Forward of the much-awaited conflict towards the arch-rivals Pakistan Girls within the ICC Girls’s T20 World Cup 2024, India Girls batter Jemimah Rodrigues mentioned that each sport is essential for Girls in Blue as they misplaced the final sport towards New Zealand Girls by 58 runs. The stakes are at all times excessive when India face Pakistan in worldwide cricket and it is no completely different this time round with combined fortunes for each side of their opening group matches.
India would have been banking on a victory first-up towards New Zealand and will not wish to drop a second consecutive match on the event, whereas Pakistan will likely be dreaming of what could be if they’ll make it two on the trot and inch nearer to a maiden semi-final berth.
Extra will likely be anticipated of India’s robust batting order on this contest, whereas Pakistan boast some first rate depth in their very own line-up and shouldn’t be underestimated.
“I feel what we’ve got been doing rather well as a group is simply sticking to the method and doing no matter it takes one sport at a time. We all know each sport from right here is so essential for us. We all know that. However on the similar time, we’ll go one sport at a time and simply be sure that we stick with our course of and do our job effectively. And I feel if we are able to do this, I feel if we play our greatest cricket, I feel we are able to win matches,” Rodrigues mentioned, as quoted by the ICC.
Additional, Pakistan skipper Fatima Sana acknowledged that the group will attempt to carry the momentum after successful the final sport.
“To start with, no group is small or massive as a result of it’s T20 format. The one who performs effectively, wins the match on the day. So, we are going to attempt to carry the momentum that we’ve got gained from right here. Clearly, we’ve got three massive groups forward of us. We are going to attempt to give our greatest with them,” Sana mentioned.
Squads:
India: Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Smriti Mandhana, Shafali Verma, Deepti Sharma, Jemimah Rodrigues, Richa Ghosh, Yastika Bhatia (topic to health), Pooja Vastrakar, Arundhati Reddy, Renuka Singh Thakur, Dayalan Hemalatha, Asha Sobhana, Radha Yadav, Shreyanka Patil (topic to health), Sajana Sajeevan.
Travelling reserves: Uma Chetry (wk), Tanuja Kanwer, Saima Thakor.
Non-Travelling reserves: Raghvi Bist, Priya Mishra
Pakistan: Fatima Sana (c), Aliya Riaz, Diana Baig, Gull Feroza, Iram Javed, Muneeba Ali, Nashra Sundhu, Nida Dar, Omaima Sohail, Sadaf Shamas, Sadia Iqbal (topic to health), Sidra Amin, Syeda Aroob Shah, Tasmia Rubab, Tuba Hassan. Travelling reserve: Najiha Alvi (wk). Non-travelling reserves: Rameen Shamim, Umm-e-Hani.
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