Women's World T20: Unchanged India decide to field first against Pakistan

Women's World T20: India won the toss opted to field first in their group league match against Pakistan. India have gone in with an unchanged team that beat New Zealand the other night.

Indian captain Harmanpreet Kaur won the toss and opted to bowl first against arch-rivals Pakistan in their second Group B match at Guyana.

India have gone in with the same playing XI that registered a comfortable 34-run win over New Zealand in the tournament opener couple of nights ago at the same venue.

"There's some moisture in the wicket so we hope to get a few early wickets," says the captain Harmanpreet Kaur

Though Indian have an upper hand over their neighbours in this format but the three times Pakistan have got the better of them have been in the T20 World Cup, with the last one being in New Delhi couple of years ago, that knocked India out of the competition.

Pakistan, on the other hand, have made one change in the side, which lost their opening encounter to Australia. Diana Beg has made a comeback into the playing XI.

“No [because] we don't get any extra points for winning the match. Or extra points deducted. So no extra pressure either," said Pakistan captain Javeria Khan on the pressure of playing India.

Pakistan Women (Playing XI): Nahida Khan, Ayesha Zafar, Omaima Sohail, Bismah Maroof, Javeria Khan(c), Nida Dar, Aliya Riaz, Sana Mir, Diana Baig, Sidra Nawaz(w), Anam Amin

India Women (Playing XI): Taniya Bhatia(w), Smriti Mandhana, Jemimah Rodrigues, Dayalan Hemalatha, Harmanpreet Kaur(c), Veda Krishnamurthy, Mithali Raj, Deepti Sharma, Radha Yadav, Arundhati Reddy, Poonam Yadav