Sneh Rana and Taniya Bhatia performed memorable knocks within the one-off Take a look at towards England to assist India stroll away with a draw, and the elevated self-belief and confidence will stand Mithali Raj’s facet in good stead once they tackle England within the upcoming three-match ODI collection. The three ODIs will start on Sunday and this is able to provide an opportunity for India to slim down on the gamers who can be appropriate for the ladies’s 50-over World Cup set to be performed subsequent yr. Earlier this yr, the Indian facet misplaced the limited-overs collection (each ODIs and T20Is) towards South Africa and this confirmed how the facet must up their recreation.
Smriti Mandhana has been capable of present good begins on the prime with strike charge, however as soon as she is dismissed, the middle-order has struggled to attain runs at a brisk tempo and this has resulted in India not having the ability to put up a complete of greater than the 250-run mark.
Nonetheless, Shafali Verma has now discovered a spot within the ODI setup and she or he has the potential to set the stage on fireplace. Even when she stays for 15 overs on the crease, the facet would have round 70-80 runs on the board.
The final collection towards South Africa is proof sufficient of how the Indian facet must reinvent their batting within the middle-order and the runs want to return at a brisk tempo.
Punam Raut has already reinvented her recreation and the collection towards South Africa confirmed how the number-three has labored on her recreation to extend her strike charge.
Off late, Harmanpreet Kaur and Mithali Raj haven’t given constant performances within the 50-over format, and the sooner the duo will get their mojo again, the higher it will be for the Indian facet.
The ODI collection towards South Africa noticed the Indian assault not having the ability to defend scores of 230-240, however the assault must deliver their A-game towards this sturdy England line-up.
Shikha Pandey has made her method again into the squad and together with Jhulan Goswami, she is going to type a stellar partnership.
Radha Yadav, Poonam Yadav, and Sneh Rana are high quality spinners and these three are able to spinning an internet across the English line-up.
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It’s secure to say that this collection towards England will assist India gauge their preparation for subsequent yr’s World Cup.
India girls squad: Mithali Raj (c), Smriti Mandhana, Punam Raut, Priya Punia, Jemimah Rodrigues, Shafali Verma, Harmanpreet Kaur, Deepti Sharma, Shikha Pandey, Pooja Vastrakar, Taniya Bhatia, Indrani Roy, Sneh Rana, Jhulan Goswami, Arundhati Reddy, Poonam Yadav, Ekta Bisht, and Radha Yadav.
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