Preview:
Zimbabwe Women and Thailand Women will lock horns against each other for the first T20I on Friday, August 27. The teams previously battled it out against each other for a four-match unofficial one-day series. Heading into the final one-dayer, Zimbabwe had the lead of 2-1 but Thailand bounced back to level the series.
The two teams will now be battling out against each other for the T20Is. Both Zimbabwe and Thailand would be eager to register a win and get an early lead in the three-match T20I series.
Match Details:
Zimbabwe Women vs Thailand Women, 1st T20I
Venue: Takashinga Sports Club, Highfield, Harare
Date & Time: August 27 at 4:00PM IST
Live Streaming: Zimbabwe Cricket Youtube Channel
Pitch Report:
The wicket can be a bit slower, the batters need to play the ball as late as possible. The wicket is expected to get better as the match progresses and whoever wins the toss should bowl first.
Probable Playing XIs for ZIM-W vs THA-W 11Wickets Fantasy Cricket
Thailand Women
Nattaya Boochatham, Wongpaka Liengprasert, Natthakan Chantham, Nannapat Koncharoenkai, Naruemol Chaiwai (c), Chanida Sutthiruang, Sornnarin Tippoch, Onnicha Kamchomphu, Ratanaporn Padunglerd, Thipatcha Puttawong, Suleeporn Laomi
Zimbabwe Women
Ashley Ndiraya, Christabel Chatonzwa, Modester Mupachikwa, Mary-Anne Musonda (c), Josephine Nkomo, Chiedza Dhururu, Precious Marange, Tasmeen Granger, Esther Mbofana, Loren Tshuma, Nomvelo Sibanda,
Top Picks for ZIM-W vs THA-W 11Wickets Fantasy Cricket
Naruemol Chaiwai can be a good pick for the match. She has chipped in 676 runs in the 39 T20I matches that she has played. In the one-dayers, she was the top run-getter of the tournament.
Mary-Anne Musonda, the skipper of the Zimbabwe squad will be determined to perform well for the team. She has scored 211 runs at an average of 30.14 in the 14 matches that she has played in the format.
Josephine Nkomo was the highest wicket-taker in the one-day series. She will be keen to take the momentum further. In the one-dayer matches, she scalped a total of 10 wickets.
Suggested Playing XI No.1 for ZIM-W vs THA-W 11Wickets Fantasy Cricket
Nannapat Koncharoenkai, Modester Mupachikwa, Naruemol Chaiwai(c), Mary-Anne Musonda(vc), Wongpaka Liengprasert, Sornnarin Tippoch, Precious Marange, Josephine Nkomo, Nomvelo Sibanda, Suleeporn Laomi, Onnicha Kamchomphu
Suggested Playing XI No.2 for ZIM-W vs THA-W 11Wickets Fantasy Cricket
Modester Mupachikwa, Naruemol Chaiwai, Mary-Anne Musonda, Natthakan Chantham, Chanida Sutthiruang, Josephine Nkomo(c), Nattaya Boochatham, Sornnarin Tippoch, Nomvelo Sibanda(vc), Suleeporn Laomi, Onnicha Kamchomphu
Captain and Vice-Captain Options:
Captain Options: Naruemol Chaiwai and Josephine Nkomo
Vice-Captain Options: Mary-Anne Musonda and Nomvelo Sibanda
