<p>India's vice-captain Smriti Mandhana will "likely" miss the team's Women's T20 World Cup opener against rivals Pakistan, her coach said on Saturday.</p>.<p>"Smriti has got a finger injury, she is still recovering. Most likely, she won't play tomorrow," coach Hrishikesh Kanitkar told a press conference on the eve of Sunday's game in Cape Town.</p>.<p>He added that it was not a fracture.</p>.<p>"It's just a finger injury, she will be fine before the next game," he added.</p>.<p>In their second match, India are due to face West Indies on February 15.</p>.<p>Mandhana suffered the injury in India's warm-up game against Australia on Monday. She made a duck as India lost by 44 runs. She missed a second warm-up game against Bangladesh on Wednesday.</p>.<p>India have won 10 of their last 13 T20 matches against Pakistan, although did lose to their neighbours at the Asia Cup in Bangladesh last October.</p>.<p>"As kids, when you're growing up, you want to be playing World Cups, you want to play against strong teams," said Kanitkar.</p>.<p>"You want to play against arch rivals, if you can call them that, all these things you look forward to doing.</p>.<p>"And a few of them have done it in the past, a few haven't. So they're looking forward to it. We feel we are totally prepared for whatever happens tomorrow."</p>.<p>Pakistan sit seventh in the ICC T20 rankings, three places below India, but impressed in their warm-up games by beating Bangladesh and pushing hosts South Africa close.</p>.<p>"I think we all are well-prepared and it's definitely a big match," said Pakistan captain Bismah Maroof.</p>.<p>"In such a big World Cup, there is pressure in every match. So, we will embrace it and try to play our best cricket."</p>
<p>India's vice-captain Smriti Mandhana will "likely" miss the team's Women's T20 World Cup opener against rivals Pakistan, her coach said on Saturday.</p>.<p>"Smriti has got a finger injury, she is still recovering. Most likely, she won't play tomorrow," coach Hrishikesh Kanitkar told a press conference on the eve of Sunday's game in Cape Town.</p>.<p>He added that it was not a fracture.</p>.<p>"It's just a finger injury, she will be fine before the next game," he added.</p>.<p>In their second match, India are due to face West Indies on February 15.</p>.<p>Mandhana suffered the injury in India's warm-up game against Australia on Monday. She made a duck as India lost by 44 runs. She missed a second warm-up game against Bangladesh on Wednesday.</p>.<p>India have won 10 of their last 13 T20 matches against Pakistan, although did lose to their neighbours at the Asia Cup in Bangladesh last October.</p>.<p>"As kids, when you're growing up, you want to be playing World Cups, you want to play against strong teams," said Kanitkar.</p>.<p>"You want to play against arch rivals, if you can call them that, all these things you look forward to doing.</p>.<p>"And a few of them have done it in the past, a few haven't. So they're looking forward to it. We feel we are totally prepared for whatever happens tomorrow."</p>.<p>Pakistan sit seventh in the ICC T20 rankings, three places below India, but impressed in their warm-up games by beating Bangladesh and pushing hosts South Africa close.</p>.<p>"I think we all are well-prepared and it's definitely a big match," said Pakistan captain Bismah Maroof.</p>.<p>"In such a big World Cup, there is pressure in every match. So, we will embrace it and try to play our best cricket."</p>