India skipper Harmanpreet Kaur (left)© ICC
India would possibly well possibly get to regroup hasty and iron out the imbalances in crew aggregate when they face arch-opponents Pakistan in a basically the foremost 2d neighborhood A match of the Ladies folk’s T20 World Cup in Dubai on Sunday. An early 58-bustle defeat to Glossy Zealand on Friday has now not merely dented India’s possibilities of coming into the semifinals of the ICC showpiece, alternatively it with out a doubt has pushed them to a tight corner. India’s bustle-fee currently stands at a unhappy -2.ninety 9 and it makes gigantic victories basically the foremost for them in the rest three matches in opposition to Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Australia.
The Harmanpreet Kaur-led facet became wretched in all three departments of the game in opposition to the Kiwis in its World Cup opener, and India now need a reversal inside of 24 hours.
It be tricky but that is the route they get got to tread in opposition to Pakistan, excessive on confidence after beating a solid Sri Lanka in basically the most notable match on Thursday.
As a foremost step, India would possibly well possibly get to form out their combinations ahead of the Pakistan game.
They went a batter light in opposition to Glossy Zealand to accommodate an further pacer in Arundhati Reddy and it meant a wholescale rejigging of the dual carriageway-up.
It forced the promotion of Harmanpreet to No. 3, Jemimah Rodrigues to No, 4 and Richa Ghosh to No.5, now not the routine slots for these batters.
For example, Harmanpreet, who is a stable presence at No. 4, has by no system made a fifty in her outdated 19 gigs at No.3 and to earn her play precisely at that place of abode in a World Cup became quixotic.
The inclusion of three pacers became now not injurious poke on the hindsight as there became no dew and the Kiwis pacers made full exercise of a hard deck.
But India made a hash of their three-pronged tempo assault poke, giving only one over to Pooja Vastrakar, the third-simplest bowler in T20Is this year with 20 wickets from 16 matches.
Additionally, the decision to poke along with the tempo troika cost India the presence of left-arm spinner Radha Yadav, their 2d most successful T20I bowler with 22 wickets from 13 matches.
So, head coach Amol Muzumdar will have to take a prolonged locate on the combo as one more defeat will seriously bog down India’s possibilities of progressing to the final-four stage from Community A.
But stats apart, India, in particular batters, regarded mentally frozen in opposition to the Kiwis, evidenced by the most lifelike person procure in their innings – a 15 by Harmanpreet.
In that context, India would possibly well possibly merely mediate of collectively with Dayalan Hemalatha to bolster the batting.
Even though India get a head-to-head edge over Pakistan in T20Is, winning 12 out of 15 matches to this point, they get got the ammunition to stun any opposition.
Their bowling is in particular heroic with the likes of skilled Nida Dhar, captain Fatima Sana and Sadia Iqbal main the pack.
Alternatively, Pakistan will retain a shut peek on the fitness lead pacer Diana Baig after she suffered a calf pressure in the match in opposition to Sri Lanka, limping out after bowling only one ball.
India: Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Smriti Mandhana, Shafali Verma, Deepti Sharma, Jemimah Rodrigues, Richa Ghosh, Yastika Bhatia (arena to fitness), Pooja Vastrakar, Arundhati Reddy, Renuka Singh Thakur, Dayalan Hemalatha, Asha Sobhana, Radha Yadav, Shreyanka Patil (arena to fitness), Sajana Sajeevan Travelling reserves: Uma Chetry (wk), Tanuja Kanwer, Saima Thakor.
Pakistan: Fatima Sana (c), Aliya Riaz, Diana Baig, Gull Feroza, Iram Javed, Muneeba Ali, Nashra Sundhu, Nida Dar, Omaima Sohail, Sadaf Shamas, Sadia Iqbal (arena to fitness), Sidra Amin, Syeda Aroob Shah, Tasmia Rubab, Tuba Hassan Travelling reserve: Najiha Alvi (wk).
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