Squads –
WI W –
Stafanie Taylor (c), Anisa Mohammed (vc), Aaliyah Alleyne, Shamilia Connell, Britney Cooper, Deandra Dottin, Chinelle Henry, Kycia Knight, Kyshona Knight, Hayley Matthews, Chedean Nation, Karishma Ramharack, Shakera Selman
PAK W –
Nahida Khan, Ayesha Zafar, Javeria Khan(c), Omaima Sohail, Iram Javed, Nida Dar, Aliya Riaz, Sidra Ameen, Diana Baig, Syeda Aroob Shah, Anam Amin, Javeria Rauf, Muneeba Ali, Aiman Anwer, Maham Tariq, Nashra Sandhu, Sidra Nawaz, Kainat Imtiaz, Natalia Pervaiz, Saba Nazir, Rameen Shamim, Fatima Sana, Sadia Iqbal, Kaynat Hafeez, Ayesha Naseem, Najiha Alvi
Team News –
WI W –
– West Indies won the 1st game of the 3 match series and will look to win the 2nd game and seal the series. They can go unchanged as their team was pretty perfect in the opening encounter.
– Teams Important players are Stephanie Taylor, Deandra Dottin and Hayley Mathews, all will be important with both bat as well as bowl.
– Hayley Mathews and Deandra Dottin will be the openers of team. Both are big hitters and have capability to win the match by their own. Both were out in the 30s last game.
– Captain Taylor will bat at 1 down. Team’s success this series will depend most on the top three. Taylor bowled just 2 overs and was out on 11(18b) in the opening encounter.
– Team has a very weak middle order with likes of Kycia Knight who will keep the Wickets. Chedean Nation can play some attacking strokes but is very inconsistent.
– Chinelle Henry is a good Allrounder and can do big hitting down the order. Anisa Mohammad can also bat.
– Anisa Mohammad, Hayley Mathews and Stephanie Taylor will be the spin option for the team.
– Shakera Selman, S Connell, Chinelle Henry and Deandra Dottin will lead the pace attack. Dottin didn’t bowled last game.
PAK W –
– Pakistan team lost the 1st game of the T20 series by 10 runs chasing an easy target of 136.
– Team can bring the performing players of A team like Ayesha Zafar and Omaima Sohail in the team after the Failure of Muneeba Ali and Javeria Rauf.
– Captain Khan will open along with Javeria Rauf. Javeria Khan is one of the most experienced player of the team with 1900+ runs. Rauf is not good as Ayesha Zafar and Omaima who are playing in A games.
– Muneeba Ali will bat at 1 down. Ali is a attacking cricketer and smashed 2 100s in their domestic circuit in 2020 but was very poor in the 1st game scoring 9 of 21 balls. She will keep the Wickets.
– Nida Dar and Iram Jayed will bat next followed by Ayesha Naseem and Aliya Riaz. All of them are good hitters of the ball especially Riaz and Ayesha Naseem.
– Anam Amin, Nida Dar and Nashra Sandhu will handle the spin department of the team. Amin was wicketless but is an excellent bowler.
– Diana Baig, Aliya Riaz and Fatima Sana will be the pace attack of team.
Probable XI –
WI W –
Deandra Dottin, Hayley Matthews, Stafanie Taylor (c), Kyshona Knight, Kycia Knight , Chedean Nation, Chinelle Henry, Aliya Alleyne, Shakera Selman, Shamilia Connell, Anisa Mohammed
PAK W –
Javeria Khan (C), Javeria Rauf, Muneeba Ali(wk), Nida Dar, Aliya Riaz, Iram Jayed, Ayesha Naseem, Diana Baig, Anam Amin, Fatima Sana, Nashra Sandhu
Pitch Report –
Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, Antigua
Wicket is heavy and will be slow throughout the game according to Pakistan Women captain Javeria Khan. Expect score around 120. Slow bowlers and spinners will play a big role.
Team Blueprint –
WK –
Kycia Knight ( Middle order + wk, experienced with 61 games, SR quite low of 78, 15(11b) last game, not much useful in SL )
Sidra Nawaz ( Lower order, doesn’t get chance to bat , will give points only with gloves, played with Pakistan A team last game )
Muneeba Ali (1 down, good attacking cricketer, 160 T20I runs, 9(21b) last game, will keep the Wickets )
BAT –
Deandra Dottin ( Open, RHB + Medium pacer, 3214 runs + 85 T20 Wickets, 185 runs + 2 Wickets in last series against England, 31(26b) last game, Must have)
Javeria Khan( Open, RHB, 1900 t20 runs, can also bowl some off spin, 56 in last game against South Africa, 7 last game, Must)
Nahida Khan(Opener, played just 1 game last series, 600+ t20 runs, SR is a bit less 79, player with Pakistan A last game)
Britney Cooper(4-5 down, RHB, 611 T20 runs but SR very low of 79 , no use of picking her in SL, didn’t played last game)
Omaima Sohail ( Open/2 down, good Striker of the ball, 315 t20 runs, poor form last series, played with Pakistan A team last game)
C Nation( 3-4 down, RHB, 30(36b) against England last series, can play some attacking strokes,14(13b) last game )
Ayesha Nasim ( Middle order, was excellent last series with 66 runs Batting at a lower position striking at 130, 45(33b) last game)
ALL –
Stephanie Taylor( 1 down, RHB + off spin, best Allrounder in world cricket, 5433 runs + 186 Wickets in T20 cricket, 5 Wickets + 78 runs in England series, 11(18b) + 2 overs last game, Must have)
Hayley Mathews( Open, RHB + off spin, very experienced, 2200 runs + 110 Wickets in T20 career, 128 runs + 12 Wickets this WBBL, 32(28b) + 1w last game, Must have)
Aliya Riaz( Lower Middle order, RHB + Medium pacer, can hit the ball big, 490 runs + 17 Wickets in T20s, Must )
Nida Dar( 2 down, RHB + Off spin, experienced with 101 Wickets and 1300 runs in T20I Cricket, 2 Wickets last game, Must have)
Kainat Imtiaz( Middle order + Medium pacer, was good last series with 79 runs in 3 games, played with Pakistan A team last game )
C Henry(Lower order batter + Right Arm medium pacer, bowls good variations, 168 runs + 7 Wickets in T20 career, good GL pick but didn’t bowled last game )
BOWL –
Anisa Mohammad( Off spin, very experienced with 119 t20 Wickets, playing after a long break, wicketless last game )
Anam Amin ( Slow left arm, 58 t20 Wickets in 56 innings, 4 Wickets in 3 games against SA last series, bowls in powerplay)
Diana Baig ( Right Arm medium fast, known for swing, 9 Wickets in 3 games against SA in ODI series recently, very good with the new ball, 1w last game)
S Connell( Right Arm Fast, 34 Wickets in 60 games, 7 Wickets in 5 games against England last series, 3 Wickets last game)
Nashra Sandhu(Left arm orthodox, good bowler, very economical but getting less Wickets, 1w last game)
Aiman Anwar ( Right Arm medium fast, 25 Wickets for Pakistan, 3 in last series, played with Pakistan A team last game picking 2 Wickets)
Shakira Selman( Right Arm medium, 50 t20 Wickets, 6 Wickets against England last series)
Sadia Iqbal (Left arm orthodox, very talented bowler, 4 Wickets in 4 games played so far )
Fatima Sana ( Right Arm medium, will bowl in death so becomes an important pick, 2 Wickets last game)
C/VC Options –
WI W –
Stephanie Taylor
Deandra Dottin
Hayley Mathews
PAK W –
Nida Dar
Javeria Khan
Aliya Riaz