ICC Women's World T20 2018: India vs Pakistan - Toss Report
India won the toss and decided to bowl first against Pakistan in the fifth match of the ICC Women’s World T20 at the Providence Stadium, Guyana.
Here is what the captains said:
“We will field first. I think there is a little moisture in the wicket, if we get early wickets, it wil be good. Will like to continue what we did in the last game. Playing with the same XI.”
Javeria Khan:
“We would’ve batted first. We will put runs on board and later defend it. One change for us. We don’t get any extra points after winning this game, just another game for us and we would like to give our 100 percent.”
Preview:
The fifth match of the ICC World T20 will see two teams with contrasting starts to the competition taking on each other. India began their campaign in style with a 34-run win over New Zealand. Harmanpreet Kaur scored a historic ton to guide India to 194 before the bowlers restricted New Zealand to 160 for 9. On the other hand, Pakistan suffered a crushing 52-run loss at the hands of Australia. With momentum firmly on India’s side, they would start as firm favourites.
Teams:
India:
Taniya Bhatia(w), Smriti Mandhana, Jemimah Rodrigues, Dayalan Hemalatha, Harmanpreet Kaur(c), Veda Krishnamurthy, Mithali Raj, Deepti Sharma, Radha Yadav, Arundhati Reddy, Poonam Yadav
Pakistan:
Nahida Khan, Ayesha Zafar, Omaima Sohail, Bismah Maroof, Javeria Khan(c), Nida Dar, Aliya Riaz, Sana Mir, Diana Baig, Sidra Nawaz(w), Anam Amin
