Pakistan Women vs India Women, ICCW WC 2022, Today Match Prediction 06 March 2022

pakw vs indw Match Prediction & Analysis

Arch-rivals Pakistan Women and India Women would battle it out in the 4th game of the ICC Women's World Cup 2022 at Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui. Both teams have done well in the warmup games winning two games each. We expect to see a high-pressure contest as the two sides are playing against each other for the first time in 5 years. 

Pakistan Women would be facing an uphill challenge. They have never defeated India Women in this format of the game, and this is likely to play in the minds of their players. India Women have one of the strongest batting line-ups in this tournament. It is the first game for both teams and hence we expect to see some nerves in both camps. 

TEAMS PREVIEW

Pakistan Women Preview

Bismah Maroof is back leading the side and she would be happy with the preparations. Their bowlers have looked in good form in both warmup games. It will be a tough ask for the side against the Indians as they have never defeated them in the past. Maroof would want her team to put behind the setbacks of the past and play with a fresh mind. 

Nahida Khan and Sidra Ameen would need to set up a good opening wicket stand as they haven’t done well in the warmup games. The side has an experienced middle order and runs would be expected from the bats of Javeria Khan, Maroof, and Omaima Sohail in this important game. Aliya Riaz, Sidra Nawaz, and Fatima Sana add depth to their batting and runs would be expected from these players.

Fatima Sana and Daina Baig are experienced bowlers, and they will look for early strikes as the Indians have a strong batting line-up. Nida Dar and Anam Amin must bowl tight spells in the middle overs for the side to win this game. Nashra Sandhu and Sohail shall have to do well in the supporting role in this game.

Pakistan Women Predicted Playing XI:

Bismah Maroof (c), Javeria Khan, Omaima Sohail, Diana Baig, Aliya Riaz, Fatima Sana, Sidra Nawaz (wk), Nashra Sandhu, Nida Dar, Anam Amin, Nahida Khan

Pakistan Women Actual Playing XI:

Diana Baig, Aliya Riaz, Javeria Khan, Sidra Nawaz, Anam Amin, Bismah Maroof, Nida Dar, Omaima Sohail, Fatima Sana, Nashra Sandhu, Sidra Ameen

India Women Preview

Mithali Raj’s side would step into this game full of confidence. They have never lost a game against Pakistan and would look to continue with the same record. Their batters have done well in the warmup games and the side has an experienced bowling attack. Raj would like to earn the first points of the tournament here. 

The opening pair of Smriti Mandhana and Shafali Verma shall look to set up a good opening wicket stand with Mandhana looking in good form. Raj and Yastika Bhatia would look to build partnerships in the middle order. Harmanpreet Kaur has already hit a hundred in the warmup games, and she adds strength to the batting lineup along with Richa Ghosh and Pooja Vastrakar. 

Jhulan Goswami and Meghna Singh must strike early and make good use of the conditions in this game. Poonam Yadav brings vast experience to the game, and she will look to keep the scoring under check in the middle overs along with Vastrakar. Rajeshwari Gayakwad shall need to do her job well as the 5th bowler for the side. 

India Women Predicted Playing XI:

Mithali Raj (c), Smriti Mandhana, Shafali Verma, Yastika Bhatia, Richa Ghosh (wk), Pooja Vastrakar, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Harmanpreet Kaur, Jhulan Goswami, Meghna Singh, Poonam Yadav

India Women Actual Playing XI:

Smriti Mandhana, Sneh Rana, Mithali Raj, Deepti Sharma, Pooja Vastrakar, Jhulan Goswami, Harmanpreet Kaur, Shafali Verma, Richa Ghosh, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Meghna Singh

PITCH AND WEATHER CONDITIONS

Weather Conditions

Mount Maunganui would have clear skies on March 6. The wicket is expected to be flat and good for batting. Bowlers would get assistance with the new ball. We expect to see a high-scoring contest in this game and the side batting first would need a minimum of 275 runs on the board.

Venue Details

Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui offers early assistance to the fast bowlers, but it is a great surface to bat on. Batters have scored runs on this wicket in the past with the short boundaries making it easy to score runs. Spinners don’t find much assistance from this track and must rely on their skills.

Toss: To Bat

In the last four games at this venue, the side batting first has won all of them. Sides have put up big scores batting first on this surface and won games comfortably. Both sides would have this in their mind at the toss and are likely to opt for batting winning the toss