After a comfortable 34-run victory in their tournament opener, India will be high on confidence going into the encounter. It was a clinical effort by the entire team led by the skipper Kaur who scored her maiden T20I ton (103) and youngster Jemimah Rodrigues (59), that laid the foundation of an emphatic India win. In the last edition of the World T20, Pakistan had registered a shock victory over India, and the latter now have the chance to set the record straight. The current Indian outfit, with bat and ball, looks head-and-shoulders above their opponents on current form. Pakistan started their tournament with a 52-run defeat against Australia on Friday and another loss will put them on the verge of elimination. On the evidence of the first game, batting is clearly India’s strong suit and they will look to continue the form they showed against the White Ferns in the first game. India put up a big score of 195 without needing contributions from the likes of Mithali Raj and Deepti Sharma. The conditions in Guyana will assist the slow bowlers, and India is again likely to go with four spinners. In the match against New Zealand, the quartet of Poonam Yadav, Deepti Sharma, Radha Yadav and Dayalan Hemalatha bagged eight wickets between them, with the lone fast bowler Arundhati Reddy picking up one. The Indian spinners may dominate proceedings again on Sunday against a frail-looking Pakistan batting. Pakistan too does boast of quality spinners in Sana Mir, Nashra Sandhu,… [Read full story]
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