Women’s Asia Cup 2022
The Indian women’s team will play its fifth match against Bangladesh today under the leadership of Harmanpreet Kaur. The threat to the Indian team has increased after the defeat against Pakistan. Because after this defeat in the Women’s Asia Cup, Pakistan reached close to India in the points table. If the Indian women’s team has to face defeat today, then the number one crown can be snatched from the hands of the Indian women’s team.
Pakistan defeated the Indian women’s team by 13 runs in the high-voltage match between India and Pakistan on Friday. This is India’s first defeat at the hands of Pakistan in the Asia Cup and it is India’s third defeat against Pakistan in T20 cricket. In the 2016 T20 World Cup, India had to face defeat at the hands of Pakistan. Therefore, today’s match is going to be very important for the Indian women’s team. It will be a do-or-die for the Indian team, if India loses today, then Pakistan or Bangladesh can snatch the No. 1 crown from them.
Talking about the points table, India has won three matches out of four matches and has captured the top order in the points table with six points. Pakistan has 4 points in the B-point table. Although the Indian team is ahead of the Pakistan team due to net run rate. India’s net run rate is +2.480, while Pakistan’s is +1.684. On the other hand, Bangladesh is in the third position with 4 points and a net run rate of +1.829. Today’s defeat or victory of the Indian team is going to be very important for both these teams. A defeat by India can give a big advantage to both these teams.
India lost against Bangladesh in 2018.
The Bangladesh team can become a big threat to India in the Women’s Asia Cup. Bangladesh changed the course of the match last time by defeating India in the final match. Not only this, Bangladesh was the only team to beat India in the group stage as well. Before 2018, 6 editions of the Women’s World Cup were played and every time India won the title, but in the last edition, Bangladesh ended this winning streak of Team India.
