ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2020: Match 19, Group B, Pakistan vs Thailand: Fantasy Cricket Tips.

Match Details

The 19th match of the ICC Women’s T20 Fantasy Cricket World Cup 2020 will be played between Pakistan and Thailand at the Sydney Showground Stadium in Sydney.
The match will start at 3 PM local time (9.30 AM IST) (4 AM GMT). This match will be live on Star Sports 2 and Star Sports 2 HD. Live streaming will be available on Hotstar.

Preview for Fantasy

Pakistan and Thailand both have been knocked out of the World Cup already and this is merely a dead rubber. However, both the teams would be looking to end the fantasy games tournament on a high. Having said that, Pakistan are the clear favourites given the fact that Thailand Women are too new to this level and must have got an idea now and will be keen to put up an improved performance before bowling out of the competition.
The Javeria Khan-led side, however, would be disappointed to be knocked out after starting their campaign with a win over 2016 champions West Indies. But they went down against England and South Africa. Their regular skipper Bismah Maroof getting ruled out of the tournament didn’t help either.

Weather Report

The forecast is not encouraging for this game. There is more than 50% chance of rain at 3 PM local time and the showers are expected to come down consistently for the rest of the day. The match will either be shortened or it may get washed out too.

Pitch Report

Win the toss and bat first has been the template in the three matches at the Showground stadium. The spinners play a crucial role at the fantasy leagues venue and the pitch gets slower and slower as the game progresses.
Average first innings score: 137 (In three matches played at the venue in this World Cup)
Record of the chasing teams: Won – 0; Lost – 3
Injury & Availability News
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Probable Playing XIs

Pakistan Women

Muneeba Ali, Javeria Khan (C), Omaima Sohail, Nida Dar, Aliya Riaz, Sidra Nawaz, Iram Javed, Aiman Anwer, Diana Baig, Syeda Aroob Shah, Anam Amin.
Bench – Nahida Khan, Fatima Sana, Sadia Iqbal, Ayesha Naseem

Thailand Women

Nattakan Chantam, Nattaya Boochatham, Nannapat Koncharoenkai (WK), Naruemol Chaiwai, Sornnarin Tippoch (C), Onnicha Kamchomphu, Chanida Sutthiruang, Wongpaka Liengprasert, Suleeporn Laomi, Ratanaporn Padunglerd, Soraya Lateh.
Bench – Rosenan Kanoh, Phannita Maya, Thipatcha Puttawong, Suwanan Khiaoto.

Top Picks

Javeria Khan (82 runs) and Aliya Riaz (80 runs) have done well with the bat for Pakistan thus far. Muneeba Ali is also an exciting player and might look to attack the inexperienced Thailand bowlers. Diana Baig (5 wickets) has been brilliant with the ball while Nida Dar (5 wickets) and Aiman Anwer (6 wickets) have also been exceptional.
For Thailand, Nattakan Chantam and Nannapat Koncharoenkai have scored 47 and 45 runs respectively. With the ball, Suleeporn Laomi has been economical thus far.
Captain and Vice-Captain Selection:
Captain – Diana Baig, Muneeba Ali, Javeria Khan
Vice-Captain – Nida Dar, Aliya Riaz, Aiman Anwer

Suggested Playing XI No.1 for Fantasy Cricket:

Keeper – Nannapat Koncharoenkai
Batters – Javeria Khan (VC), Muneeba Ali, Nattakan Chantam
All-Rounders- Aliya Riaz, Nida Dar, Nattaya Boochatham
Bowlers- Diana Baig (C), Anam Amin, Aiman Anwer, Suleeporn Laomi