India will likely be aiming for a maiden victory within the girls’s T20I competitors on the Commonwealth Games (CWG) as they tackle arch-rivals Pakistan at Edgbaston, Birmingham on Sunday (July 31).
India are in a good spot with fears of an early exit, having misplaced their opening match by three wickets towards Australia within the event’s curtain raiser. Captain Harmanpreet Kaur led from the entrance and hit a half-century to assist India publish 154/8. Although it was a reasonable goal, India virtually made a recreation out of it as Renuka Singh Thakur rattled the Australian top-order.
Thakur returned with the figures of 4/18 in her four-overs quota as she bagged the wickets of massive weapons Alyssa Healy, Meg Lanning, Beth Mooney and Tahlia McGrath. However, India misplaced the plot as Ashleigh Gardner stood robust to script a outstanding escape. Gardner (52*) was ably supported by Grace Harris and Alana King as India debutant Meghna Singh and Radha Yadav leaked runs.
India would look to rectify their errors and comeback stronger, particularly in bowling division which is lacking Pooja Vastrakar, who continues to be in isolation after testing optimistic for Covid-19. Notably, it was Vastrakar, together with Sneh Rana, who guided India to victory towards Pakistan of their league match throughout the 2022 ODI World Cup. India had been in a spot of hassle earlier than Vastrakar and Rana saved India’s ship from sinking in New Zealand.
India and Pakistan final performed a T20I match throughout the 2018 ICC Women’s World T20, with India approaching high after Mithali Raj’s fifty. Overall, India’s win-loss document towards Pakistan is 9-2 in T20Is. In their final 5 conferences, it was India who defeated Pakistan 4 instances.
Pakistan, however, additionally misplaced their opening match on the ongoing Commonwealth Games in Birmingham after happening towards Barbados by 15 runs. Pakistan bowlers did properly to maintain Barbados, who performed their first worldwide match and are representing West Indies at CWG, in verify, however fifties from Hayley Matthews and Kycia Knight helped Barbados to publish 144/4.
In reply, Pakistan’s top-order, together with captain Bismah Maroof, failed miserably as Matthews’s bowling and fielding brilliance made issues troublesome for Pakistan. Star all-rounder Nida Dar single-handedly fought until the tip however lack of help from the opposite finish left her stranded on fifty.
Currently, India and Pakistan are in third and fourth place on Group A desk, with each side but to open their accounts. Barbados are main the pool with a more healthy internet run charge as in comparison with Australia.
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