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Harmanpreet Kaur Warns India-Pakistan Asia Cup Pressure Unmatched
India’s women’s cricket team will play Pakistan in the Asia Cup on September 5.
The match will take place in Dubai.
Captain Harmanpreet Kaur said India-Pakistan games feel more stressful than other matches.
She said people across India watch the contest closely.
Kaur wants her players to concentrate on their plans and routines.
She said they should focus on playing well instead of thinking only about winning.
India have beaten Pakistan in 14 of their 17 women’s T20I matches.
India have won the Asia Cup seven times but lost the last final to Sri Lanka.
Kaur said the team is confident and wants to succeed again.
India and Pakistan will meet in their Group A Asia Cup match in Dubai on September 5.
Harmanpreet Kaur said India-Pakistan matches create pressure unlike any other international cricket contests.
India have won 14 of their 17 women’s T20I matches against Pakistan, including the last four.
India have won seven Asia Cup titles but lost the previous final to Sri Lanka.
Kaur said India will focus on routines, teamwork and the process while aiming to win the tournament.
- Who
- India’s women’s team, captained by Harmanpreet Kaur, and Pakistan’s women’s team, led by Fatima Sana.
- What
- India and Pakistan are set to play a high-pressure Group A match in the Women’s Asia Cup.
- Where
- Dubai.
- When
- September 5, during the league stage of the tournament.
- Why
- The match carries intense attention because of the India-Pakistan rivalry, with Kaur saying people across India watch it closely.
Key facts
- Tournament group
- India and Pakistan are in Group A, alongside Thailand and Hong Kong China.
- Match venue
- The teams will meet in Dubai.
- Match date
- India and Pakistan are scheduled to play on September 5, India’s final league-stage match.
- T20I record
- India have won 14 of their 17 women’s T20I matches against Pakistan.
- Recent streak
- India have won their last four women’s T20I matches against Pakistan.
- Asia Cup titles
- India have won seven Asia Cup titles: four in the ODI format and three in the T20I format.
- Previous final
- India lost the previous continental final to Sri Lanka.
- Kaur’s approach
- Kaur said the team will emphasize cricket, routines, aims, teamwork and the process rather than focusing only on the result.
Quotes
Harmanpreet Kaur
Captain of the India women’s cricket team
“No doubt it’s a high-pressure game and as a player you need to deal with multiple things. We keep playing international cricket, but the amount of pressure in an India vs Pakistan match, that kind of pressure you don’t feel anywhere else.”
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“In fact, you might play many big matches, but you don’t feel that kind of pressure. Somewhere we know every Indian is watching, not only cricket fans but every Indian is watching because that match is so important for all of us.”
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