Indian womenopener of Smriti Mandhana admitted that there was “no explanation” for the team’s inconsistent batting performances during the game. Women’s World Cup 2022.
India posted their highest total in the Women’s World Cup in their clash with West Indies in Hamilton last week. With 317/8 across the board after hundreds from Mandhana and Harmanpreet Kaur, India overtook the Windies 144 runs.
However, in the next game, they fell with 134 wins as England beat them with four goals.
Speaking ahead of India’s crucial clash with Australia on Saturday, Mandhana found no reason for the team’s lack of consistency. She speaks:
“There’s no explanation. Well, if I had an explanation, I’d definitely discuss it in the team locker room, but I wouldn’t say there’s any because you really can’t. … there’s no explanation we can give for things like that.”
The defeat to England has made India’s path to qualifying more difficult when they had previously defeated host New Zealand to 62 rounds. On India’s polishing disaster, Mandhana said:
“In the series (against New Zealand last month), our hitters have done really well. We’re on a good total. But, yes, in the last four games, their batting division. together I don’t click and that’s what we all really want to work on and I’m sure there will be a perfect match for the beaters.”
The 25-year-old says the pitchers are doing an incredible job and needs a little more support from the batters to get more wins on the board.
“We lost again” – Smriti Mandhana
Although India have won two of their four matches in the 2022 World Cup so far, they have lost a lot, hurting their momentum. The left hand elegantly admits that beaters need to be more cautious in their approach. About this, she said:
“It’s not every day that all seven hitters are going to click. So our problem is, whoever two or three (ballers) gets the ball well, they have a responsibility to play in the game. 50 years and a respectable total..”
Emphasizing the need to build good partnerships, Mandhana said:
“We’ve been losing back points and that’s what we, as a batting unit, want to tackle. Fifty innings (cricket) is all about partnership, the partnership is good, so we definitely want to work on it. good ball timing.”
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The match between India and Australia will be held at Eden Park in Auckland, where rain is forecast. India is currently in 4th place on the scoreboard, below Australia, South Africa and the West Indies.
