<p>India Women cricket team is heavily depended on spinners in the middle overs and even the bowlers have performed at par in the series against New Zealand’s White Ferns, ODI skipper Mithali Raj said on the eve of the three-match T20I series, beginning on February 6.</p>

<p>Spinners, who adapted to challenging conditions in the Kiwiland, helped the touring side clinch the ODI series by 2-1. Ekta Bisht (3, 32) (2, 14) (0, 29), Deepti Sharma (2, 27) (2, 51) (0, 19) and&nbsp;Poonam Yadav&nbsp;(3, 42) (2, 38) (1, 31) worked in tandem to run through the Kiwi batting in the three matches.</p>

<p>"It is good to see spinners bowling very well in the series because it is something lot of people have asked me earlier — how the spinners are going to be effective on this soil, in these conditions."&nbsp;</p>

<p>India definitely has heavily depended on spinners in the middle overs and they have not disappointed in the series because when it came to the first two games, they controlled the middle overs and got those wickets for us," Mithali told ANI.</p>

<p>With the third game against White Ferns on February 1, Mithali became the first-ever woman cricketer to play 200 one-day internationals.</p>

<p>The 36-year-old, who has seen the hard difficult days when women's cricket was not given the due, considers herself fortunate and grateful to have come so far, saying, "I have never seen this coming when I first took up the bat but yes it has always been an honour and pride to represent the country for so many years and seeing women's cricket go through the transition."</p>

<p>"I have had made my debut under the WCI, now we are under the BCCI. Today where women cricketers are, I think young children can look up to them as role models. The standard in women’s game has improved vastly coming from say 150 to 200 to 300 total, it will only get better and better," she said.</p>

<p>"I am thankful to all those people who have had played an important part in shaping my career. I will continue to invest in those reasons or the factors that have kept me going all these years whether it is adapting to different conditions or situations and of course the responsibility of the team. I have seen highs and lows, which I believe is part of a long career," Mithali said.</p>

<p>India managed only one win when they last visited New Zealand in 2006, the first time the teams had ever played a bilateral ODI series in the Kiwiland. Now 13 years later, the only remaining players who can link to the tour of 2006 are India's two top cricketers Mithali&nbsp;and&nbsp;Jhulan Goswami.</p>

<p>Coming with a relatively new team and new setup, Mithali said, "Coming after 11 or 12 years a lot has changed over the years in terms of players, coming under the BCCI, under the ICC.</p>

<p>The number of matches which has increased has only helped players who kind of have a form can continue it and players who are in search of a form will always have more matches that they can always get back to."</p>

<p>The ODI skipper wanted to clean sweep the series by 3-0 as that would have put India Women at number two in the rankings. However, as the team still has two more series, Mithali is hopeful to gather more points.</p>

<p>India are slated to play three ODIs, part of ICC Women's Championship, and three T20Is against England.</p>

<p>The series will be hosted at the Wankhede Stadium&nbsp;in Mumbai on February 22, 25 and 28. The T20I series will be played at the&nbsp;Barsapara Cricket Stadium&nbsp;in Guwahati on March 4, 7 and 9.</p>

<p>"We are playing England at home, conditions will be favouring us. England are a good side, one of the top teams and they will give us a good fight. The Indian team is in a good form, momentum that we would love to carry in our home series."&nbsp;</p>

<p>India Women and Men will begin their T20I double-header series against New Zealand's White Ferns and Black Caps on February 6 at the Westpac Stadium in Wellington.&nbsp;</p>


India Women cricket team is heavily depended on spinners in the middle overs and even the bowlers have performed at par in the series against New Zealand’s White Ferns, ODI skipper Mithali Raj said on the eve of the three-match T20I series, beginning on February 6.

