Women's Asia Cup 2024: Match 2, IND-W vs PAK-W Match Prediction – Who will win today’s match between IND-W vs PAK-W?

India Women (IND-W) will clash against Pakistan Women (PAK-W) in Match 02 of the Women's Asia Cup T20 2024 at the Rangiri Dambulla International Cricket Stadium in Dambulla on July 19. Both teams are placed in Group A alongside Nepal and UAE. 

The Harmanpreet Kaur-led side is coming off a sensational performance in the multi-format series against South African women at home. In the T20Is, the side suffered a 12-run defeat in the first match. After the second match was abandoned, the hosts came back strong in the third game and managed to win it by 10 wickets.  

On the other hand, archrivals Pakistan Women were on a tour to England for a white-ball series back in the month of May. In three T20Is, Nida Dar & Co. lost all the games by a significant margin and then went on to lose the ODIs by a 2-0 margin. The side will look to put the past performances behind them and try to give their best in the eight-team tournament.

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Match Details 

Pitch Report

The Rangiri Dambulla surface is historically on the slower side with the spinners getting help. For the seamers, the strip offers a good amount of bounce making it hard for the batters to be anticipatory while batting. The team that wins the toss will look to bat first and try to put on a defendable score on the board. 

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Head-to-Head Record

IND-W vs PAK-W Probable Playing 11

India Women (IND-W):

Shafali Verma, Smriti Mandhana, Dayalan Hemalatha, Jemimah Rodrigues, Harmanpreet Kaur (C), Richa Ghosh (WK), Deepti Sharma, Pooja Vastrakar, Radha Yadav, Shreyanka Patil, Renuka Thakur Singh

Pakistan Women (PAK-W):

Omaima Sohail, Muneeba Ali (WK), Sidra Amin, Aliya Riaz, Nida Dar (C), Sana Fatima, Diana Baig, Sadia Iqbal, Tuba Hassan, G Feroza, Ayesha Zafar

Probable Top Performers from IND-W vs PAK-W

Probable Best Batter of the Match

Indian team's vice-captain and opener Smriti Mandhana could be the best batter of the match against arch-rivals Pakistan women. Mandhana has been in an incredible run as she has been getting runs off her bat in all three formats. In the recent multi-format series, the left-hander finished as the second-highest run scorer in the three-match T20Is. She scored 100 runs in two innings, which also included an unbeaten innings of 54 runs. 

Probable Best Bowler of the Match

Deepti Sharma could be the best bowler in the upcoming game against Pakistan women. The 26-year-old allrounder has been one of India's main bowlers. With Deepti's experience and knack of picking wickets at regular intervals, the side will be relying on her to take them out of tricky situations whenever required. In the last T20I series against the Proteas, she picked three wickets in two innings. 

                  Today's Match Prediction: India Women to win the match

Scenario 1  

India Women win the toss and opt to bat

Powerplay: 40-50

IND-W: 140-150

India Women win the match

 Scenario 2  

Pakistan Women win the toss and opt to bat

Powerplay: 30-40

PAK-W: 130-140

India Women win the match

Disclaimer: The prediction is based on the understanding, analysis, and instinct of the author. While making your prediction, consider the points mentioned, and make your own decision.