Published: Feb 13, 2017, 08:00 AM (IST)
Edited: Feb 13, 2017, 09:58 AM (IST)
India take on Zimbabwe in the Match 17, Group A of the ICC Women’s Qualifier 2017 at The P Sara Sara Oval, Colombo. The live cricket streaming of the match will be available on icc-cricket.com. India have been dominant in throughout the tournament. They started off the campaign with a thumping 114-run win over hosts Sri Lanka. In their next match, they bowled Thailand out for just 55 and won the match by 9 wickets with over 37 overs to spare. They continued their dominance by beating Ireland by 125 runs in their next match. They will hope that they can continue their winning run against Zimbabwe as well. IND vs ZIM, ICC Women’s World Cup Qualifier 2017, Preview
Zimbabwe have not been in the best of forms. They have won just one out of their three matches. Their lone victory came against Thailand. When pitted against stronger teams like Ireland and Sri Lanka, they have always finished second best. A win against India in this match will surely be a huge upset. With the form that India are in, it seems unlikely, but it is very much possible. The top two run-getters in the tournament are from India. Deepti Sharma has scored 143 runs from two matches, while MD Thirush Kamini at second place smashed an unbeaten 113 against South Africa and finds herself in second position.
As far as the wicket-takers are concerned Isobel Joyce leads the way with 5 wickets from two games. For India, Ekta Bisht with 4 wickets is the highest wicket-taker. For Zimbabwe, Loren Tshuma with 4 wickets is the leading wicket-taker.
