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No psychological edge, both teams will start at the same level: Lanning

Australia skipper Meg Lanning believes her team will not go into the Women’s T20 World Cup semi-final against India with any psychological edge as past results against strong teams will not matter. Australia will take on the Harmanpreet Kaur-led side for a place in the World Cup final, which they defeated 4-1 in a five-match T20 International series in December last year and also in the final of the 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games .

Also Australia won over India in the final of 2020 T20 World Cup at MCG. “I don’t think (the Australians will go into the field with a psychological edge),” Lanning said on the eve of the semi-finals here. He said, “When we take the field and play, both the teams will start from the same level tomorrow. Whatever has been the result in the previous matches, it will not matter. We have to play our best cricket and play the way we want to play.

He said, “We did the same in India. That’s why I said it will be a great match, two world class teams will play in the ground. Anyway, on match day we have to be at our best. The Australian skipper also said that defeating India in the five-match series in Mumbai in December last year does not make his team favorites as the opposition is a formidable side and does not depend on just two or four players to win matches. .

He said, “To be honest, I am not sure (Australia is a strong contender).We (the team) definitely know each other very well. His team is fantastic. They also have some match winners and world class players in their team and it will be a tough competition. Lanning also said that the Indian team has depth in its batting. He said, “I think they have shown that they do not depend on one or two players. There is a lot of depth in his batting. So as a team we have to be ready to perform well against all their players. ,

He said the team’s plan would be to put India under pressure by getting top-order batsmen Smriti Mandhana and Shafali Verma out early. Lanning said, “Yeah, that’s what we’re focusing on.” I think any T20 match you play, you can get a few wickets in the beginning, that will put pressure on the opposition team. So of course we plan to do that. Smriti and Verma are definitely key players for them.

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