Arch-rivals India and Pakistan will meet against each other on 12th February Sunday at Newlands Cricket Ground in Capetown. India will play as the favorites against Pakistan but the injuries and the last Asia Cup result are against India at the moment. This is going to be the tournament opener for both sides and they would try to give their hundred percent in this game to kick off the campaign on high. Pakistan defeated India in the last T20I encounter between the two, in the Women's Asia Cup 2022. Even though Pakistan has managed to win just 3 T20Is against India overall, two of them have come in World Cups which is a concerning trivia for the Indian team. Now, Let's go through the Match preview of INDW vs PAKW.
INDW vs PAKW Preview:
Match Details :
Match: India Women vs Pakistan Women
Venue: Newlands Cricket Stadium, Cape Town
Date & Time: 12th February at 6:30 P.M (IST)
Where to Watch Live: Star Sports Network & Disney+Hotstar
Read Also: INDW vs PAKW: Smriti Mandhana ruled out from the match against Pakistan in the Women's T20 World Cup
Pitch Report: INDW vs PAKW
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The first match of the World Cup at the Newlands turned was a low-scoring thriller, with advantages for spinners.
The surface overall is likely to help the batters get on top of the bounce and play through the line. Run-scoring is likely to be easier for them while facing the medium pacers. The pitch provides enough turning for the spinners. Both India and Pakistan have plenty of spinners in their squads. The key for the batters will be to use their feet while facing the spinners, something which the South African women were unable to do during their opening match against Sri Lanka a couple of days ago.
Head-to-Head Stats:
Matches Played (T20I): 13
India Won: 10
Pakistan Won: 3
In T20 World Cup -
Matches Played: 6
India Won: 4
Pakistan Won: 2
Injury Updates:
India's batting coach Hrishikesh Kanitkar, on Saturday, confirmed that vice-captain Smriti Mandhana has been ruled out of the opening clash of the T20 World Cup against arch-rivals Pakistan due to an injury on her left middle finger, but he was confident that she would be back in XI from the second game onwards.
Possible Playing XI: INDW vs PAKW
India Women:
- Jemimah Rodrigues
- Hareleen Deol
- Shafali Verma
- Harmanpreet Kaur(C)
- Deepti Sharma
- Devika Vaidya
- Richa Ghosh
- Radha Yadav
- Shikha Pandey
- P Vastrakar
- Renuka Singh
Pakistan Women:
Javeria Khan
Omaima Sohail
Aliya Riaz
Nida Dar
Bismah Maroof(C)
Kainat Imtiaz
Muneeba Ali
Sidra Nawaz
Nashra Sandhu
Sana Fatima
Aiman Anwer
INDW vs PAKW Dream 11 Team Prediction:
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