Shafali Verma and Mandhana are at the crease. Shafali Verma is on strike. Samaira will open the attack
Out come the players
Pitch report | Marina Iqbal: It's sunny and windy. 59 meters all around the ground. This pitch has little bit more grass cover. More green patches. It's dry and hard. Spinners have a huge role to play. There are some cracks in the good length area. Overall, it's a good track to bat.
Tanuja Kanwer was given her first T20I cap by Renuka Singh.
Harmanpreet: We wanted to bat only, happy with that. We'll just go with the flow and see how we start. Shreyanka is not playing, she got injured in the last game. In place of her, Tanuja is playing.
United Arab Emirates Women (Playing XI): Esha Rohit Oza(c), Theertha Satish(w), Rinitha Rajith, Samaira Dharnidharka, Kavisha Egodage, Khushi Sharma, Heena Hotchandani, Vaishnave Mahesh, Rithika Rajith, Lavanya Keny, Indhuja Nandakumar
Harmanpreet: We wanted to bat only, happy with that. We'll just go with the flow and see how we start. Shreyanka is not playing, she got injured in the last game. In place of her, Tanuja is playing.
United Arab Emirates Women have won the toss and have opted to field
Esha: We want to bowl first. It's a fresh wicket, we want to use that to our advantage and restrict them. It's important that you learn from the game before. There were quite a few errors in the field. Just want to stick to the basics. Same side.
United Arab Emirates Women have won the toss and have opted to field
In the only previous meeting between these two sides, India picked up a dominating 104-run win in the 2022 Asia Cup. UAE will have to take confidence from the fact that they have won 8 of their 15 T20Is this year with 4 losses and 3 games being abandoned. A win today for India will almost confirm their semifinal spot. They will have a forced change today because of a finger fracture to offie Shreyanka Patil.
Good afternoon! The weather is cricket-friendly and India go into this contest as favourites. UAE weren't able to put up a stiff challenge against Nepal. Can they turn up better today? It all depends on how well they bat against a quality Indian attack. Pitches here have generally been good for batting despite being reused so expect nothing different this afternoon.
Squads:
India Women Squad: Shafali Verma, Smriti Mandhana, Dayalan Hemalatha, Jemimah Rodrigues, Harmanpreet Kaur(c), Richa Ghosh(w), Deepti Sharma, Pooja Vastrakar, Radha Yadav, Shreyanka Patil, Renuka Thakur Singh, Uma Chetry, S Sajana, Arundhati Reddy, Asha Sobhana