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Match Details:
Date: March 6
Time: 6:30 AM
Venue: Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui
Preview: Indian Women will kick start their World Cup campaign against arch-rivals Pakistan Women on Sunday. The match between two top quality teams will be nothing less than a high voltage contest as both teams will look to start their campaign positively. Mithali Raj-led squad won their two warm-up games, while Pakistan surprised England and Bangladesh in warm-up contests.
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Team Analysis:
India
Mithali Raj-led side will lock horns with their fierce rivals Pakistan on Sunday. The Indian side provides several quality players for the fantasy team. Top-order batter like Smriti Mandhana, Shafali Verma and skipper Mithali Raj should be the first choice for the team as the trio have been in great form recently and have the potential to earn some valuable points. Smriti Mandhana and Mithali Raj are amongst the ten best batters in ICC Rankings, and both players are averaging close to 50 in ODIs. Harmanpreet Kaur is another player to watch out for as she has tremendous skill and ability to do well in this crunch match. She has a strike rate of 69.55 after 111 Matches in the ODIs. Sneh Rana and Pooja Vastrakar can also be considered for their noteworthy all-around performances off late. Jhulan Goswami is an obvious choice to lead the pace attack.
Pakistan:
Bismah Maroof-led side defeated both their opponents in warm-up games and showed tremendous potential to outplay the other teams. Nashra Sandhu, the left-arm spinner, was the standout bowler for the side against Bangladesh as she clinched 4 crucial wickets and bowled at an economy of 3.20. She should be the first choice bowlers from Pakistan, Fatima Sana and Ghulam Fatima can be considered. Amongst the batters, Javeri Khan is a player to watch out as she performed well in both the warm-up games. All-rounders Nida Dar and Aliya Riaz should also be considered for the fantasy team.
Squads:
India:
Mithali Raj (C), Harmanpreet Kaur (VC), Smriti Mandhana, Shafali Verma, Yastika Bhatia, Deepti Sharma, Richa Ghosh (wk), Sneh Rana, Jhulan Goswami, Pooja Vastrakar, Meghna Singh, Renuka Singh Thakur, Taniya Bhatia (wk), Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Poonam Yadav
Pakistan:
Bismah Maroof (C), Nida Dar (VC), Aiman Anwar, Aliya Riaz, Anam Amin, Diana Baig, Fatima Sana, Ghulam Fatima, Javeria Khan, Muneeba Ali, Nahida Khan, Nashra Sandhu, Omaima Sohail, Sidra Amin and Sidra Nawaz
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Best 14:
Wicket-keeper: Richa Ghosh, Muneeba Ali
Batter: Mithali Raj, Smirti Mandhana, Javeria Khan, Shafali Verma, O Sohail
All-rounder: Harmanpreet Kaur, Nida Dar, Deepti Sharma
Bowlers: Jhulan Goswami, Diana Baig, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Fatima Sana
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