The 15th match of the 2022 ACC (Asian Cricket Council) Women’s T20 Championship will be played on June 21 between Qatar and Singapore at the UKM-YSD Cricket Oval, Bangi, Malaysia.
Head-to-Head
Qatar and Singapore have never played against each other. This will be the first T20I between them.
Squads
Qatar: Aysha (c), Hiral Agarwal, Raiha Arshad, Shahreen Bahadur, Saachi Dhadwal, Rizpha Bano Emmanuel (wk), Khadija Imtiaz, Trupti Kale (wk), Aleena Khan, Hiya Ladani, Angeline Mare, Rochelle Quyn, Shrutiben Rana, Sarrinah Siddiqui
Singapore: Shafina Mahesh (c) (wk), Chathurani Abeyratne, Ada Bhasin, Riyaa Bhasin, Diviya G K, Saumya Gurusinghe, Vinu Kumar, Vigineswari Pasupathy, Jocelyn Pooranakaran, Johanna Pooranakaran, Damini Ramesh, Ishita Shukla, Zay Hua Tan, Ananyapriya Venkata
Players to watch
Angeline Mare:
The right arm medium pace bowler from Qatar scalped 10/3 in four overs against Oman in her last match. She opened the bowling with her captain Aysha and bowled well with the new ball. Out of the three wickets, she claimed two in her first over of the match.
Hiral Agarwal:
The right arm off spinner from Qatar accounted for 1/3 in two overs in her last appearance against Oman. The wily bowler was the most economical bowler. She bowled as many as 11 dot balls, including one maiden over.
Vinu Kumar:
She won the player of the match for her all-round contributions in her last outing against Oman. She scored 38 runs off 45 balls, including four boundaries and picked up 20/2 in four overs. She is a right-handed middle order batter and a right arm medium pace bowler.
Shafina Mahesh:
The captain of Singapore led from the front in her last match against Oman. She mustered 19 runs off 22 balls, including three boundaries at the top of the order. With the ball, she claimed 36/2 in four overs. She is a right-handed batter and a right arm medium pace bowler.
Pitch
The last match that was played here yesterday saw more than 230 runs being scored. Nine wickets fell in the process. The team batting first won the match after posting 134/1 in 20 overs. The wicket is expected to offer another exciting contest between bat and ball today
Weather
The weather is expected to be cloudy with a stray thunderstorm. The average temperature will be around 31 degrees Celsius. As per the forecast, there is 55 percent chance of rain and 87 percent cloud cover. The wind will blow from the south.
Fantasy Playing XI
Rizpha Bano Emmanuel, Saachi Dhadwal, Vigineswari Pasupathy, Shahreen Bahadur, Shafina Mahesh, Aysha, Diviya GK, Vinu Kumar, Angeline Mare, Hiral Agarwal, Chathurani Abeyratne
Match details
Date: June 21, 2022
Time: 8AM IST
Venue: UKM-YSD Cricket Oval, Bangi, Malaysia
Live streaming: Female Cricket YouTube channel
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