The Indian women’s cricket team will take on arch-rivals Pakistan in their first match of the 2023 Women’s T20 World Cup at Newlands, Cape Town on Sunday. India suffered a huge shock on the eve of the game, with coach Hrishi Kesh Kanitkar saying that India’s vice-captain Smriti Mandhana is likely to miss the game due to injury.this Harman Prittkaur The leaders lost 44 points to Australia in the tournament’s warm-up match, but beat Bangladesh on 52 points in the ensuing match. Pakistan, on the other hand, beat Bangladesh by six wickets but lost to South Africa. It will be an interesting encounter as both sides will give their all for victory in this prestigious event.
Here is our prediction for India Women’s vs Pakistan Women’s match:
Astika Bhatia: The 22-year-old batsman failed to score well against Australia and Bangladesh in her warm-up matches as she lost by seven runs and 10 runs. She will seek redemption in her opening game against Pakistan.
Shafali Verma: The U-19 women’s captain will be confident after India’s victory in the inaugural U-19 women’s T20 World Cup. However, the power hitter with an impeccable record in the shortest overs failed to shine in the warmups.
Jemimah Rodrigues: After going out in the first warm-up match against Australia, Rodriguez made a comeback against Bangladesh, hitting 41 of 27 balls. In India’s opening game, she will have her eyes set on another big game against Pakistan.
Harleen Dell: The 24-year-old all-rounder took India to a respectable 109/4 with 46 runs and 56 balls in their three-peat final against South Africa. However, she lost a warm-up match against Bangladesh and scored only 10 points.
Harmanpreet Kaur: The India captain has been fine in his recently concluded three-peat against South Africa and West Indies. She will be hoping to do well against Pakistan for a good start.
Pooja Vastrakar: The 23-year-old all-rounder scored two wickets against West Indies in the three-man series. She then took two more wickets in a warm-up match against Australia.
Diputy Sharma: The 25-year-old all-rounder scored 19* from 22 goals in the friendly against Australia, but missed the net. She captained India in the absence of Harmanpreet Kaur against Bangladesh, where she also took a wicket.
Richard Gosh: The 19-year-old batsman has scored 427 in 30 matches in the T20I format and is known for his powerful batting. Ghosh will take a big hit against Pakistan in the first match.
Renuka Singh: Renuka missed the wicket against West Indies in the three-man series but had a wicket against South Africa. The 27-year-old striker has taken 24 wickets in 27 T20I appearances so far.
Radha Yadav: The left-arm spinner took two wickets against Australia and conceded just 22 runs in three rounds. She went on to register figures of 17/1 in the 3 rounds against Bangladesh.
Skapandi: The veteran pacer was the favorite of the bowlers against Australia as she took two wickets in the wickets and conceded just nine runs. She hopes to have another good game against Pakistan.
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