India should achieve consistency in all departments and preserve their place within the high 4 to qualify for the semifinals
India should achieve consistency in all departments and preserve their place within the high 4 to qualify for the semifinals
Having put up an “up and down” present to date, India might want to play an ideal recreation in opposition to the mighty Australians within the Ladies’s World Cup right here on Saturday in the event that they need to convey their campaign back on track.
Within the previous collection in opposition to New Zealand, Indian bowlers struggled to seek out rhythm however within the World Cup, the batting efficiency has been inconsistent with the crew sitting at two wins and as many losses after 4 video games.
With three leagues video games remaining, India should achieve consistency in all departments and preserve their place within the high 4 to qualify for the semifinals.
“If I had an evidence (for batting inconsistency), I’d have positively mentioned within the dressing room. Within the NZ collection, our batters did properly, the final 4 matches (in WC) the batting has not clicked as a unit and it’s one thing we want work on,” stated star opener Smriti Mandhana forward of the Australia conflict.
“I’m assured tomorrow shall be an ideal recreation for the batters. The bowlers are doing a tremendous job for us, they want extra assist from batters.”
With 4 wins out of 4 video games, Australia have regarded unstoppable but when there’s one crew that may halt their juggernaut, it’s India.
The Mithali Raj-led squad misplaced a intently contested collection in Australia final yr and ended Meg Lanning’s crew 26-match profitable streak.
Indian batters have give you particular particular person performances however not fired as a gaggle.
Mithali and all-rounder Deepti Sharma have exchanged locations at quantity three within the first 4 video games however each are but to make notable contributions.
Smriti has proven high kind and Harmanpreet being again amongst runs provides a large enhance to the crew.
Smriti and Harmanpreet smashed centuries in opposition to the West Indies and shared a match-wining partnership. Former India captain Diana Edulji is of the opinion that now that Harmanpreet is again in kind, she ought to bat increased than her present quantity 5 place.
Extra adjustments may very well be on the playing cards within the batting order for the Australia recreation as the sooner experiments haven’t yielded the specified outcomes.
Veteran pacer Jhulan Goswami, who shall be taking part in her two hundredth ODI, has made an impression in all of the video games to date and shall be anticipated to offer the early breakthroughs in opposition to the formidable Australians.
Left-arm spinner Rajeshwari Gayakwad has been the main wicket-taker for India with eight wickets.
India managed solely 134 within the final recreation however the bowlers nonetheless managed to stretch the sport and obtained six English batters out.
They should discover a technique to dismiss in-form opener Rachael Haynes who has amassed 277 runs at a median of 92. A lot of the Australian gamers have contributed to the crew’s unbeaten run within the match.
Ellyse Perry has starred each with bat and ball whereas spinners Alana King and Ashleigh Gardner have additionally been efficient.
Each the groups have developed an intense rivalry through the years and Australia shall be trying to avenge their semifinal loss within the 2017 version once they take the sphere at Eden Park on Saturday.
The Groups (From):
Australia: Meg Lanning (c), Rachael Haynes (vc), Darcie Brown, Nic Carey, Ash Gardner, Grace Harris, Alyssa Healy, Jess Jonassen, Alana King, Tahlia McGrath, Beth Mooney, Ellyse Perry, Megan Schutt, Annabel Sutherland, Amanda-Jade Wellington.
India: Mithali Raj (c), Harmanpreet Kaur (vc), Smriti Mandhana, Shafali Verma, Yastika Bhatia, Deepti Sharma, Richa Ghosh (wk), Sneh Rana, Jhulan Goswami, Pooja Vastrakar, Meghna Singh, Renuka Singh Thakur, Taniya Bhatia (wk), Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Poonam Yadav.
Match begins 6.30 a.m. IST.
