New Delhi: India will start their World Cup voyage against their arch-rival Pakistan, on February 12, Sunday. Both the Asian sides will lock horns with each others at the Newlands Stadium in Cape Town.
India will be lead by an all-rounder Harmanpreet Kaur and Bismah Maroof will hold the Pakistan’s command. Women in Blue as an edge over their neighbour as far head-to-head is concerned. In the six encounters Indian side as won four games in the marque event.
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Here are five players on whom everyone will have their eye
- Shafali Verma: The U-19 World Cup winning skipper, Shafali will now look to add another feather to her cap, the T20 World Cup. Shafali Verma has the ability to change the complexion of the game within a few balls. She is the youngest cricketer to complete 1000 runs in T20 Internationals.
- Harmanpreet Kaur: Indian skipper Harmanpreet is know for her exceptional skills of hit the ball out of the park. Back in 2010, she played quick firing knock of 33 runs against England. She scored a astonishing 103 off 51 balls against New Zealand and was the first women to score a century in the Women’s T20I.
- Nida Dar: Pakistan’s trump card, Nida Dar as scored the highest vs India in women’s T20Is as her unbeaten 56 helped her side post 137 for 6 in 20 overs in a crucial Women’s Asia Cup 2022 match.
- Ayesha Naseem: The dashing 18-years old all rounder is know for her finishing kick to the game. Naseem along with Nida Dar can give a strong run to Pakistan in the end overs. Ayesha Naseem played 24 WT20 matches and scored 275 runs in 22 Innings. Her highest score in WT20 is 45.
- Jemimah Rodrigues: The middle-order batter as a good reputation against the spin bowlers. Slowly but surly is getting back in her best form. Quite steadily she as become the second most reliable batsman in the shortest format after Smriti Mandhana.
India Squad for T20 World Cup:
Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Smriti Mandhana, Shafali Verma, Yastika Bhatia, Richa Ghosh, Jemimah Rodrigues, Harleen Deol, Deepti Sharma, Devika Vaidya, Radha Yadav, Renuka Thakur, Anjali Sarvani, Pooja Vastrakar, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Shikha Pandey.
Pakistan Squad for T20 World Cup:
Bismah Maroof (c), Aimen Anwar, Sadaf Shamas, Fatima Sana, Javeria Khan, Aliya Riaz, Ayesha Naseem, Muneeba Ali, Nashra Sandhu, Nida Dar, Omaima Sohail, Sadia Iqbal, Sidra Amin, Sidra Nawaz, Tuba Hassan.
