New Delhi: Team India’s mission in Women’s T20 World Cup 2023 is starting today and the first match is against Pakistan. The match will start at 6.30 pm IST on Sunday, which is being played in South Africa. But ahead of this match there is trouble for Team India, as the vice captain of the team Smriti Mandhana has been ruled out of the match due to an injury. While captain Harmanpreet Kaur also cannot play the match due to injuries.
Two players from Team India out of the match
A day before the match against Pakistan, there was bad news for Team India. While vice-captain Smriti Mandhana’s finger injury came to light and it was confirmed that Smriti Mandhana would not be able to play in the first match. However, team coach Hrishikesh Kantikar says that Smriti Mandhana can play for Team India’s second match. However, Team India got some relief as captain Harmanpreet Kaur was declared fit for the match. Harman had some shoulder problems, but was declared fit before the match.
India’s Probable Game-11: Yastika Bhatia, Shefali Verma, Jemima Rodrigues, Devika Vaidya, Harmanpreet Kaur (captain), Richa Ghosh (wicketkeeper), Deepti Sharma, Pooja Vastrakar, Renuka Singh, Radha Yadav, Shikha Pandey.
Pakistan’s Probable Playing XI: Muniba Ali (wicketkeeper), Sidra Amin, Bismah Maruf (captain), Nida Dar, Ayesha Naseem, Alia Riaz, Omema Sohail, Kainat Imtiaz, Fatima Sana, Tuba Hasan, Nashra Sandhu.
When and where will the match be played?
The T20 match between India and Pakistan is the first match of Team India in World Cup 2023. The match is being played at the Newlands ground in Cape Town. The match will start at 6.30 PM IST. The match will be shown on TV on Star Sports and Disney-Hotstar Digital.
Pakistan defeated India in Asia Cup last year. Now Team India will want to complete the revenge of the Asia Cup in the World Cup. There has been a lot of difference between the two teams in the last five years. The Indian team is constantly challenging the dominance of Australia and England while the Pakistan women’s team has not been able to do anything special. Coming a day before the first Women’s Premier League auction, the match will be an added boost for the Indian players.
Let us tell you that this World Cup is being played in South Africa and before the start of the tournament, India was defeated by the South African team in the final of the triangular series here. Apart from this, the team also had to face defeat against Australia in the practice match, but the confidence of the team came back after defeating Bangladesh in the second match. The Indian team is looking strong to reach the semi-finals but will have to be at its best to beat five-time champions Australia. This is the 8th Women’s T20 World Cup and the last time Australia won the fifth title by defeating India in the final.