India Women cricket team is heavily depended on spinners in the middle overs and even the bowlers have performed at par in the series against New Zealand’s White Ferns, ODI skipper Mithali Raj said on the eve of the three-match T20I series, beginning on February 6. Spinners, who adapted to challenging conditions in the Kiwiland, helped the touring side clinch the ODI series by 2-1. Ekta Bisht (3, 32) (2, 14) (0, 29), Deepti Sharma (2, 27) (2, 51) (0, 19) and Poonam Yadav (3, 42) (2, 38) (1, 31) worked in tandem to run through the Kiwi batting in the three matches. "It is good to see spinners bowling very well in the series because it is something lot of people have asked me earlier — how the spinners are going to be effective on this soil, in these conditions." India definitely has heavily depended on spinners in the middle overs and they have not disappointed in the series because when it came to the first two games, they controlled the middle overs and got those wickets for us," Mithali told ANI. With the third game against White Ferns on February 1, Mithali became the first-ever woman cricketer to play 200 one-day internationals. The 36-year-old, who has seen the hard difficult days when women's cricket was not given the due, considers herself fortunate and grateful to have come so far, saying, "I have never seen this coming when I first took up the bat but yes it has always been an honour and pride to represent the country for so many years and seeing women's cricket go through the transition." "I have had made my debut under the WCI, now we are under the BCCI. Today where women cricketers are, I think young children can look up to them as role models. The standard in women’s game has improved vastly coming from say 150 to 200 to 300 total, it will only get better and better," she said. "I am thankful to all those people who have had played an important part in shaping my career. I will continue to invest in those reasons or the factors that have kept me going all these years whether it is adapting to different conditions or situations and of course the responsibility of the team. I have seen highs and lows, which I believe is part of a long career," Mithali said. India managed only one win when they last visited New Zealand in 2006, the first time the teams had ever played a bilateral ODI series in the Kiwiland. Now 13 years later, the only remaining players who can link to the tour of 2006 are India's two top cricketers Mithali and Jhulan Goswami. Coming with a relatively new team and new setup, Mithali said, "Coming after 11 or 12 years a lot has changed over the years in terms of players, coming under the BCCI, under the ICC. The number of matches which has increased has only helped players who kind of have a form can continue it and players who are in search of a form will always have more matches that they can always get back to." The ODI skipper wanted to clean sweep the series by 3-0 as that would have put India Women at number two in the rankings. However, as the team still has two more series, Mithali is hopeful to gather more points. India are slated to play three ODIs, part of ICC Women's Championship, and three T20Is against England. The series will be hosted at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on February 22, 25 and 28. The T20I series will be played at the Barsapara Cricket Stadium in Guwahati on March 4, 7 and 9. "We are playing England at home, conditions will be favouring us. England are a good side, one of the top teams and they will give us a good fight. The Indian team is in a good form, momentum that we would love to carry in our home series." India Women and Men will begin their T20I double-header series against New Zealand's White Ferns and Black Caps on February 6 at the Westpac Stadium in Wellington.

Team is dependent on spinners, they control middle overs: Mithali Raj

<p><a href="http://www.wionews.com/search?q=Mithali+Raj">Mithali Raj</a>, captain of Indian women's cricket team has added another record to an already glittering career as she became the female cricketer to&nbsp;play 200 One-Day Internationals when she led her team out for the third ODI against New Zealand February 1.</p>

<p>Indian women's team have played 263 ODIs in their history. Raj has now featured in 200 of them.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Since her ODI debut in 1999, the team have played 213 matches in the format. She has been a part of all but 13 of them.</p>

<p>Raj is also the&nbsp;highest run-getter in ODIs with 6622 runs at an average of 51.33, including seven centuries.&nbsp;</p>

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<p>Mithali could not make a big impact in her 200th game, scoring nine off 28 balls as India were bowled out for 149 in the third and final ODI against New Zealand.&nbsp;</p>

<p>She had hit an unbeaten 63 in the second ODI, helping India take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the series.&nbsp;</p>

<p>She has also played 10 Tests and 85 T20s.&nbsp;</p>


Mithali Raj, captain of Indian women's cricket team has added another record to an already glittering career as she became the female cricketer to play 200 One-Day Internationals when she led her team out for the third ODI against New Zealand February 1.

