India was on the shedding facet as Australia managed to select up the victory by six wickets. (Picture: AP)
Skipper Harmanpreet Kaur was essential of her facet’s fielding show within the first ODI towards Australia in Mumbai.
India girls’s crew captain Harmanpreet Kaur expressed her unhappiness with the fielding effort and requested her gamers to play aggressive cricket following the house crew’s crushing six-wicket loss to Australia within the first one-dayer right here on Thursday.
Regardless of India placing up their best-ever ODI rating of 282/8 towards Australia, the guests chased down the goal within the forty seventh over with opener Phoebe Litchfield (78) and Ellyse Perry (75) concerned in a 148-run partnership.
A sloppy Indian fielding allowed Phoebe, Ellyse, Tahlia McGrath (68 off 55 balls) and Beth Mooney (42) to attain runs at will to overtake the goal with ease.
“We managed to get a defendable complete. Bowlers did their job however fielding didn’t work properly. After some time dew was there, however bowlers did properly to maintain stumps in play,” mentioned Harmanpreet after the match.
“However I used to be sad with our fielding, Australia have been wonderful saving runs. Pooja was nice. We have to again ourselves and play aggressive cricket,” she added.
Australia skipper Alyssa Healy, who couldn’t contribute with the bat on the prime of the order after going for a duck, mentioned the batters rapidly overcame the early loss and this was the “blueprint” the crew was aiming for.
“Batting method was sensational, that was the blueprint we need to put on the market. Our batters play down the bottom very well, helps when the ball is skidding on slightly bit. Ladies bounced again and confirmed how we wished to play,” mentioned Alyssa.
Ellyse mentioned her team-mates knew a troublesome contest was anticipated from India and the necessity of the hour was to “elevate the bar”.
India had defeated Australia by eight wickets within the one-off Take a look at at this venue a couple of days again.
“We’ve been pushed by India, so we received to lift the bar. I assumed 280 was round, had a great effort within the discipline and bowled properly for a big half. With the lights approaching and ball approaching, the bowlers had a low margin for error with the sector restrictions. We began positively and capitalised.
“We by no means let the grip unfastened which was pleasing. Our power within the discipline matched with the bowling.”
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