ICC Women’s World Cup 2022: Match 4, PAK-W vs IND-W Match Prediction – Who will win today’s match?
India start their Women's World Cup campaign against Pakistan on March 6
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India Women will be locking horns with arch-rivals Pakistan in Match 4 of the ICC Women’s World Cup 2022 clash at the Bay Oval in Mount Maunganui on March 6. India head into this competition after a 4-1 ODI series loss at the hands of the hosts New Zealand. However, the Mithali Raj-led side can take heart from the fact that they have won 13 ODI matches losing the other 15 since 2019 which is not a bad ratio. They won their respective warm-up fixtures against South Africa by two runs and the West Indies by 81 runs respectively.
Pakistan, on the other hand, have played 34 One Day Internationals since the last edition of the Women’s World Cup in 2017 but, have only managed to win 11 of them and faced defeat on 21 occasions with a win percentage of 32. The Bismah Maroof-led side also won both their warm-up matches. They pulled off an upset over the hosts New Zealand by four wickets before going on to register a seven-run win against the Asian rivals Bangladesh by DLS Method.
Pakistan vs India ICC Women’s World Cup 2022, Match 4
Venue: Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui
Date & Time: March 6th, 02:00 PM LOCAL and 6:30 AM IST.
Live Streaming: Star Sports Network for Television and Disney + Hotstar app for live streaming
Pitch Report:
The tournament opener saw West Indies post a stiff total of 259/9 against the Black Caps. The hosts seemed to be in control of the proceedings as they made a statement during the run chase only to agonizingly fall short by three runs in the final over as the Stafanie Taylor-led side pulled off a huge upset against one of the strong title contenders.
Taking this into account, any total in excess of 250 can be a match-winning one, and the Bay Oval surface will certainly help the batters once they settle down in the middle irrespective of the first or the second innings. Nonetheless, the captain calling it right at the toss would look to bat first.
Probable Playing XIs for Pakistan W vs India W
Pakistan
Nahida Khan, Sidra Ameen, Omaima Sohail, Javeria Khan, Bismah Maroof (c), Nida Dar, Aliya Riaz, Sidra Nawaz (wk), Diana Baig, Nashra Sandhu, Ghulam Fatima.
India
Smriti Mandhana, Shafali Verma, Deepti Sharma, Mithali Raj (c), Harmanpreet Kaur, Richa Ghosh (wk), Sneh Rana, Jhulan Goswami, Meghna Singh, Poonam Yadav, and Pooja Vastrakar
Pakistan W vs India W Head to Head
Overall games-10, Pakistan-0,India-10
Probable Top Performers
Probable best batter: Mithali Raj
Mithali Raj has been leading India exceptionally well with the bat and was the most consistent performer in the New Zealand ODIs prior to this tournament with a couple of half-centuries to her name. She is also the most experienced campaigner making a record sixth Women’s World Cup appearance. In her illustrious career of over two decades, Raj has amassed 7623 runs at an average of 51.85.
Mithali Raj had led India to two World Cup finals in the 2005 and 2017 editions respectively and would now be hoping to finish at the top of the podium as this quadrennial event could be her swansong.
Probable best bowler: Jhulan Goswami
Jhulan Goswami has been India’s best overseas bowler. The tall pacer would be looking to make the most of the New Zealand conditions starting the first match against Pakistan. Goswami was also instrumental in the Indian eves making the finals of the last edition in England in 2017 where she provided regular breakthroughs with the ball in hand.
The veteran fast bowler has 245 ODI wickets from 195 appearances and was also part of the Indian squad that came second best in the 2005 and 2017 World Cups. Jhulan would be expected to rattle the Pakistan batting lineup with the new ball.
Disclaimer: This prediction is based on the understanding, analysis, and instinct of the author. While making your prediction, consider the points mentioned, and make your own decision
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