Mithali Raj, captain of Indian women's cricket team has added another record to an already glittering career as she became the female cricketer to play 200 One-Day Internationals when she led her team out for the third ODI against New Zealand February 1. Indian women's team have played 263 ODIs in their history. Raj has now featured in 200 of them. Since her ODI debut in 1999, the team have played 213 matches in the format. She has been a part of all but 13 of them. Raj is also the highest run-getter in ODIs with 6622 runs at an average of 51.33, including seven centuries. 🙌 200 ODIS FOR MITHALI RAJ 🙌 The India legend has added another feather to her cap during the third #NZvIND ODI at Seddon Park. We take a look back through her landmark innings 👇https://t.co/PPLzYhxwCx pic.twitter.com/2BayMT5wZh — ICC (@ICC) February 1, 2019 × Mithali could not make a big impact in her 200th game, scoring nine off 28 balls as India were bowled out for 149 in the third and final ODI against New Zealand. She had hit an unbeaten 63 in the second ODI, helping India take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the series. She has also played 10 Tests and 85 T20s.

Mithali Raj becomes first female to play 200 ODIs

<p>Indian women's cricket team defeated Pakistan by seven wickets while chasing a mere134-run target set by their Pakistan in a Group B match of ICC Women's World T20.</p>

<p>Played at the Providence Stadium in Guyana, Mithali Raj and Smriti Mandhana gave India a flying start, where Raj scored 56, her 16th T20I fifty, to propel India to another convincing win after beating New Zealand in the T20 opener by 34 runs.</p>

<p>India chased down the target with six balls to spare, reaching 137 for 3 in 19 overs.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Last game centurion and captain Harmanpreet Kaur and Veda Krishnamurthy remained not out on 14 and 8 respectively. &nbsp; &nbsp;</p>

<p>Opting to field after winning the toss, India made a great start with the ball, reducing Pakistan to 30 for 3 at a point.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Pakistan made a fine recovery, thanks to half-centuries from Bismah Maroof (53) and Nida Dar (52) as the duo stitched 93 runs for the fourth wicket to take their side to a competitive total.</p>

<p>However, a flurry of wickets in the final two overs ensured Pakistan finished on 133/7.&nbsp;</p>


Indian women's cricket team defeated Pakistan by seven wickets while chasing a mere134-run target set by their Pakistan in a Group B match of ICC Women's World T20.

Indian women's cricket team defeated Pakistan by seven wickets while chasing a mere134-run target set by their Pakistan in a Group B match of ICC Women's World T20. Played at the Providence Stadium in Guyana, Mithali Raj and Smriti Mandhana gave India a flying start, where Raj scored 56, her 16th T20I fifty, to propel India to another convincing win after beating New Zealand in the T20 opener by 34 runs. India chased down the target with six balls to spare, reaching 137 for 3 in 19 overs. Last game centurion and captain Harmanpreet Kaur and Veda Krishnamurthy remained not out on 14 and 8 respectively. Opting to field after winning the toss, India made a great start with the ball, reducing Pakistan to 30 for 3 at a point. Pakistan made a fine recovery, thanks to half-centuries from Bismah Maroof (53) and Nida Dar (52) as the duo stitched 93 runs for the fourth wicket to take their side to a competitive total. However, a flurry of wickets in the final two overs ensured Pakistan finished on 133/7.

ICC Women's World T20: Mithali Raj guides India to seven-wicket win over Pakistan

<p>One newspaper headlined the women&#39;s cricket World Cup title match thus, &#39;Nine runs short of history&#39;. Perhaps the headline missed the irony trapped in its own supposition - that these women were trying to write &#39;his-story&#39;. What it elided was something much much bigger &ndash; which is, &#39;her-story&#39;.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Yes, it was cricket that did it for the women in blue. After all, cricket is the reigning catalyst of this nation&#39;s imagination. Cricketing fervour makes a visceral connection with the country&#39;s deepest cultural resources, bringing out in the process its best, and its worst. But while what happened yesterday at Lord&rsquo;s was cricket, it was also way more than cricket.</p>

