NEW DELHI: Pakistan skipper Fatima Sana won the toss and opted to bat against India in their Women's T20 World Cup match in Dubai on Sunday.
Team India has altered their line-up, bringing in off-spinner Sajeevan Sajana in place of medium pacer Pooja Vastrakar, who is dealing with a minor injury.
As for Pakistan's playing XI, they have made a change as well, with leg spinner Syeda Aroob Shah coming in for medium pacer Diana Baig.
"We will bat first, put up a total on the board. Diana Baig misses out, that's the only change, she's replaced by Arooba. It's a big blow, but we've players who can do well in her absence. We'll try to put up a good total here. I'm excited to lead Pakistan against India," Sana said after winning the toss.
"We would have batted first as well, but we'll have to bowl well and restrict them. We have one change, Pooja is out with an injury, she's replaced by Sajana. We'll have to move forward with a positive approach, it's always how you bounce back and we've spoken about it. We will go out there and play some positive cricket," India skipper Harmanpreet Kaur said at the toss.
Teams:India Women: Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Smriti Mandhana, Shafali Verma, Jemimah Rodrigues, Richa Ghosh (wk), Deepti Sharma, Arundhati Reddy, S Sajana, Shreyanka Patil, Asha Sobhana, and Renuka Thakur Singh.Pakistan Women: Muneeba Ali(wk), Gull Feroza, Sidra Amin, Nida Dar, Aliya Riaz, Omaima Sohail, Fatima Sana (c), Tuba Hassan, Nashra Sandhu, Syeda Aroob Shah, and Sadia Iqbal.The TOI Sports Desk excels in a myriad of roles that capture the ...
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