At the ongoing SouthEast Asian (SEA) Games, for match no. 6 of Women’s Twenty20 International (W-T20I), Myanmar and Thailand are set to lock horns at the AZ Group Cricket Oval, Phnom Penh, on the 9th of May, 2023, at 1:00 PM Indian Standard Time (IST).
Both Myanmar and Thailand are seeded in Group A, and while the latter, with 4 points coming off successive wins, leads the points table, Myanmar will walk out for their first game of the tournament against Thailand on May 9, 2023.
Squads:
Myanmar – Aye Moe, Lin Htun, May San, Theint Soe, Khin Min-Myat, Pan Phyu, Thae PO, Wa Nadi, Zin Kyaw, Zon Lin, Zar Thoon, Zar Win, Htet Aung, Htwe Neaung, Thae Aung
Thailand – Aphisara Suwanchonrathi, Banthida Leephatthana, Naruemol Chaiwai, Natthakan Chantham, Rosenan Kanoh, Chanida Sutthiruang, Kanyakorn Bunthansen, Nattaya Boochatham, Sornnarin Tippoch, Nannapat Koncharoenkai, Nanthita Boonsukham, Onnicha Kamchomphu, Phannita Maya, Suleeporn Laomi, Sunida Chaturongrattana, Thipatcha Putthawong
Players to watch out:
Theint Soe
The 22-year-old spin all-rounder, in T20Is, has accumulated 66 runs in 9 innings with the bat, while taking 5 wickets in 7 bowling innings. Expect promising starts from Soe with the bat and consistent performance with the ball.
Khin Min-Myat
The 21-year-old has scored 136 runs in 10 T20I innings, with an average of 15.11 and a highest score of 57. On the bowling front, she has taken a wicket in a couple of outings. Khin’s last T20I game was back in 2019, but expect her to be included in the starting XI.
Nattaya Boochatham
The 36-year-old has struck 85 wickets in 63 T20I innings with the ball, while scoring 546 runs in 49 innings with the bat. In the series, Nattaya has registered scores of 25, 18, and 3 with the bat, and her bowling figures include 3/7, 0/16, 1/3, and 2/12.
Thipatcha Putthawong
The 19-year-old, left-arm spinner, has picked up 32 wickets in 27 bowling innings with an economy rate of 4.64 and has got the best figures of 4/3. In the tournament, she has shown great form with figures of 4/3 and 3/3 in two outings.
Pitch:
The 22 yards at the AZ Group Cricket Oval, Phnom Penh offer significant assistance to bowlers, particularly the pacers, resulting in an average score in the 40s. Even set batters find it challenging to score runs on this pitch, as the conditions continue to pose difficulties.
Weather:
There’s rain on the radar, and it is expected to persist throughout the day, so it is highly unlikely that we have a game on our hands. However, the temperature is forecasted to hover around the early 30s (°C), with light winds and a humidity of 72%.
Fantasy playing XI:
Nannapat Koncharoenkai, Natthakan Chantham, Naruemol Chaiwai, Khin Min-Myat, Theint Soe, Nattaya Boochatham, Sornnarin Tippoch, Chanida Sutthiruang, Thae Aung, Onnicha Kamchomphu, Thipatcha Putthawong
Match details:
Date – May 9, 2023
Time – 1:00 PM IST
Venue – AZ Group Cricket Oval, Phnom Penh
Broadcast – All T20I games from the SouthEast Asian Games will be streamed live and for free on the FanCode app and website.