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Their self assurance excessive after a formidable take hang of over the West Indies, India would sight for worthy-well-known consistency with the bat against a struggling England of their fourth league stage match of the ICC Girls’s World Cup on Wednesday. At conceal positioned third after a morale-boosting 155-walk against the West Indies, India would devour to retain the successful momentum going and retain its cease in the high four in particular when they interact on table toppers Australia after England.
After an inexplicably slow performance against Original Zealand when the Indian batters conducted out 162 dot balls, Smriti Mandhana (123 off 119) and Harmanpreet Kaur (109 off 107) assemble -looking batting conceal, slamming twin centuries against the West Indies to vitality India to their perfect total (317/8) in the historical previous of the showpiece tournament.
“I deem for us, it’s terribly well-known the manner we conducted in the last game; we reliable must continue that, as a substitute of interested by what are your negatives and what are your sure facets,” vice-captain Kaur urged journalists on the eve of the game.
Both openers — Mandhana and Yastika Bhatia — showed intent from the very beginning, something coach Romesh Powar had wired upon sooner than the match.
Mandhana conducted a fluent 123 walk-knock while Kaur moreover persisted her horny walk, mentioning her fourth ton and the fundamental since hitting the nicely-known 171 no longer out against Australia in the 2017 World Cup.
The duo will more than likely be desirous to continue in the an analogous vein with the flee for semifinal berths heating up.
On the opposite hand, all-rounder Deepti Sharma, who has been elevated to the high, has to form more with the bat as does skipper Mithali Raj, who has moreover been off the boil no longer too prolonged previously.
Young Richa Ghosh, who has been good at the wait on of the wickets, has up to now crumbled below the stress with the bat. The 18-year-former is yet to repeat her sensational make against Original Zealand last month.
India moreover have quality all-rounders with Sneh Rana and Puja Vastrakar already showing their skill to convert a unpleasant account for into good final .
The bowling unit, that looked a trigger of effort heading into the World Cup, has up to now delivered for the group.
Whereas pacers Meghna Singh, Pooja Vastrakar and Jhulan Goswami are doing a decent job, the wide majority of the wickets have been shared between the spinners — Rajeshwari Gayakwad (7), who is third on the list of main wicket takers in the tournament, and Sneh Rana (5 wickets).
Gayakward (3.36) and Rana (3.44) moreover have the third and fourth handiest economy charges in the tournament respectively.
On the opposite hand, England’s title defence has been off to a disastrous open. Heather Knight and Co. have misplaced all three of their suits to plod all of the manner down to the seventh predicament on the facets table.
Their incapacity to shut suits in the demise minutes has cost the defending champions dearly.
A loss against India on Wednesday indicate the likelihood of constructing the high four might well maybe be fully out of their hands, a prospect England would no doubt want to lead determined of.
The defending champions have been sloppy on the sphere as fielding errors have crept into their performances with several dropped possibilities and overlooked stumpings.
Opener Tammy Beaumont continues to remain their essential particular person performer with the bat while spinner Sophie Ecclestone and all-rounder Nat Scriver are the group’s main wicket takers with four scalps every.
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Squads: India: Mithali Raj (c), Smriti Mandhana, Shafali Verma, Harmanpreet Kaur, Yastika Bhatia, Deepti Sharma, Pooja Vastrakar, Prosperous Ghosh (wk), Taniya Bhatia (wk), Sneh Rana, Meghna Singh, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Poonam Yadav, Jhulan Goswami, Renuka Singh.
England: Heather Knight (c), Tammy Beaumont, Katherine Brunt, Freya Davies, Charlie Dean, Sophia Dunkley, Kate Inappropriate, Sophie Ecclestone, Tash Farrant, Amy Jones, Emma Lamb, Nat Sciver), Anya Shrubsole, Lauren Winfield-Hill, Danni Wyatt.
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