In the second match of the Women’s Asia Cup 2024, India Women will play Pakistan Women at the Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium. On Friday, July 19, 2024, at 18:30 local time, the night game begins.
India Women have now won seven of the eight event editions after defeating Sri Lanka Women by eight wickets in the 2022 Women’s Asia Cup Final. Although they placed second in 2018, they are the overwhelming favorites going into this year’s tournament.
Pakistan Women have a great record in the Women’s Asia Cup, with two second-place finishes and four third-place finishes, despite never having won the competition. They advanced to the last four of the 2022 competition before falling to Sri Lanka Women by a score of just one run.
INDW vs PAKW Team Preview & Squads
India Women
Although the Indian women’s team has several outstanding hitters, Smriti Mandhana, the opener, is unquestionably the player who enters the game in the best possible form. In addition to her, the skipper Harmanpreet Kaur, Jemimah Rodrigues, and Shafali Verma will form a strong top four against Pakistan Women.
Radha Yadav and Pooja Vastrakar, who were the best bowlers when India Women last faced Pakistan Women in a WT20I in February 2023, are predicted by most commentators to be the team’s most dangerous bowlers on Friday.
In the last five matches played in this format, India Women have only lost once.
Since Pakistan Women’s batting lineup is shorter than that of their rivals, there will be a lot of pressure on the top five to contribute significantly. In the 2022 Women’s Asia Cup, they defeated India Women in this format for the first time, and captain Nida Dar led the way with a score of 56 runs without a loss from 37 balls.
Two years ago, India Women lost their match against Pakistan Women in Bangladesh after being bowled out for 124. To win this time, Nida Dar’s bowling assault must perform at its peak. Tuba Hassan is a gifted leg-spinner who needs to be given some playing time at Dambulla.
Pakistan Women have dropped their last four WT20I matches going into this one.
Four times in the last six Twenty20 international matches, the team defending the target has prevailed. When it comes to women’s cricket, however, things are different. The team pursuing the goal now has an advantage due to the location. Here, the side that wins the toss ought to bowl first.
It will be a gloomy and humid day. There will be a 24–33°C temperature range. There is no danger of rain today, however it is a little breezy.
Given that the game is being played under lights, even though the spinners will have turns throughout, the pitch may pick up speed in the second innings.
INDW vs PAKW Head-to-Head Stats of Last 5 Matches
The INDW won four games in their last five matches and PAKW won one.
According to cricket analysts, India Women have an 86% chance of winning.
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