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Now at fifth place within the factors desk, India must get their wrongs proper with matches in opposition to defending champions England and six-time winners Australia coming within the upcoming week. But it’s simpler stated that accomplished as West Indies have been the shock big killers of the match, defeating New Zealand and England by three and 7 runs respectively of their first two matches.
Against Pakistan, India have been in tatters at 114/6 earlier than Sneh Rana and Pooja Vastrakar rescued them with a counter-attacking 122-run partnership. But in opposition to a spot-on New Zealand bowling assault, India have been by no means within the hunt to chase 261 and regardless of Harmanpreet Kaur making 71 off 63 deliveries, India have been finally all out for 198. The variety of dot balls performed by India in each matches can be a fear and it signifies that strike rotation needs to be introduced extra into play, which hasn’t occurred.
Smriti Mandhana hasn’t been in her regular stroke-play self in each matches whereas it will likely be a toss-up between a struggling Shafali Verma and out of kinds Yastika Bhatia for being her associate. Deepti Sharma must get extra runs at quantity three, in order captain Mithali Raj.
The resolution to get an all-left top-order with out being experimented earlier than in worldwide cricket didn’t give the specified runs for India.
In the bowling division, there was some cheer because of Pooja’s tempo and left-arm spin of Rajeshwari Gayakwad.
West Indies, however, have been on a roll within the World Cup. Defending scores of 259 and 225 to tug off nail-biting victories in opposition to New Zealand and England means the Stafanie Taylor-led facet is using excessive on confidence in all three departments of the sport.
Hayley Matthews, Deandra Dottin, Shemaine Campbelle and Anisa Mohammed have been the main architects of the profitable juggernaut for the West Indies.
With West Indies gearing themselves up for more durable challenges, the trail to victory for India gained’t be straightforward. For that, they are going to want their batting to click on in unison.
(With Agency Inputs)
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