Date and Day: 26 October 2019, Saturday.
Match 1 – Bangladesh Women v/s Pakistan Women
Time: 2:30 PM IST.
Venue: Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore.
The Bangladesh Women Tour of Pakistan is set to begin on the 26th of October 2019. The Pakistan women will play in three-match T20I series and two-match ODI series all at the Lahore’s Gaddafi Stadium.
Preview
Pakistan women’s team would be hosting an International game on its home soil after a very long time when the Bangladesh tour begins in Lahore. Both the teams are coming off the opposite ends of the spectrum, The Pakistan women’s team has not played an international match for the past five months. Bangladesh women’s team is coming to this series after winning the ICC women’s T20 The qualifier, winning the qualifier with quite some ease, being the best team in the tournament.
Team News
The return of all-rounder Rumana Ahmed will boast the team, Rumana was not a part of the ICC women’s T20 Qualifiers due to a knee injury. A few players who were a part of the Qualifier squad for Bangladesh women team have missed out on being in the actual squad but have been named in the standby players list.
For Pakistan Nida Dar will not be part of the squad as she is playing in the WBBL Season five. Anam Amin, Ayesha Zafar, Diana Baig, Nahida Khan, Saba Nazir, Sadia Iqbal, and Aiman Anwar has been included in the squad for Pakistan.
Weather and Pitch Forecast
The weather forecast for the matchday is excellent and we will get to see a full game. The pitch is much likely to aid the spinners like most of the subcontinent pitches.
Head to Head
In the previous five games, Pakistan women’s team has beaten Bangladesh women’s team in three games, losing one game, while one game between these two teams was abandoned.
Played-5, Pakistan-3, Bangladesh-1, Abandoned-1
Bangladesh Women Squad
Salma Khatun, Rumana Ahmed, Jahanara Alam, Shamima Sultana (Wk), Ayesha Rahman, Nigar Sultana, Sanjida Islam, Lata Mondol, Panna Ghosh, Ekka Mollik, Sharmin Sultana, Khadija Tul Kubra, Fargana Haque Pinki, Sharmin Sultana Supta, Shanjida Akther.
Bangladesh Women Probable XI
Sanjida Islam, Ayasha Rahman, Nigar Sultana (WK), Sharmin Akhter, Fargana Hoque, Rumana Ahmed, Jahanara Alam, Lata Mondal, Salma Khatun (C), Khadija Tul Kubra, Panna Ghosh
Pakistan Squad
Bismah Maroof, Aliya Riaz, Anam Amin, Ayesha Zafar, Diana Baig, Iram Javed, Javeria Khan, Kainat Imtiaz, Nahida Khan, Omaima Sohail, Saba Nazir, Sadia Iqbal, Sana Mir, Sidra Amin, Sidra Nawaz
Pakistan Women Probable XI
Ayesha Zafar, Omaima Sohail, Javeria Khan, Bismah Maroof (C), Nahida Khan, Aliya Riaz, Anam Amin, Sidra Nawaz (WK), Sana Mir, Kainat Imtiaz, Diana Baig.
Fantasy players
Nigar Sultana, Bismah Maroof, Ayesha Rahman, Sanjida Islam, Rumana Ahmed, Jahanara Alam, Sana Mir, Salma Khatun, Khadija Tul Kubra, Aliya riaz.
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