Women's Asia Cup Semi-Final: Sri Lanka vs Pakistan - Expert Analysis
Women's Asia Cup Semi-Final: Sri Lanka vs Pakistan - Expert Analysis
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00:00Okay, now let's talk about women.
00:04Women Asia Cup semi-finals will be played today.
00:07The first match will be between India and Bangladesh.
00:10And the second match will be between the national team and Sri Lanka.
00:15Sri Lanka's team has won three matches and qualified for the semi-finals.
00:20If you look at the head-to-head, the Pakistani team has won 10 matches out of 19.
00:28Sri Lanka has won eight matches.
00:30And one match was a draw.
00:32But today they are in the mood for revenge.
00:34Let's see.
00:35If today is our day, then our girls will be great.
00:39So let's talk about this.
00:41We have with us the coach of the national women's team, Maud Wasim.
00:45Let's talk to him and ask him.
00:47Obviously, he is coaching.
00:49What is the difference between the men's level team and the women's level team?
00:55What do you think needs more work?
00:57Mr. Wasim, thank you so much.
00:59You are the coach of the women's team.
01:02What do you think is the difference between the men's team and the women's team?
01:12You can say it is a different challenge.
01:15If we look at the dynamics of women's cricket, it is a little different.
01:20If we look at the proper structure of men's cricket,
01:22we have a lot of first-class domestic teams.
01:26So there is a lot of exposure.
01:28If we look at this challenge in women's cricket,
01:31this is an area where we definitely plan to improve in the future.
01:35We want to give them more matches,
01:37give them more exposure, whether it is international matches or domestic matches.
01:40At the end of the day, it is cricket.
01:42We have identified some of their areas,
01:44whether it is batting or bowling.
01:46We are working on them.
01:47You can see some quick fixes.
01:50But obviously, it will take time if we want to catch up with the top teams in the world.
01:55This is a Sri Lankan match.
01:58They heavily rely on their captain's performance.
02:01He has scored centuries and has been a match winner.
02:05How important is it to contain him?
02:11Yes, he is a great player.
02:13We can see his form.
02:15He is one of the key players in the opposition.
02:20He is one of the key players in the opposition.
02:25Obviously, we have made some plans with the new ball.
02:28We have done a lot of work on field placements.
02:31Hopefully, if our plans are executed,
02:33they will have a key wicket.
02:35You can see more quality in Sri Lankan batters.
02:38Their spin bowling attack is very heavy.
02:41They have good spinners.
02:43This is the challenge.
02:45If you talk about challenges,
02:47we have easily defeated the smaller teams.
02:51Our next challenge is to improve our performance against the top teams.
02:58There is not much difference in our skills.
03:02We just need to control our nerves and control our pressure.
03:05As time goes by, we will get better results.
03:08You are absolutely right.
03:10We can see that our openers,
03:12Feroza Gul and Muneeba,
03:14have performed well.
03:16They have given a good performance.
03:18What do you expect from them?
03:20Our other seniors,
03:22Nidadar and Alia Riaz,
03:24how important is it for them to perform?
03:26Obviously, everyone has to perform in today's match.
03:28What do you think?
03:30Whenever a youngster performs,
03:32as a coach, as a team,
03:34as a group,
03:36they are a very encouraging sign.
03:38The way Feroza and Muneeba have finished their matches,
03:41the way they played with intent,
03:43the way they selected their shots,
03:45the power that we saw in their pass,
03:47was missing.
03:49The way they played with freedom,
03:51it has had a positive impact on the team.
03:53It is a big match.
03:55Everyone has a responsibility.
03:57But if we look at the seniors,
03:59they didn't get many chances in the batting.
04:01Alia, Nida, Sidra,
04:03they are in good form.
04:05Hopefully, when they are needed,
04:07they will step up.
04:09The performance of the seniors
04:11is more important than the performance of the youngsters.
04:13If we talk about India,
04:15in the last Asia Cup,
04:17we defeated India.
04:19This time, we have lost to them.
04:21Is this one step forward or two steps backward?
04:27If you look at the Indian women's team,
04:29you can see a lot of difference.
04:31Whether it is in scale,
04:33fitness,
04:35mental fitness,
04:37the way they perform,
04:39their exposure,
04:41they play a lot of cricket.
04:43They have more experience and exposure.
04:45Our next challenge is
04:47if we want to defeat big teams
04:49and compete well with them,
04:51we have to improve in these areas.
04:53In the last Asia Cup,
04:55our performance was mixed.
04:57We were in the semi-finals.
04:59We were coming from Sri Lanka.
05:01We won a match against India.
05:03But overall,
05:05our performance was not good against India.
05:07You can see the difference.
05:09This is what we are trying to do.
05:11We have to reduce the gap.
05:13Our next challenge is
05:15to win against big teams.
05:17It is not a one-off win.
05:19We have to reduce the gap
05:21so that on a consistent basis,
05:23we can play good matches
05:25and win their games.
05:27Thank you so much, Muhammad Basim,
05:29coach of the women's cricket team.
05:31I hope the team performs well today.
05:33As you said, it is important
05:35for senior players to perform well.
05:37Young players perform well.
05:39Good luck to the women's cricket team.
05:41Let's see what happens
05:43against Sri Lanka.