“I’m glad we won the first game, but there are still a lot of things to improve on. Losing wickets in the middle order puts a lot of strain on the team. In a large competition like this, the top-order must score runs. We broaden our batting line-up when we have allrounders like Sneh, Deepti, and Pooja “Mithali Raj said.
In the World Cup’s first match, India beat Pakistan.
Indian captain Mithali Raj stated on Sunday that her team may have won the match against Pakistan, but there is still a lot of work to be done.
India beat Pakistan by 107 runs in the fourth game of the 2017 ICC Women’s 50-over World Cup, with to fighting knocks from Sneh Rana and Pooja Vastrakar and an all-round bowling effort.
“I’m glad we won the first game, but there are still a lot of things to improve on. Losing wickets in the middle order puts a lot of strain on the team. In a large competition like this, the top-order must score runs. We broaden our batting line-up when we have allrounders like Sneh, Deepti, and Pooja “After the game, Mithali stated.
Pooja Vastrakar (67), Smriti Mandhana (52) and Sneh Rana (53*) had earlier led India to a total of 244/7.
For the seventh wicket, Vastrakar and Rana put up a 122-run partnership. India scored extra runs in the last five overs to push the total above the 240-run barrier.
On Thursday, India will face New Zealand in the final of the event.
