Smriti Mandhana will make a strong comeback against West Indies in ICC T20 Women’s World Cup, coach expressed hope

The teams of India and West Indies will face each other in the second match of the World Cup on 15 February. Star opener Smriti Mandhana can also join the team in the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup match. This possibility has been expressed by India’s bowling coach Troy Cooley himself.

 

Indian star batsman Smriti Mandhana, 26, missed India’s opening group match against Pakistan due to a finger injury. In this match, India defeated Pakistan by seven wickets. At the same time, Smriti is ready to return in the match against West Indies at Newlands. He has also taken part in pre-match training sessions. Bowling coach Troy Culley said she has been working very hard and will be assessed after training. Hopefully she will be fine by the end of the session.

 

Let us tell you that the teams of India and West Indies will be face to face in their Group 2 match of the tournament in Cape Town on Wednesday. Currently, the Indian team is at the second position in the points table with one win and two points from one match. At the same time, the England team is on top with two wins in the matches.

 

Significantly, in the absence of Smriti Mandhana against Pakistan, Jemima had played a strong innings. Jemima scored an unbeaten 53 in 38 balls and helped the team win. Cooley said that the player is very good at making changes after seeing his own performance. Deepti is one of the key players in our team who will play strong innings in the days to come. “It is the nature of T20 but she bowled in high pressure situations and we are sure she did a good job, which she will continue to do,” he said.

 

He said that the West Indies team is also fully aware of Deepti Sharma’s aggressive approach. Deepti Sharma has recently put in strong performances during the two tri-series in January. Deepti Sharma took two wickets for 29 runs and gave 11 runs with three wickets. In one match, India won by 56 runs and in the other by eight wickets. Due to Deepti’s strong performance in this match, the West Indies team looked very upset and sad. In such a situation, the West Indies team would also like to avenge this defeat in the World Cup.