav/Poonam Yadav). Second run-out of the Pakistan innings. Nidar Khan involves the crease now.

Over 6: FOUR! Captain Javeria Khan goes on back-foot and cuts the ball fantastically against 3rd guy for a boundary. Good over for Pakistan. 10 runs off Hemalatha's over. End of the Powerplay. Pakistan 30/2 in 10 overs.

Over 5.3: FOUR! Bismah Maroof performs a excellent sweep shot. The ball races against the boundary.

Over 6: A noisy caught in the back of enchantment from Deepti Sharma and wicket-keeper Bhatia. Umpire says NOT OUT. India have requested for a overview. It's NOT OUT. Pakistan 20/2 in 5 overs.

Over 4: 6 runs off Radha Yadav's over. Pakistan 16/2 in 4 overs.

Over 3.4: FOUR! Javeria Khan leans ahead and slaps the ball against deep mid wicket for a boundary. Good stuff from the Pakistan captain.

Over 3.3: WICKET! Pakistan lose 2d wicket, Omaima Sohail falls for three runs (run out via Rodrigues)

Over 3: 6 runs off Arundhati's 2d over. Pakistan 10/1 in 3 overs.

Over 2.4: FOUR! First boundary of Pakistan innings. Captain Javeria Khan smashes Arundhati against lengthy on for a boundary.

Over 2: Another sensible over for India. Radha Yadav concedes just 4 runs in her first over. Pakistan 4/1 in 2 overs.

Over 1: WICKET! Arundhati Reddy strikes, Ayesha Zafar departs for a duck. Pakistan zero/1 in 1 over vs India. Brilliant get started for India. A wicket-maiden from Reddy.

Captain Javeria Khan and Ayesha Zafar will open the innings for Pakistan. Arundhati Reddy will get started the complaints for India.

Both groups - India and Pakistan - strolling out for his or her respective national anthems.

PLAYING XIs:

Pakistan Women: Nahida Khan, Ayesha Zafar, Omaima Sohail, Bismah Maroof, Javeria Khan(c), Nida Dar, Aliya Riaz, Sana Mir, Diana Baig, Sidra Nawaz(w), Anam Amin

India Women: Taniya Bhatia(w), Smriti Mandhana, Jemimah Rodrigues, Dayalan Hemalatha, Harmanpreet Kaur(c), Veda Krishnamurthy, Mithali Raj, Deepti Sharma, Radha Yadav, Arundhati Reddy, Poonam Yadav

TEAM CHANGES: India are unchanged. For Pakistan, Diana Baig comes in

PITCH:

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TOSS: India captain Harmanpreet Kaur wins toss, opts to field against Pakistan

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PREVIEW

On a excessive after a powerful 34-run profitable get started over New Zealand of their ICC Women's World T20 campaign, a assured India will goal to continue their domination over arch-rivals Pakistan when they face off on the Providence Stadium.

India and Pakistan ladies have performed each different 10 occasions with India profitable eight occasions and Pakistan the other two. India also hang the higher hand in World T20 events, profitable three of the 5 encounters so far.

Going in to Sunday's high-octane conflict, India will be hoping for a repeat in their show in the opener against New Zealand.

Skipper Harmanpreet Kaur led from the entrance with a blistering maiden T20I ton (103 from 51 balls) to lend a hand India publish a mammoth 194/5, their highest ever T20I general earlier than the bowlers were given into the act to restrict the White Ferns to 160/nine.

It will be interesting to see if coach Romesh Powar and Harmanpreet decide to again veteran Mithali Raj to open the innings together with Mandhana against Pakistan.