India women will play against Pakistan women in their first game at the 2022 ICC Women’s World Cup on Sunday, March 6. The match between the bitter rivals will be played at the Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui and will start at 6 pm. :30 AM (IST).
Both the sides will come into this fixture after registering victories in their two warm-up games and look to start the World Cup campaign on a positive note by winning this game.
India will go down as the favorites in this game, courtesy their star-studded squad, which is their T20 captain Harmanpreet Kaur. She also has many match winners in her team in the form of Shafali Verma, Smriti Mandhana and Mithali Raj. Veteran campaigner Jhulan Goswami will lead India’s bowling attack in the marquee event.
Pakistan women also have many world class players like Javeria Khan, Nida Dar and Alia Riaz.
Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui, Pitch Report
The Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui pitch is known to support the batsmen. However, the batsmen have to control them during the first ten overs and be selective about their shots. The pacer will be able to extract swing during the opening overs of the match. Spinners will come into play as the match progresses. The bowlers will have to put extra effort on the field to take wickets.
Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui Record (ODI)
- Total matches played: 15
- Matches won by teams batting first: 8
- Matches won by teams batting second: 7
- Average first innings score at this venue: 256
- Average second innings score at this venue: 233
- Highest total recorded: 371/7 (50 overs) New Zealand v Sri Lanka
- Minimum Total Record: 161/10 (44.2 Overs) New Zealand Women vs India Women
- Highest score chased: 300/5 (47.1 overs) by New Zealand vs India
- Minimum score protected: 149/7 (25 overs) Australia Women v New Zealand Women
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