Both teams will enter the contest after a loss in their inaugural match.
India will face arch-rivals Pakistan in the 5th match of the Commonwealth Games 2022 Women’s T20 event at the Edgbaston, Birmingham on Sunday. Both teams will enter the contest after a loss in their inaugural match. India lost to Australia in their inaugural contest while Pakistan was defeated by Barbados.
However, both teams will have a chance to get off the mark, in the much-anticipated contest on Sunday. India will be largely depending on their top three trio of Shafali Verma, Harmanpreet Kaur and Smriti Mandhana in the batting order while hoping that Renuka Singh continues on her fine run with the ball. Fatima Sana and Nida Dar, meanwhile, will be crucial for Pakistan.
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The two teams have played each other in T20 cricket 11 times. India have won nine matches while the seventh-ranked Pakistan have won twice.
Muneeba Ali, Smriti Mandhana, Aliya Riaz, Jemimah Rodrigues, Shafali Verma, Harmanpreet Kaur, Deepti Sharma (c), Nida Dar (vc), Fatima Sana, Diana Baig, Renuka Singh.
India Women: Smriti Mandhana, Shafali Verma, Yastika Bhatia (wk), Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Jemimah Rodrigues, Deepti Sharma, Harleen Deol, Radha Yadav, Meghna Singh, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Renuka Singh.
Pakistan Women: Muneeba Ali (wk), Iram Javed, Omaima Sohail, Bismah Maroof (c), Nida Dar, Aliya Riaz, Ayesha Naseem, Fatima Sana, Diana Baig, Anam Amin, Tuba Hassan.
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