New Delhi, Online Desk. On Saturday, the Indian women’s cricket team will take on West Indies in their third match of the World Cup. The team had easily defeated Pakistan by 107 runs in the first match while in the second match they had to face defeat against New Zealand. West Indies, on the other hand, had registered victories against New Zealand and England in thrilling matches.
In the second match against New Zealand, the top order of the Indian team was struggling. This was the reason why the visiting team could not achieve the target of 261 runs. Team coach Shiv Sundar Das is confident that the top order will be in its form against the West Indies and Smriti and Shafali will get runs off the bat.
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Lynn will overtake Fulstone for most wickets in World Cup
All eyes will be on fast bowler Jhulan Goswami. He will have a chance to create history in this match. If she takes a wicket in this match, she will leave behind Lynn Fulstone in the list of most wickets in the World Cup. Apart from this, the team will need big scores from captain Mithali Raj and Smriti Mandhana. Shafali Verma can make a comeback for India in this match. In the last match, the team had missed Shafali.
The Indian team will have to be alert from West Indies all-rounder Stephanie Taylor. Taylor has impressed a lot with his performance. This is the player that every opposing team wants to get out early. Jhulan will have the responsibility of getting India to break through quickly.
Indian Team Probable Playing XI-
Mithali Raj (Captain), Harmanpreet Kaur (Vice-Captain), Smriti Mandhana, Shafali Verma, Yastika Bhatia, Deepti Sharma, Richa Ghosh (WK), Sneh Rana, Jhulan Goswami, Pooja Vastrakar, Rajeshwari Gaikwad
West Indies Playing XI-
Deandra Datin, Hayley Matthews, Kishia Knight, Stephanie Taylor (c), Shemaine Campbell (wk), Chadion Nation, Chinelle Henry, Aaliyah Allen, Shamilia Kanell, Anissa Mohammed, Shakira Selman.
