BANW vs PAKW Live Score: Bangladesh women are all set to lock horns with Pakistan women in the second T20I of the three-match T20I series at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram on Friday. After securing a blistering win in the first fixture, Bangladesh women will now enter the second T20I raring with confidence. Captain Nigar Sultana will be hoping that the side can continue their excellent form in this fixture.
After registering a humiliating defeat in the first t20I, Pakistan women will enter the second T20I with low confidence. The management will not be happy with the team’s performance as they were outclassed by Bangladesh in all three departments of the game. The home team will hope to extend their lead of 1-0 after winning the second T20I today.
BANW vs PAKW Teams Preview
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The home side will not make any changes to their Playing XI as they will be boosted with confidence from their first win. In the batting order, they will rely on the services of Captain Nigar Sultana to deliver for the team. Nigar will get valuable support from openers Shamima Sultana, Murshida Khatun, wicketkeeper-batsman Nigar Sultana, and Sobhana Mostary to score the bulk of the runs in this fixture.
In their last fixture, Nigar Sultana led from the forefront with the bat & finished the innings with high scores of 26 not out off 28 balls with the help of three fours. Besides Sultana, Murshida Khatun too scored 30 runs off 40 balls with two fours. On the bowling front, the onus will be on Marufa Akter along with the spin quartet of Shorna Akter, Nahida Akter, Sultana Khatun, and Rabeya Khan to claim timely breakthroughs and dismantle the visitors’ batting line.
In their previous clash, Left-arm bowler Nahid Akhter was the standout bowler for Bangladesh Women as she ended her stint with 5 for 8 in 3.4 overs. Besides Nahida, Sultana Khatun, Rabeya Khan, and Shorna Akter bowled well and claimed one wicket apiece.
Bangladesh Predicted Playing XI:
Nigar Sultana (c & wk), Nahida Akter, Sobhana Mostary, Shamima Sultana, Ritu Moni, Shorna Akter, Fahima Khatun, Murshida Khatun, Rabeya Khan, Marufa Akter, Sultana Khatun
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The team management will hope to see the players bounce back & display a much better performance in this do-or-die fixture on Friday. Because of a poor show in the first fixture, the management will hope that senior players can show responsibility & deliver with the bat in this fixture.
In the batting order, the visitors will rely on the likes of Bismah Maroof, Sidra Ameen, Iram Javed, Muneebad Ali, Aliya Riaz, and captain Nida Dar to score the bulk of the runs and help the side post a respectable total on the board.
On the bowling front, the onus of scalping wickets will be on the likes of Nida Dar, Sadia Iqbal, Nashra Sandhu, and Umm-e-Hani who will aim to return with timely breakthroughs In the previous match, Nashra Sandhu and Umm-e-Hani bowled well and claimed one wicket apiece.
Pakistan Predicted Playing XI:
Sidra Ameen, Muneeba Ali (wk), Bismah Maroof, Nida Dar (c), Aliya Riaz, Iram Javed, Natalia Pervaiz, Umm-e-Hani, Diana Baig, Nashra Sandhu, Sadia Iqbal
BANW vs PAKW Pitch & Weather Conditions
The wicket prepared for the game is favorable for the spinners while the batters will have to slog for scoring runs on this slow pitch. The weather forecast for this fixture is bright & sunny.
The team winning the toss will opt to bowl first & restrict the opponents to a total below average. The opening clash of the T20I series was won by the team batting second. So chasing is a good option on the Chattogram pitch.
BANW vs PAKW Match Prediction
The first match of the T20I series turned out to be a one-sided affair where the home team outclassed Pakistan women in every department. In these conditions, Bangladesh women would have enough firepower in the spin department which can easily derail Pakistan’s lineup. On the other hand, Pakistani women have to up their game & deliver with both bat & ball. So in this condition, we predict Bangladesh women to win this clash.
Prediction: Bangladesh Women to win this clash
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