<p>Moments of exuberance stimulate the imagination. Accolades are being heaped on the Mitali Raj-led Indian women&rsquo;s cricket team. The Prime Minister tweeted in his congratulations. Diehard fans have exclaimed, &ldquo;Ufff, if only!&rdquo; To me, however, the most fetching comment was the one aired on TV much before the final match was played. It came from a Haryana farmer, when asked what he thought about the women&rsquo;s cricket team, &ldquo;I&rsquo;ll put my daughters through college or even support them if they wish to play cricket. My sons can take to the fields. They are good for that (only)!&rdquo;&nbsp;</p>

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<p>So here are two critical questions: &ldquo;Is this a moment of disruption for the choices women can make about themselves and their lives?&rdquo; And, &ldquo;Is this also a moment that recasts the way women are perceived by society (read patriarchy)?&rdquo;</p>

<p>Small disruptions have stirred the imagination in the past. In &lsquo;Chak de India&rsquo;, a woman hockey player has a hot shot national-level cricketer as a boyfriend, who her friends in the team swoon over. There is this moment where he disparages her game, patronising women&rsquo;s hockey as the &lsquo;not real&rsquo; thing. The woman player drops him then and there, just like that. &lsquo;Dangal&rsquo; has this moment where a young bride tells her friend Geeta (the lead protagonist of the movie, who&rsquo;s not at that point happy about being pushed into wrestling by her father) that she got it wrong about missing all this wedding finery, that at least her father has given her a purpose beyond the limited and narrow choices available to women. Captain Mitali Raj has added to this string of disruptions. When asked who her favourite male cricketer was, pat came her reply: &ldquo;Do you ask male cricketers about their favourite female cricketer?&rdquo; Another time in an interview she was asked about her favourite &lsquo;assessory&rsquo;. Guess what she said? &ldquo;Kindle!&rdquo;</p>

<p>These moments of disruption do not add up to a consensus on women&rsquo;s emancipation; they only show the way. Which is why I am almost glad we lost the final by nine runs. To have almost made it but not quite is a more apposite outcome. Otherwise, by now, we&rsquo;d have gone wild, waiting at the airport with garlands and cut-outs, naming these cricketers after our goddesses. We are almost there but not quite.&nbsp;</p>

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<p>To deify women is not same as respecting them. True, we deify our male cricketers. But then most Indian men are deified in their homes too. That&rsquo;s exactly what Madhuri Dixit tries to debunk when she says to her screen husband while resisting his domineering belief system in the path breaking Prakash Jha movie, &lsquo;Mrityudana&rsquo; (Death Sentence), &ldquo;Pati hai, pati bane rahiye. Parmeshwar banne ki koshis mat kijiye.&rdquo; (You are my husband, stay that way. Don&rsquo;t try and play God). &nbsp;</p>

<p>For society to change its attitude towards women and to view them as free subjects, we need to step back from the exuberance of the moment and reassess our attitude towards women. We need to find the courage to see a Harmanpreet in our daughters, and not merely as a cutout. We need to recognise that while the Jadejas of the world grew up in rough neighbourhoods just like perhaps the Harmanpreets, there is a difference. When Jadeja was playing gully cricket, his parents believed it was the things boys do. The Harmanpreets, on the other hand, were told to play &lsquo;stapu&rsquo; (hopscotch), not allowed to wield the cricket bat. The Jadejas of the world would have kept the Harmanpreets at bay. No fault of the Jadejas, but that is the way patriarchy works. It hardwires the edifice of injustice into the minds of people, young and old, men and women, pracharak and pastor.</p>

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<p>The Mirzas, Nehwals and Sidhus have carved out careers that reflect their individual brilliance. But to see women succeed in a team game is something else. To see the cricket team strive before the world stage and play with such pluck and skill is to recognise their individual struggles of courage. As a society, we need to engage with these stories and read them into the script we evolve for our girls and our women. This narrative won&rsquo;t be forged into shape with one World Cup. It has to be coded into our DNA. And it&rsquo;s about much more than a game. It is about identity. Women must be recognised for what they do and not who they are. This requires a paradigm shift in our thinking as a society.</p>

