ICC T20 Women’s World Cup 2023: Indian team would like to improve bowling against West Indies
Cape Town. After starting their campaign with a win against Pakistan in the Women’s T20 World Cup, India will look to improve their death-over bowling when they take on West Indies here on Wednesday. Without vice-captain Smriti Mandhana, the Indian batsmen successfully chased down the biggest target in the T20 World Cup. Mandhana missed the match against Pakistan due to a finger injury but the star opener is likely to make a comeback against the West Indies. West Indies had to face a big defeat against England in their first match.
Indian bowlers had given away 91 runs in the last 10 overs against Pakistan. The team would like to improve in this matter. The challenge of strong teams will be in front of them as the tournament progresses. The Indian team has recently defeated the West Indies twice in the tri-series, so the Indian bowlers know their batsmen very well. Along with bowling, there were many flaws in India’s batting against Pakistan. Young wicket-keeper batsman Richa Ghosh pulled the team out of a difficult situation by hitting three consecutive fours in the 18th over. If Richa had not played this innings, it would have been more difficult for India to achieve the target. Big-hitting young opener Shafali Verma was also not comfortable at the crease.
Shafali, who led the Indian team to champions in the Under-19 World Cup, was finding it difficult to hit the big shots against Pakistan. Yastika Bhatia, who opened the innings in place of Smriti, and captain Harmanpreet Kaur failed to convert good starts into big innings. India must have heaved a sigh of relief with Jemimah Rodrigues back in the groove. Jemimah rotated the strike well against Pakistan but she will have to be ready to take risks for the big shots as required in this format. However, the return of Smriti to the team will strengthen the batting order. The West Indies team will be desperate to bounce back after losing to England in their opening match of the tournament. The team, led by Hayley Matthews, is going through its worst phase. The series of continuous defeat of the team has been going on for the last 14 matches. The team will once again be looking for a strong performance from their captain who has no dearth of experience. Mathews is known for his strong performances in big matches. A defeat in this match will almost eliminate the West Indies team from the semi-final race.
Teams: India: Harmanpreet Kaur (Captain), Smriti Mandhana, Shefali Verma, Yastika Bhatia, Richa Ghosh, Jemima Rodrigues, Harleen Deol, Deepti Sharma, Devika Vaidya, Radha Yadav, Renuka Thakur, Anjali Sarwani, Pooja Vastrakar, Rajeshwari Gaikwad, Shikha Pandey.
West Indies: Hayley Mathews (c), Shemaine Campbelle (vc), Aaliyah Alleyne, Shamilia Connell, Afi Fletcher, Shabika Gajanabi, Chinelle Henry, Trishan Holder, Jada James, Jinaba Joseph, Chadian Nation, Karishma Ramharrek, Shakira Selman, Stafanie Taylor Rashada Williams. Match time: 6 pm Indian time. From 30
