Harmanpreet Kaur vs Bismah Maroof, Check Women's T20 World Cup INDW vs PAKW Dream11 Fantasy Team Here

Indian women's team are set to clash against Pakistan in their first match of the Women's T20 World Cup 2023.

INDW vs PAKW: Match Preview:

Team India are coming into this tournament with a lot of results not going their way. After getting thrashed by Australia 1-4 in the home series in December 2022, India went on to lose against South Africa in the recently concluded tri-series. India were handed a hefty 130-run defeat by Australia in their first warm-up game as well. However, India defeated Bangladesh by 52 runs in their second warm-up game and finally have some momentum on their back. 

Harmanpreet Kaur will be leading the batting unit along with recent U19 T20 World Cup-winning captain Shafali Verma. Jemimah Rodrigues, who suffered from a bad form of late, has been seen slowly getting into the grove as she smacked 42 runs in 39 balls against South Africa recently. In the bowling department, Renuka Singh and Pooja Vastrakar will handle the pace department along with a third bowler - Shikha Pandey or Anjali Sarvani. Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Devika Vaidya, Radha Yadav and all-rounder Deepti Sharma can comprise the spin department. 

Pakistan were also defeated by Australia 0-2 in a bilateral T20I series last month. Pakistan defeated Bangladesh by 6 wickets in their first warm-up game and went on to lose their 2nd warm-up game against South Africa by 6 wickets. Aliya Riaz was the top scorer for Pakistan with 46 runs as her team posted 142 runs, but failed to defend it against the Proteas. 

However, Pakistan defeated India in the last T20I encounter between the two, in the Women's Asia Cup 2022. Even though Pakistan has managed to win just 3 T20Is against India overall, two of them have come in World Cups which is a concerning trivia for the Indian team. 

INDW vs PAKW: Match Details

• Date – Sunday, February 12, 2023
• Time – 06:30 PM IST
• Venue – Newlands, Cape Town 

Today's Match Prediction: Who will win today's cricket match? INDW vs PAKW

Team India will start as slight favourites to win their first Women's T20 World Cup 2023 match against Pakistan. 

INDW vs PAKW Head-to-Head:

• Total – 13
• India – 10
• Pakistan – 3

INDW vs PAKW: Where to Watch?

The Women's T20 World Cup 2023 will be broadcasted live by Star Sports network as well as on DD Free Dish for free. Viewers can watch it online on the OTT platform Disney Plus Hotstar.

INDW vs PAKW News:

India – Ace Indian opener and vice-captain, Smriti Mandhana attained a finger injury during warm-up matches and has been ruled out for the game against Pakistan. 

INDW vs PAKW 1st Test Probable Playing 11:

• India – Jemimah Rodrigues, Hareleen Deol, Shafali Verma, Harmanpreet Kaur(C), Deepti Sharma, Devika Vaidya, Richa Ghosh, Radha Yadav, Shikha Pandey/K Anjali Sarwani, P Vastrakar, Renuka Singh
• Pakistan – Javeria Khan, Omaima Sohail, Aliya Riaz, Nida Dar, Bismah Maroof(C), Kainat Imtiaz, Muneeba Ali, Sidra Nawaz, Nashra Sandhu, Sana Fatima, Aiman Anwer

Today Match INDW vs PAKW Fantasy 11:

• Wicket-keepers – Richa Ghosh
• Batters – Shafali Verma, Jemimah Rodrigues
• All-rounders – Deepti Sharma, Nida Dar, Bismah Maroof, Aliya Riaz, Devika Vaidya
• Bowlers –  Nashra Sandhu, Shikha Pandey, Renuka Singh

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C/VC options – Shafali Verma, Deepti Sharma, Nida Dar, Bismah Maroof