<p>It&rsquo;s good therefore that we lost the final. The next four years will be about doing better in 2021 World Cup. The Jhulans and Rajs of the world had to fight hard to be recognised as players (Diana Edulgee anybody?), but the younger lot have had their moment in the sun. I would not be surprised with an IPL (W) taking shape. The game of cricket does strange things to India. Maybe it will get our girls out of their homes and onto the gully. And from the gully to the ground. And from the ground to their own. We may have lost the final. But what finally emerges from this World Cup experience might transform into a greater victory. &nbsp;&nbsp;<br />
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Yes. Otherwise, by now, we?d have gone wild, waiting at the airport with garlands and cut-outs, naming these cricketers after our goddesses.

One newspaper headlined the women's cricket World Cup title match thus, 'Nine runs short of history'. Perhaps the headline missed the irony trapped in its own supposition - that these women were trying to write 'his-story'. What it elided was something much much bigger – which is, 'her-story'. Yes, it was cricket that did it for the women in blue. After all, cricket is the reigning catalyst of this nation's imagination. Cricketing fervour makes a visceral connection with the country's deepest cultural resources, bringing out in the process its best, and its worst. But while what happened yesterday at Lord’s was cricket, it was also way more than cricket. Moments of exuberance stimulate the imagination. Accolades are being heaped on the Mitali Raj-led Indian women’s cricket team. The Prime Minister tweeted in his congratulations. Diehard fans have exclaimed, “Ufff, if only!” To me, however, the most fetching comment was the one aired on TV much before the final match was played. It came from a Haryana farmer, when asked what he thought about the women’s cricket team, “I’ll put my daughters through college or even support them if they wish to play cricket. My sons can take to the fields. They are good for that (only)!” I’ll put my daughters through college or even support them if they wish to play cricket. My sons can take to the fields. They are good for that (only)! × So here are two critical questions: “Is this a moment of disruption for the choices women can make about themselves and their lives?” And, “Is this also a moment that recasts the way women are perceived by society (read patriarchy)?” Small disruptions have stirred the imagination in the past. In ‘Chak de India’, a woman hockey player has a hot shot national-level cricketer as a boyfriend, who her friends in the team swoon over. There is this moment where he disparages her game, patronising women’s hockey as the ‘not real’ thing. The woman player drops him then and there, just like that. ‘Dangal’ has this moment where a young bride tells her friend Geeta (the lead protagonist of the movie, who’s not at that point happy about being pushed into wrestling by her father) that she got it wrong about missing all this wedding finery, that at least her father has given her a purpose beyond the limited and narrow choices available to women. Captain Mitali Raj has added to this string of disruptions. When asked who her favourite male cricketer was, pat came her reply: “Do you ask male cricketers about their favourite female cricketer?” Another time in an interview she was asked about her favourite ‘assessory’. Guess what she said? “Kindle!” These moments of disruption do not add up to a consensus on women’s emancipation; they only show the way. Which is why I am almost glad we lost the final by nine runs. To have almost made it but not quite is a more apposite outcome. Otherwise, by now, we’d have gone wild, waiting at the airport with garlands and cut-outs, naming these cricketers after our goddesses. We are almost there but not quite. Otherwise, by now, we’d have gone wild, waiting at the airport with garlands and cut-outs, naming these cricketers after our goddesses × To deify women is not same as respecting them. True, we deify our male cricketers. But then most Indian men are deified in their homes too. That’s exactly what Madhuri Dixit tries to debunk when she says to her screen husband while resisting his domineering belief system in the path breaking Prakash Jha movie, ‘Mrityudana’ (Death Sentence), “Pati hai, pati bane rahiye. Parmeshwar banne ki koshis mat kijiye.” (You are my husband, stay that way. Don’t try and play God). For society to change its attitude towards women and to view them as free subjects, we need to step back from the exuberance of the moment and reassess our attitude towards women. We need to find the courage to see a Harmanpreet in our daughters, and not merely as a cutout. We need to recognise that while the Jadejas of the world grew up in rough neighbourhoods just like perhaps the Harmanpreets, there is a difference. When Jadeja was playing gully cricket, his parents believed it was the things boys do. The Harmanpreets, on the other hand, were told to play ‘stapu’ (hopscotch), not allowed to wield the cricket bat. The Jadejas of the world would have kept the Harmanpreets at bay. No fault of the Jadejas, but that is the way patriarchy works. It hardwires the edifice of injustice into the minds of people, young and old, men and women, pracharak and pastor. Maybe it will get our girls out of their homes and onto the gully. And from the gully to the ground. And from the ground to their own. × The Mirzas, Nehwals and Sidhus have carved out careers that reflect their individual brilliance. But to see women succeed in a team game is something else. To see the cricket team strive before the world stage and play with such pluck and skill is to recognise their individual struggles of courage. As a society, we need to engage with these stories and read them into the script we evolve for our girls and our women. This narrative won’t be forged into shape with one World Cup. It has to be coded into our DNA. And it’s about much more than a game. It is about identity. Women must be recognised for what they do and not who they are. This requires a paradigm shift in our thinking as a society. It’s good therefore that we lost the final. The next four years will be about doing better in 2021 World Cup. The Jhulans and Rajs of the world had to fight hard to be recognised as players (Diana Edulgee anybody?), but the younger lot have had their moment in the sun. I would not be surprised with an IPL (W) taking shape. The game of cricket does strange things to India. Maybe it will get our girls out of their homes and onto the gully. And from the gully to the ground. And from the ground to their own. We may have lost the final. But what finally emerges from this World Cup experience might transform into a greater victory.

