NOB- Dubai news: The India girls team is ready for battle. The time has come for the first match of the T20 World Cup. Harmanpreet Sena in this World Cup in Dubai. New Zealand is facing in the Group-A match. This match will be played at 7.30 pm on 04.10.2024. All the teams in Group A are strong. With this, Team India is not in a position to take any match lightly. Fewer wins in the group matches will close the semi-finals. Australia is also in Group A. This is one of the strongest teams. It will definitely reach the semis and India and New Zealand have a chance as the second team. In the background of the first match between these two teams, it can be said that the winning team will have better chances of semis. So it is important for the Indian team to get off to a good start in the first match.
And when it comes to Harman Preet’s team, currently this team is in good form, they have won both the warm-up matches and are confident. But the batters are a bit weak. The top-3 batters Smritimandhana, Shefali Verma and Harmanpreet have the entire burden. This trio should definitely excel against the Kiwis. Jemima, on the other hand, is in good form. Richa Ghosh is key in the middle order. Her role was crucial in giving a sparkling finish to the innings. Deepti Sharma and Pooja Vastrakar are the all-round performers in the team. Both of them are in good form with the ball. Against the backdrop of favorable expectations for the Dubai pitch spinners, how Deepti along with Asha Shobhana and Radha Yadav perform will determine the outcome of the match. But looking at the T20 matches played against Team India and New Zealand earlier, it seems that the Indian team will have to work hard. India played a total of 13 T20s against New Zealand. In this, they won 4 matches and lost 9.
Final Teams (Estimated)
India: Smriti Mandhana, Shefali Verma, Harmanpreet (captain), Jemima Rodrigues, Richa Ghosh, Deepti Sharma, Pooja Vastrakar, Asha Shobhana, Shreyanka Patil, Radha Yadav, Renuka Singh.
New Zealand: Suzy Bates, Sophie Devine, Amelia Kerr, Brooke Halliday, Maddie Green, Leigh Kasparek, Fran Jonas, Jess Kerr, Molly Penfold, Hannah Rowe, Leah Tahuhu.
