Match Details:
The 4th game of the 2019 Women’s Emerging Asia Cup will be played between Pakistan Emerging Women and Bangladesh Emerging Women at the Thurstan Grounds in Colombo.
The match starts at 9:30 AM local time (9:30 AM IST) (4:00 AM GMT).
Preview:
Pakistan will take on the Bangladesh team in the 2019 Women’s Emerging Asia Cup fixture on Thursday after the opening day of the tournament being washed out. Pakistan team is led by Rameen Shamim and the experience of Nashra Sandhu counts for the young team. On the other hand, the Bangladesh team is a mixture of International players and the uncapped ones. A much stronger team was thumped to big defeats at home by India Women earlier this month. The washout against India on Tuesday did help Bangladesh to get a point out of nowhere.
Weather Condition/Report:
The weather forecast does not indicate any improvement for Thursday compared to that of Tuesday. We could witness yet another abandoned match in this tournament.
Pitch Condition/Report:
The Women’s matches that the Thurstan Grounds hosted has witnessed scores varying between 100 and 250. It mainly depends on the quality difference between the teams featuring in a given match. Pakistan is likely to post a bigger total than what Bangladesh is capable of.
Team News:
(Will be added when there is an update)
Probable Playing XIs:
Pakistan Emerging Women:
Muneeba Ali, Javeria Rauf, Hafsa Khalid, Fatima Sana Khan, Ayesha Naseem, Najiha Alvi (WK), Nashra Sandhu, Kainat Hafeez, Maham Tariq, Rameen Shamim (C), Syeda Aroob Shah.
Bench – Tuba Hassan, Huraina Sajid, Noren Yaqoob, Waheeda Akhter.
Bangladesh Emerging Women:
Murshida Khatun, Shaila Sharmin (C), Nuzhat Tumpa (WK), Ishma Tanjim, Ritu Moni, Suraya Azmim, Fahima Khatun, Sobhana Mostary, Mumta Hena Hasnat, Nahida Akter, Islam Trisna.
Bench – Rubya Haider Jhilik, Rabeya, Puja Chakrabortty, Mosammat Fariha, Sumaiya Akter.
Top Picks:
The International trio of Nashra Sandhu, Fahima Khatun and Ritu Moni playing this match could be seen among the top performers. Hafsa Khalid picked up 22 wickets from 27 one-day matches and also scored two fifties from 24 innings in this format. Young spinner Syeda Aroob Shah could be seen troubling big players in the tournament. The leg spinner picked up 20 wickets from 10 one-day games she played thus far.
Captain and Vice-Captain Selection:
Captain – Hafsa Khalid, Javeria Rauf, Fahima Khatun, Shaila Sharmin
Vice-Captain – Fatima Sana Khan, Muneeba Ali, Murshida Khatun, Ritu Moni
Hafsa Khalid’s all-round ability could see her as the top performer on Thursday.
Suggested Playing XI No.1 for Fantasy Cricket:
Keeper – Nuzhat Tumpa
Batters – Murshida Khatun, Shaila Sharmin, Kainat Hafeez, Muneeba Ali, Javeria Rauf
All-Rounders – Fahima Khatun (VC), Hafsa Khalid (C)
Bowlers – Fatima Sana Khan, Nashra Sandhu, Nahida Akter
Suggested Playing XI No.2 for Fantasy Cricket:
Keeper – Nuzhat Tumpa
Batters – Shaila Sharmin, Javeria Rauf (C), Ayesha Naseem
All-Rounders – Ritu Moni (VC), Fahima Khatun, Hafsa Khalid
Bowlers – Fatima Sana Khan, Nashra Sandhu, Syeda Aroob Shah, Nahida Akter
Expert Advice:
The recent performance against India A Women shows how far the Bangladesh team are in terms of quality. Things might not change much for them against the Pakistan Emerging team. Most of the players in the Pakistan team have good numbers in domestic tournaments.
Probable Winners:
Pakistan Emerging Women’s team is likely to win this match.
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