Is it good that India's women cricket team lost the final?

<p>India and Pakistan take each other on today at the ICC Women&#39;s Cricket World Cup being played in England. &nbsp;</p>

<p>India has so far won their two opening games.&nbsp;</p>

<p>They beat&nbsp;England in the opening game by 35 runs and then beat the West Indies by seven wickets.</p>

<p>Pakistan on the other hand lost both their opening games -- to South Africa and England.&nbsp;</p>

<p>So the pressure will be on Pakistan; they need to win.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Furthermore, the two countries have so far played each other nine times at the World Cup -- with India winning every single time. Which is not going to help ease the pressure.&nbsp;</p>

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<p>Pakistan understands that.&nbsp;</p>

<p>&quot;Playing against India there is always pressure. It is a big game but I am very hopeful of doing much better against India. We beat India in India in the last T20. I believe in my spinners that they will bounce back and take wickets, and we will win the match. Ayesha batted well and gained confidence, which is important before the game against India,&quot; said Pakistan all-rounder Asmavia.</p>

<p>&quot;We are looking forward to the next game, whole Pakistan. In Pakistan they say that you have to win against India, it is very important. We took some positives (from the game against England). Our fast bowling did well, Ayesha played well. But there are many areas to improve, especially fielding, which is letting us down. If we field well, we can beat any team,&quot; she added.</p>

<p>The Indian skipper Mithali Raj responded to that with: &quot;We need to work on our catching, fielding is very crucial and it can win us matches. I&#39;m very pleased with the way the girls responded with crucial run-outs against the West Indies even though there were a couple of lapses in the field (drops). We still have a couple of games more before we can look to the semi-finals and looking at how Sri Lanka has played and how Pakistan has played, every match is going to be crucial for us.&quot;</p>

<p>Social media meanwhile has been abuzz with excitement. <em>See tweets below</em>:&nbsp;</p>

