Team preview: Pakistan

They have been drafted into a difficult group in the tournament, where they will face off against Australia, India, New Zealand and Ireland.

The team have the talent and experience to make a significant impact, though, but they must play like a cohesive unit to challenge the more obvious tournament favourites. Strong returns from veterans like Bismah Maroof, Sana Mir, Javeria Khan and Nahida Khan will be key to their success in the Caribbean.

Pakistan are currently at No.7 in the MRF Tyres ICC Women's T20I Team Rankings and will have to up their game significantly to top their best WWT20 campaign – in 2016, when they beat India and Bangladesh to finish third in their group.

Strengths

When it comes to the bowling department, Pakistan have some of the best in the business in their ranks.

Left-arm spinner Anam Amin and off-spinner Nida Dar are among the top bowlers in the world. And former captain Sana Mir, who recently topped the MRF Tyres ICC Women's ODI Rankings for bowlers, will bring a bundle of experience to the campaign.

Pakistan's best chance of going deep into this tournament is in getting their bowlers to take the lead and restrict oppositions to below-par totals and then asking the batters to do the job.

Weaknesses

The fact that Pakistan have no player in the Top 15 of the rankings for batters is a sign of concern. There is experience there, particularly in the form of Javeria Khan and Bismah Maroof, who are both inside the top 25, and Nahida Khan.

A lot will depend on the form of former skipper Maroof, who comes into the side after recovering from a sinus surgery. She played in the last Twenty20 international against Australia in October but has not had a lot of match practice going into the tournament.

Their ground fielding will also be under scrutiny.

History at the ICC Women's World T20

Pakistan have not managed to make it past the group stage of the tournament so far, but they came close in the last edition in 2016, when they finished third in Group B with two wins in four matches.

Recent form in T20Is

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Pakistan missed out on a final appearance at the Women's Asia Cup 2018 after losing to India in their final group game, before winning a three-match T20 series against Bangladesh with a margin of 2-1. Since then, however, they have lost 3-0 to Australia in Kuala Lumpur.

Fixtures

10 Nov: v Australia, Guyana
11 Nov: v India, Guyana
14 Nov: v Ireland, Guyana
16 Nov: v New Zealand, Guyana

Squad: Javeria Khan (c), Bismah Maroof, Aiman Anwer, Aliya Riaz, Anam Amin, Ayesha Zafar, Diana Baig, Muneeba Ali, Nahida Khan, Nashra Sandhu, Natalia Pervaiz, Nida Dar, Omaima Sohail, Sana Mir, Sidra Ameen, Sidra Nawaz