Published: Dec 04, 2016, 11:17 AM (IST)
Edited: Dec 04, 2016, 02:32 PM (IST)
Hello and welcome to CricketCountry’s live coverage of Asian Cricket Council (ACC) Women’s Asia Cup T20 2016. The big finale of this extravaganza will be played between arch-rivals India and Pakistan, at the Asian Institute of Technology in Bangkok. Here, you will get all the live updates of this crackerjack of a contest. India Women are the hands-down favourites, remaining unbeaten throughout the tournament. Pakistan Women, on the other hand, are not a fallible side either, with a lot of skilled and experienced players in it. India Women, who earlier won the match against Pakistan in the group stage, will be confident to edge them out yet again, while Pakistan will look to take a sweet revenge beating them in the final and lifting the trophy.
Pakistan Women, just like their men’s counterpart, have a rich bowling attack. They have experienced Sana Mir leading the attack, while Nida Dar, Anam Amin and Asmavia Iqbal will look to continue the stellar show. Their batting, however, lacks balanced. Two players the team will be banking on are Bismah Maroof and Javeria Khan. Nonetheless, to win a high-intensity match such as the final, they will have to play well as a cohesive unit.
Indian Eves have a comparatively balanced side, with both the bowlers and batters sharing responsibilities equally. Jhulan Goswami, like always, will lead the bowling unit. Meanwhile, Anuja Patil, Poonam Yadav and Ekta Bisht will look to second fiddle the veteran Goswami. The nucleus of the batting undoubtedly is Mithali Raj, while the onus of providing the impetus at middle order will be on Harmanpreet Kaur. One concern for the side, though, is the form of Smriti Mandhana, who is struggling to find her feet.
Squads:
India: Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Ekta Bisht, Jhulan Goswami, Mansi Joshi, Veda Krishnamurthy, Smriti Mandhana, Meghna Singh, Shikha Pandey, Anuja Patil, Poonam Yadav, Nuzhat Parween, Preeti Bose, Mithali Raj, Vellaswamy Vanitha, Sushma Verma
Pakistan: Bismah Maroof (c), Javeria Khan, Aliya Riaz, Anam Amin, Asmavia Iqbal, Ayesha Zafar, Diana Baig, Iram Javed, Maham Tariq, Nahida Khan, Nain Abidi, Nida Dar, Sadia Yousuf, Sana Mir, Sidra Nawaz
