Bangladesh A Vs Pakistan A Fantasy Prediction – BAN W vs PK W A Pitch Report, Playing XI for Women’s Emerging Asia Cup

Bangladesh A Vs Pakistan A Match Preview & Prediction

• Bangladesh A take on Pakistan A in the 2^nd semi-final of the ACC Emerging Women’s Asia Cup, 2023

• The game will be played at the Mission Road Ground in Mong Kok, Hong Kong

• Bangladesh A topped their group, while Pakistan A finished 2^nd in their group, though both teams had equal number of points at the end of the group stage

Bangladesh A Vs Pakistan A Pitch Report:

Mission Road Ground in Mong Kok, Hong Kong

• The average 1^st innings total here across the previous 5 games has been 92 runs

• The team batting 1^st has gone on to win 5 out of the last 8 games played at this venue

• Spinners have accounted for 31 out of the 37 wickets to have been picked by bowlers across the previous 3 games at this venue

Squads:

Bangladesh A: Lata Mondal (c), Sobhana Mostary, Murshida Khatun, Nahida Akter, Fariha Islam, Shanjida Akther Maghla, Disha Biswas, Rabeya Khan, Shorna Akter, Rubya-Haider Jhilik, Sultana Khatun, Marufa Akter, Dilara Akter, Sathi Rani

Pakistan A: Fatima Sana (c), Anoosha Nasir, Eyman Fatima, Gul Feroza, Gull Rukh, Lubna Behram, Najiha Alvi, Natalia Pervaiz, Sadaf Shamas, Shawaal Zulfiqar, Syeda-Aroob Shah, Tuba Hassan, Umme Hani, Yusra Amir

BAN W vs PK W A Top Picks & Differential Picks:

BAT:

Murshida Khatun (BAN), LHB:

• She was the POTM in BAN A’s only completed fixture this season having top scored with her unbeaten knock of 57(44)*

• She was the POTM when these 2 teams met during the previous season of this competition for her excellent knock of 69 runs

• She’s never played against Pakistan in a T20I, but has a best score of 44 in ODIs vs them

Eyman Fatima (PAK), RHB:

• Her selection percentage is quite low ahead of this game, but she’s by far Pakistan A’s best batter on current form

• She was Pakistan U19s’ leading run-getter during the U19 WC

• She has come into this tournament on the back of an outstanding knock of 74 against some of the best bowlers in Pakistan during their domestic T20 competition

AR:

Fatima Sana (PAK), RHB/RAM:

• She returned with impressive figures of 7-0-39-2 when these 2 teams met during the previous season of this competition

• She’s yet to play in a T20I vs Bangladesh, but has been amongst the wickets in both of her outings vs them in ODIs

• She’s the only player in this Pakistan A squad to have played in an overseas T20 league (CPL)

Syeda-Aroob Shah (PAK), All Rounder- RHB/RALB:

• She returned with the best figures by a PAK A bowler in their only win this season: 4-0-16-2

• She returned with excellent figures of 10-0-35-2 when she took on BAN A during the previous season of this competition

• She made her ODI debut vs Bangladesh, and returned with brilliant figures of 10-0-37-2

Rabeya Khan (BAN), RALB:

• She was the only BAN A bowler to have picked multiple wickets in their only completed game of this season

• She had the best bowling figures when these 2 teams met during the previous edition of this competition: 2.4-0-5-3

• She accounted for the wickets of 2 of the current PAK A squad members in that game, Fatima Sana & Syeda-Aroob Shah

• She’s been amongst the wickets in 5 out of her 6 T20I outings

Shorna Akter (BAN), RHB/RALB:

• Her selection percentage for this game might be on the lower side but her ability to dominate the best of bowling attacks coupled with her quality leg-breaks make her a top pick

• She single handedly led BAN U19s to victory against a strong IND U19 bowling attack during the warm up fixture of the U19 WC, with her unbeaten knock of 78(49)*

• She has accounted for the wickets of Healy & Bezuidenhout in her T20I career

Differential:

Sultana Khatun (BAN), OS:

• She returned with impressive figures of 4-0-10-1 in BAN A’s only win of this season

• She’s been amongst the wickets in 3 out of her 4 international outings

• PAK A batters lost 5 wickets at an average of 8 against off spin in their game vs Nepal. With Sultana being the only off spinner in the BAN A side, she’s likely to cause a lot of trouble to the PAK A batters

BOWL:

Tuba Hassan (PAK), RHB/RALB:

• She had a decent all-round outing when these 2 teams met during the previous edition of this competition: 7-0-23-1 & 21 runs

• She returned with excellent figures of 4-0-23-2 vs Nepal

• She’s Pakistan’s 3^rd highest wicket-taker with 17 wickets, since making her T20I debut last year

Nahida Akter (BAN), LAO:

• She returned with excellent figures of 9-3-16-2 when these 2 teams met during the previous edition of this competition

• She’s picked 8 wickets at an average of 16.12 across 7 T20I outings vs Pakistan

• She bowled a very tidy spell of 4-0-9-1 vs Malaysia

Marufa Akter (BAN), RAM:

• She’ll take the new ball for BAN A, and will also bowl 2 out of the last 3 overs of the innings

• She returned with figures of 4-1-16-1 in the game vs Malaysia

• She returned with impressive figures of 3-0-27-2 during the warm-up fixture vs Pakistan ahead of the T20 WC this year

Differential:

Umme Hani (PAK), OS:

• BAN A struggled the most vs off spin in their game vs Malaysia, which makes Hani a very good pick being the only off spinner in the PAK A squad

• She returned with brilliant figures of 4-1-10-1 vs Nepal

• With 5 wickets to her name, she was the joint 2^nd highest wicket-taker during Pakistan’s most recent domestic T20 competition

BAN W vs PK W A Safe Captaincy Picks:

Marufa Akter (BAN), Bowler- RAM

Tuba Hassan (PAK), All Rounder- RHB/RALB

BAN W vs PK W A Differential Captaincy Picks:

Syeda-Aroob Shah (PAK), All Rounder- RHB/RALB

Murshida Khatun (BAN), Batter- LHB

BAN W vs PK W A Base Team:

BAT: Murshida Khatun, Eyman Fatima

AR: Shorna Akter, Rabeya Khan, Fatima Sana, Syeda-Aroob Shah

BOWL: Nahida Akter, Marufa Akter, Tuba Hassan

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