India vs Pakistan women's U-19 T20 Asia Cup LIVE Score: IND look to start campaign with victory
India vs Pakistan women's U19 T20 Asia Cup LIVE Score: The India U-19 women's team will be facing Pakistan U-19 women's team for the first time when they face off in the T20 Asia Cup in Kuala Lumpur on Sunday. This is the first time an U-19 women's Asia Cup is being played. A total of six teams are taking part in the competition.
Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka and hosts Malaysia are the other four teams. In the tournament opener, Sri Lanka have posted 153/4 in 20 overs against Malaysia with Manudi Nanayakkara scoring a 40-ball 74 not out. India have got the chance to do a double here.
The Indian team were crowned U-19 women's T20 World Cup champions under Shafali Verma in 2023. They also have the chance to be called Asia best in the inaugural edition. “I’ve seen women’s game grow a lot.
They’ve become a lot stronger and everyone would just want to be those hitters, and big run scorers. So power hitting plays a very major role now, because if you train very well in that, and have good bat speed, and timing, you would score runs." "We have had good training sessions before our arrival here in Malaysia and the players are looking forward to do well in the tournament. We will take one game at a time and the players are fully focused to showcase their talent in the tournament."Zoofishan Ayyaz (C), Komal Khan, Aleesa Mukhtiar, Areesha Ansari, Fatima Khan, Fizza Fiaz, Haniah Ahmer, Maham Anees, Mahnoor Zeb, Quratulain, Ravail Farhan, Rozina Akram, Shahar Bano, Tayyaba Imdad, Wasifa Hussain.Niki Prasad (c), Sanika Chalke, G Trisha, Kamalini G, Bhavika Ahire, Ishawari Awasare, Mithila Vinod, Joshitha VJ, Sonam Yadav, Parunika Sisodiya, Kesari Drithi, Aayushi Shukla, Anandita Kishor, MD Shabnam, Nandhana S.India are placed in Group
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