Five player battle to watch out for England vs Pakistan game in Women's 20-20 World Cup 2023

Pakistan Women's Cricket Team, England Women's Team (Image Credit: Twitter)

In the second last group game of the ongoing Women's 20-20 World Cup 2023, Pakistan and England will play each other. The Green Brigade has been ruled out of the semis race as they lost to India and the West Indies so far. After losing to the 2020 finalists, India, Pakistan needed to win against the Windies. However, they failed to do so despite chasing 117 runs.

On the other hand, the 2009 winner, England qualified for the semis after beating India and winning their first three games. With not much riding on the game for both, Pakistan cannot be taken lightly. After all, with nothing to lose, they have the ability to end England's winning run before the top-four clashes. Meanwhile, in this listicle, we will discuss five player battles that will take place during the Group B game.

Five player battles to watch out for

Sophie Ecclestone, Ayesha Naseem (Image Credit: Twitter)

1. Sophie Ecclestone vs Ayesha Naseem

Pakistan's Naseem is known for her hard-hitting abilities in the middle and slog overs. On the other hand, Sophie is known to bowl in the same phase. The left-arm spinner, Ecclestone is wily and has been doing the job over the years. These two might come across each other on the 22-yard. 

Amy Jones, Nashra Sandhu (Image Credit: Twitter)

2. Amy Jones vs Nashra Sandhu

Nashra Sandhu is one of the wily left-arm spinners in the competition. On the other hand, Jones is the designated finisher of the Three Lions. They might come across each other if either of them plays a different role for their respective sides. Sandhu majorly bowls in the middle overs. 

Muneeba Ali, Katherine Brunt (Image Credit: Twitter)

3. Muneeba Ali vs Katherine Brunt

The left-hander ALi scored her maiden T20I hundred against Ireland. With this, she is the only Pakistani to do so in Women's cricket. Meanwhile, she might face a tough contest against Katherine Brunt. The England veteran is known to bowl with the new ball and swing it either way. 

Nida Dar, Sarah Glenn (Image Credit: Twitter)

4. Nida Dar vs Sarah Glenn

Dar is another hard-hitting batter who can bowl quite well too. On the other hand, Glenn is a conventional leg-spinner who loves to give some flight to the ball. This makes it harder to hit her for boundaries given the lack of pace. Talking about Dar, she is experienced enough in the team to tackle something like this. 

Tuba Hassan, Heather Knight (Image Credit: Twitter)

5. Tuba Hassan vs Heather Knight

Tuba is one of the experience players in the Pakistan side. She is a wily old leggie and can trap the batters with her craft. Heather Knight, who is the captain of the England setup, can be trapped in the leg-spin bowling if introduced to leg-spin early.