Opener Shafali Verma is confident ahead of the IND vs PAK Women’s Asia Cup clash to be played on July 19 (Friday). The Women in Blue are the defending champions of the upcoming tournament, as they will look to defend their title in Sri Lanka.
“I am a right-hand batsman. My role in the team is an opening batsman. I think the preparations are good because we had a great South Africa series and we are all well prepared for Asia Cup. I hope our team does well and I can contribute for my team. You get confidence when you win the Asia Cup,” Shafali Verma said in a conversation with Star Sports.
“And we will surely try to do well in the Asia Cup and win it. I think my role is to go and use the power play. The team gets benefits a lot from the strike rate I play usually, So my role is to be settle at the middle and score for the team,” she added.
IND vs PAK Women’s Asia Cup clash
As stated above, Harmanpreet Kaur-led India faces Pakistan in the marquee encounter, which is Match 2 of the competition, as the big-ticket clash is expected to set the tone of the continental event. Notably, India enjoys a staggering 11-3 head-to-head record against Pakistan in WT20Is, with the most recent win in the 2023 T20 World Cup in South Africa, and, hence, they will start as overwhelming favourites.
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