Hosts India will intention to do some severe course correction of their bowling division of their bid to remain alive in a do-or-die fourth Girls’s T20I towards Australia on Saturday. Trailing 1-2, India might want to eke out a win to remain alive within the five-match collection, which is an important one forward of the T20 World Cup beginning February 3 in South Africa. When Ramesh Powar was head coach, he additionally took care for the bowling division however since his departure, India have been with out the providers of a full-time bowling coach.
Skipper Harmanpreet Kaur additionally admitted after the third WT20I that her facet is lacking a chosen bowling coach. Add to {that a} comparatively inexperienced quick bowling assault, India have a issues aplenty to handle.
Indian bowlers have conceded scores in extra of 170 in all three video games. Whereas they could not defend 172 within the opening match, they conceded 187 within the second recreation and 172 within the third.
Meghna Singh hasn’t measured up effectively and Renuka Singh, who’s spearheading the seam assault, additionally wants useful circumstances to make a mark.
Whereas the bowling has not been as much as scratch, fielding coach Subhadeep Ghosh additionally has his job lower out because the catching and floor fielding has left rather a lot to be desired.
India even have plenty of work to do within the batting division.
Rotation of strike has been an enormous problem. In Shafali Verma, Richa Ghosh and skipper Harmanpreet, India have three good energy hitters whereas Smriti Mandhana can time the ball effectively, however they haven’t been rotating strike and the skipper pointed that out after defeat in final recreation.
Whereas the boundary depend has elevated, the Indian batters are consuming method too many dot balls each match.
The main target may even be on Jemimah Rodrigues, who has managed scores of 0, 4 and 16 within the three video games. The center order batter, who was one of many pillars of the Indian staff that went all the way in which to the finals of the Commonwealth Video games in Birmingham, must the discover the runs.
Australia, alternatively, might be desirous to seal the collection with a recreation to spare.
Whereas Alyssa Healy the skipper has been doing a superb job, the wicketkeeper bater would wish to change her begins into huge scores and contribute extra with the bat.
Opener Beth Mooney has been in scintillating kind and is the main run-getter in collection. Mooney could be desirous to proceed in the identical vein.
After the Tremendous over loss to India, Australian bowlers, led by 19-year-old pacer Darcie Brown got here again effectively to information their facet to a win.
Squads: India: Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Smriti Mandhana (vc), Shafali Verma, Yastika Bhatia, Jemimah Rodrigues, Deepti Sharma, Radha Yadav, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Renuka Singh Thakur, Meghna Singh, Anjali Sarvani, Devika Vaidya, S Meghana, Richa Ghosh and Harleen Deol.
Australia: Alyssa Healy (c), Tahlia McGrath (vc), Darcie Brown, Nicola Carey, Ashleigh Gardner, Kim Garth, Heather Graham, Grace Harris, Jess Jonassen, Alana King, Phoebe Litchfield, Beth Mooney, Ellyse Perry, Megan Schutt and Annabel Sutherland.
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