SYLHET: Skipper of the Indian women’s team Harmanpreet Kaur They blamed their loss to Pakistan on Friday on the change in batting order, saying the decision to give batters enough playing time before next year T20 World Cup backfired.
India suffered only their third loss to rivals Pakistan when Harmanpreet’s side were choked for 124 in their modest 138 chase in the Women’s Asian Cup here.
“It was a huntable target. In the middle of the overs, we weren’t able to take singles and rotate the shot. We played too many point balls,” Harmanpreet said during the presentation. post-game.
Fly-half Shafali Verma continued to be rested, while Harmanpreet returned to lead the side only to drop to No.7 as India continued to experiment in preparation for the T20 World Cup in South Africa. ‘next year.
“I think in the middle we were trying to give the other hitters a chance. You have to do that as the tournament goes on, but it backfired and cost us the game,” he said. she declared.
Sabbhineni Meghana continued to open in Shafali’s absence as she dated cheaply for 15 years. India also lost Smriti Mandhana (17) inside the power set.
Jemima Rodrigues (2) also fell cheap as the inexperienced middle order including Dayalan Hemalatha (20) and Pooja Vastrakar (5) failed to stabilize the ship.
“For me, it’s important that anyone new to the team has enough games before Worlds. It was a great opportunity for the others,” said Harmanpreet, who scored a run-a-ball 12.
India last faced their rivals at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham in July, where they won by eight wickets en route to claiming a silver medal.
“We don’t take any team lightly. It’s part of the game. They played good cricket and deserved to win. We have to work on areas and be strong,” Harmanpreet said.
India will next face hosts and defending champions Bangladesh on Saturday.
Pakistan, on the other hand, returned to winning ways after a shock knockdown against Thailand on Thursday, when they are now tied with India (six) on total points.
“It was a very important game for us after yesterday. We executed things very well. We just wanted to take calculated risks,” said the Pakistani skipper. Bismah Marouf said.
Mid-order hitter Nida Dar hit a 37-ball 56 pitch to anchor their hitter. She also contributed with her offspin to come back with 2 for 23.
“Nida played a crucial round for us. In the middle we have gaps, and we know Nida can’t hit, so we’re looking to hit the areas of strength.
“We didn’t assess the conditions well (yesterday). We read the conditions well today. We executed the plans very well today,” she added.
India suffered only their third loss to rivals Pakistan when Harmanpreet’s side were choked for 124 in their modest 138 chase in the Women’s Asian Cup here.
“It was a huntable target. In the middle of the overs, we weren’t able to take singles and rotate the shot. We played too many point balls,” Harmanpreet said during the presentation. post-game.
Fly-half Shafali Verma continued to be rested, while Harmanpreet returned to lead the side only to drop to No.7 as India continued to experiment in preparation for the T20 World Cup in South Africa. ‘next year.
“I think in the middle we were trying to give the other hitters a chance. You have to do that as the tournament goes on, but it backfired and cost us the game,” he said. she declared.
Sabbhineni Meghana continued to open in Shafali’s absence as she dated cheaply for 15 years. India also lost Smriti Mandhana (17) inside the power set.
Jemima Rodrigues (2) also fell cheap as the inexperienced middle order including Dayalan Hemalatha (20) and Pooja Vastrakar (5) failed to stabilize the ship.
“For me, it’s important that anyone new to the team has enough games before Worlds. It was a great opportunity for the others,” said Harmanpreet, who scored a run-a-ball 12.
India last faced their rivals at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham in July, where they won by eight wickets en route to claiming a silver medal.
“We don’t take any team lightly. It’s part of the game. They played good cricket and deserved to win. We have to work on areas and be strong,” Harmanpreet said.
India will next face hosts and defending champions Bangladesh on Saturday.
Pakistan, on the other hand, returned to winning ways after a shock knockdown against Thailand on Thursday, when they are now tied with India (six) on total points.
“It was a very important game for us after yesterday. We executed things very well. We just wanted to take calculated risks,” said the Pakistani skipper. Bismah Marouf said.
Mid-order hitter Nida Dar hit a 37-ball 56 pitch to anchor their hitter. She also contributed with her offspin to come back with 2 for 23.
“Nida played a crucial round for us. In the middle we have gaps, and we know Nida can’t hit, so we’re looking to hit the areas of strength.
“We didn’t assess the conditions well (yesterday). We read the conditions well today. We executed the plans very well today,” she added.
