Match Details
Date: July 19, 2024
Time: 7:00 pm IST
Venue: Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium, Dambulla
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Preview
The Harmanpreet Kaur-led India Women will take on Pakistan Women in their opening clash of the Women’s Asia Cup 2024, set to be played from July 19 (Friday) at the Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium in Dambulla, Sri Lanka. Entering the tournament as the defending champions, India Women have been in good form and come into this match after a fine series against South Africa, whereas the Nida Dar-led Pakistan Women, will also eye to kickstart their campaign with a win over arch-rivals and get a good start to their campaign.
Weather Report
Pitch Report
The pitch in Dambulla is usually known to be a flat batting track with spinners playing a crucial role under the lights as compared to the fast bowlers.
Analysis
The Indian cricket team, under the leadership of Harmanpreet Kaur boasts of star players, who have put up impressive performances over last couple of months. The likes of Smriti Mandhana, Jemimah Rodrigues, Shafali Verma, Deepti Sharma, Shreyanka Patil and others will be looking to put up consistent performances in the Women’s Asia Cup to defend their title and continue their dominance over their arch-rivals, Pakistan.
Pakistan Women, on the other hand, have won only three games out of the 14 played against India in T20Is. As they begin a new era under the coaching of former pacer Junaid Khan, they will hope to improve on their past performances and will eye to improve their record, especially against India.
Key Players
Author’s Picks
Probable XIs
India Women: Smriti Mandhana, Shafali Verma, Jemimah Rodrigues, Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Richa Ghosh (wk), Deepti Sharma, Pooja Vastrakar, Shreyanka Patil, Renuka Singh Thakur, Asha Shobana, Arundhati Reddy
Pakistan Women: Sidra Ameen, Omaima Sohail, Muneeba Ali (wk), Nida Dar (c), Najiha Alvi, Aliya Riaz, Fatima Sana, Tuba Hassan, Sadia Iqbal, Diana Baig, Nashra Sandhu
Fantasy Teams
Best 14
Wicketkeepers: Muneeba Ali, Richa Ghosh
Batters: Smriti Mandhana, Shafali Verma, Harmanpreet Kaur (C), Sidra Amin
All-rounders: Deepti Sharma, Nida Dar, Pooja Vastrakar, Fatima Sana
Bowlers: Diana Baig, Radha Yadav, Shreyanka Patil, Nashra Sandhu
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