India vs Pakistan, Women’s T20 World Cup 2024: India’s strongest Playing XI versus Pakistan, Harmanpreet Kaur to make changes?: On Friday, 4th of October, the Indian Women’s National Cricket Team started off their 2024 Women’s T20 World Cup campaign on an embarrassing note as they suffered a humiliating defeat by 58 runs in their first game of the tournament
Sophie Devine-led New Zealand, batting-first, put up a respectable score of 160 runs on the board. In reply to the target of 161 set by the White Ferns, the Women in Blue crumbled for a mere score of 102 runs, with every senior batter failing to get going with the bat.
As a result, some difficult decisions need to be taken as the Harmanpreet Kaur-led team will take on fierce-rivals Pakistan on the 6th of October in the city of Dubai.
In this article, we will be taking a look at Team India’s strongest Playing XI versus Pakistan.
Women’s T20 World Cup 2024: India’s Strongest Playing XI versus Pakistan:
Despite suffering a hammering defeat versus New Zealand, the Women in Blue are unlikely to make any kind of major-changes for the match versus Pakistan as they fielded their strongest Starting XI versus the White Ferns in their opening encounter.
But, the team management might decide to make one change and introduce left arm orthodox spinner Radha Yadav, who can get the better of the opposition batters as the Indians need to give priority to the slow bowlers due to the slowish-nature of the surface of Dubai’s Cricket Stadium.
Fans are also demanding Deepti Sharma to get dropped after she gave away 45 runs in four overs versus New Zealand. But, the Indian team management would like to stick with her for the time being.
In terms of the batting order, Shafali and Mandhana will be the openers while the trio of Jemimah Rodrigues, captain Harmanpreet Kaur and Richa Ghosh will spearhead the middle order of the Indian Cricket Team.
Talking about the bowling-department, Pooja Vastrakar and Renuka Singh Thakur will be handling the pace department while Radha Yadav will mostly replace Arundhati Reddy.
Women’s T20 World Cup 2024: India’s Strongest Playing XI for the match versus Pakistan
Smriti Mandhana, Jemimah Rodrigues, Harmanpreet Kaur (Captain), Shafali Verma, Deepti Sharma, Richa Ghosh (WK), Renuka Singh Thakur, Shreyanka Patil, Pooja Vastrakar, Radha Yadav and Asha Shobhana.
Also Read: Women’s T20 World Cup 2024: Updated Points Table After India’s Hammering Defeat versus New Zealand
For more information, visit the official websites of India Cricket and ICC.