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<p dir="ltr" lang="en"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/CT17?src=hash">#CT17</a> has come to an end past week. Now its another big event for women&#39;s cricket <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ICCWomensWorldCup?src=hash">#ICCWomensWorldCup</a> starting today with the group stages. <a href="https://t.co/C7UDDdWtaY">pic.twitter.com/C7UDDdWtaY</a></p>
&mdash; Hari Charan (@H_Charan03) <a href="https://twitter.com/H_Charan03/status/878440609849032704">June 24, 2017</a></blockquote>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MitaliRaj?src=hash">#MitaliRaj</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BestOfLuck?src=hash">#BestOfLuck</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/TeamIndia?src=hash">#TeamIndia</a> for today&#39;s match against <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Pakistan?src=hash">#Pakistan</a>-<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ICCWomen?src=hash">#ICCWomen</a>&#39;s <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WorldCup2017?src=hash">#WorldCup2017</a><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ICCWomensWorldCup?src=hash">#ICCWomensWorldCup</a> <a href="https://t.co/DQ8g99tyOc">pic.twitter.com/DQ8g99tyOc</a></p>
&mdash; @Swti (@swati_aku_) <a href="https://twitter.com/swati_aku_/status/881410823251386369">July 2, 2017</a></blockquote>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Wishes to the <a href="https://twitter.com/BCCIWomen">@BCCIWomen</a> fr the world cup. Hope they will do their best nd bring the cup 2 our country. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ICCWomensWorldCup?src=hash">#ICCWomensWorldCup</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BleedBlue?src=hash">#BleedBlue</a> ????????</p>
&mdash; Agilan Agilselvam (@Agilselvam) <a href="https://twitter.com/Agilselvam/status/878447839524732928">June 24, 2017</a></blockquote>
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<p>The two teams face off at 2.30 pm&nbsp;in Derby.</p>


India and Pakistan have played each other nine times at the World Cup. India has won every single time

India and Pakistan take each other on today at the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup being played in England. India has so far won their two opening games. They beat England in the opening game by 35 runs and then beat the West Indies by seven wickets. Pakistan on the other hand lost both their opening games -- to South Africa and England. So the pressure will be on Pakistan; they need to win. Furthermore, the two countries have so far played each other nine times at the World Cup -- with India winning every single time. Which is not going to help ease the pressure. The Indian women's cricket team. (Instagram) × The Pakistan women's cricket team. (Instagram) × Pakistan understands that. "Playing against India there is always pressure. It is a big game but I am very hopeful of doing much better against India. We beat India in India in the last T20. I believe in my spinners that they will bounce back and take wickets, and we will win the match. Ayesha batted well and gained confidence, which is important before the game against India," said Pakistan all-rounder Asmavia. "We are looking forward to the next game, whole Pakistan. In Pakistan they say that you have to win against India, it is very important. We took some positives (from the game against England). Our fast bowling did well, Ayesha played well. But there are many areas to improve, especially fielding, which is letting us down. If we field well, we can beat any team," she added. The Indian skipper Mithali Raj responded to that with: "We need to work on our catching, fielding is very crucial and it can win us matches. I'm very pleased with the way the girls responded with crucial run-outs against the West Indies even though there were a couple of lapses in the field (drops). We still have a couple of games more before we can look to the semi-finals and looking at how Sri Lanka has played and how Pakistan has played, every match is going to be crucial for us." Social media meanwhile has been abuzz with excitement. See tweets below: #CT17 has come to an end past week. Now its another big event for women's cricket #ICCWomensWorldCup starting today with the group stages. pic.twitter.com/C7UDDdWtaY — Hari Charan (@H_Charan03) June 24, 2017 × #MitaliRaj #BestOfLuck #TeamIndia for today's match against #Pakistan-#ICCWomen's #WorldCup2017#ICCWomensWorldCup pic.twitter.com/DQ8g99tyOc — @Swti (@swati_aku_) July 2, 2017 × Wishes to the @BCCIWomen fr the world cup. Hope they will do their best nd bring the cup 2 our country. #ICCWomensWorldCup #BleedBlue ???????? — Agilan Agilselvam (@Agilselvam) June 24, 2017 × The two teams face off at 2.30 pm in Derby.

ICC Women's World Cup: India take on Pakistan today