The 2023 T20 Women’s World Cup will start from today. The first match of the tournament will be played between South Africa and Sri Lanka. At the same time, the Indian team will play their first match against arch-rivals Pakistan on February 12 at Newlands, Cape Town. An exciting contest will be seen between the two in this match. Everyone’s eyes will be on the performance of these five players in this match.
The inaugural star of the Indian women’s team, Smriti Mandhana, will play an important role when they play against Pakistan. Mandhana is the main hitter of the team. She has so far played a total of 112 T20 caps for India, in which she has scored a total of 2651 runs at an average of 27.32 and a strike rate of 123.13.
The young opener for Team India, Shefali Verma, recently won the 2023 U-19 Women’s World Cup under her captaincy. In the Under-19 World Cup, she scored 172 runs at a strike rate of 193.26 while batting in 7 matches. Everyone’s eyes will be on Shefali Verma’s performance in the match against Pakistan.
Pakistani all-rounder bowler Nida Dar also has the ability to bat fast. Nida is one of the senior players on the team. She has played a total of 126 T20 internationals for her team thus far. While she bowled in this, she has taken 121 wickets. At the same time, she has scored 1,616 runs at bat.
The young goalkeeper of the Indian team, Richa Ghosh, has the power to turn the tide of the match in a moment. Ghosh has the ability to hit quickly. He has played a total of 30 T20 Internationals for India so far, scoring 427 runs at a strike rate of 134.27.
Pakistan captain Bismah Maroof has played a total of 129 T20 International matches for his team so far. While batting at it, he scored 2650 runs at an average of 26.66 and a strike rate of 90.87. His highest score in this one has been 70* runs.