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Deepti Sharma Sends Clear Message to Pakistan Before Asia Cup Showdown: ‘India Always One Step Ahead’
Pakistan need sharper batting to challenge India, whose openers Smriti Mandhana and Shafali Verma are in form.
- On Saturday, India faces Pakistan in their final Women's Asia Cup league game. Having already qualified for the semifinals, India is expected to step up intensity against traditional rivals while Pakistan remains in contention.
- Routinely scheduled Indo-Pak fixtures have often failed to match the off-field hype. At the Asian level, India remains dominant, though the side finished runner-up to Sri Lanka in the previous tournament edition.
- Ahead of the match, openers Smriti Mandhana and Shafali Verma looked in top form, with Mandhana recently scoring a century against Hong Kong. Skipper Harmanpreet Kaur seeks more time in the middle to convert starts.
- Pakistan struggles with over-reliance on captain Fatima Sana and opener Muneeba Ali. Despite defending 119 against Thailand, the team faced early powerplay pressure, though pace bowlers Nandani Sharma and Kranti Gaud offer improvement potential.
- India aims to improve in the shortest format following premature exits in the past two T20 World Cups. To challenge Australia's hegemony, the side must develop a deeper pool of power-hitters and fast bowlers.
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'India always one step ahead' - Deepti Sharma confident ahead of Pakistan clash in Women's Asia Cup
Deepti Sharma backed India’s balanced squad ahead of their Women’s Asia Cup clash against Pakistan, saying the team remains focused on its strengths. India have won both matches so far, while Pakistan defeated Thailand in their only outing.
·Noida, India
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Women’s Asia Cup: India favourites against arch-foes Pakistan - The Tribune
Having already made the semifinals, a far superior India will be expected to step up the intensity against traditional foes Pakistan in their final league game of the Women’s Asia Cup here on Saturday. Men or women, routinely scheduled Indo-Pak fixtures in multi-team events have not lived up to the off-field hype for a while […]
·Chandigarh, India
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