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Currently ranked third after a morale-boosting 155 against the West Indies, India are looking to continue the winning momentum and maintain their hold in the top four, especially when they take on table toppers Australia after England.
After an inexplicably slow performance against New Zealand when Indian batsmen played 162 dot balls, Smriti Mandhana (123 off 119) and Harmanpreet Kaur (109 off 107) displayed brilliant batting performances, including twins against West Indies. Gave power to India by scoring a century. His highest total (317/8) in showpiece event history.
“I think it is very important for us the way we performed in the last game; We just need to keep it going, instead of thinking about what are your negatives and what are your positive points,” vice-captain Kaur told reporters on the eve of the game.
Both the openers Mandhana and Yastika Bhatia showed intent from the start, something coach Romesh Powar insisted before the match.
Mandhana scored a fluent 123 while Kaur also continued her fine run, scoring her fourth century and her first since scoring an unbeaten 171 against Australia in the 2017 World Cup.
The pair will be keen to continue in the same vein as they race for a place in the semi-finals.
However, all-rounder Deepti Sharma, who has been elevated to the top, has to do more with the bat like skipper Mithali Raj, who was out of the boil recently.
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