Women’s T20 challenge: She has been the core of the team, says Tania Bhatia on Harmanpreet Kaur

Wicketkeeper-batsman Tania Bhatia lauded Supernovas skipper Harmanpreet Kaur’s good form in her winning run in the Women’s T20 Challenge, saying the right-handed batsman has been the core of the team.

Harmanpreet has been the tournament’s top run-scorer, scoring 151 runs in three innings at an average of 50.33 and a strike rate of 138.53, including 43 off 29 balls in a four-run victory against Velocity in the final at the MCA Stadium. Saturday. ,IPL 2022 Final GT vs RR Live Score,

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“Absolutely, she has been the core of the team. She was a star performer in domestic cricket and international cricket as well. She has been a key player and as a person is quite chill and boosts our confidence. She’s positive (mindset) from),” Tania said in the post-match virtual press conference.

The final also showed Velocity opener Shafali Verma being attacked with short-pitched stuff from pacer Mansi Joshi before being dismissed by Deandra Dottin. When asked about Shefali’s plans, Tania commented, “It was quite simple. We watched their previous game as a unit and were discussing some plans. We were very happy that we were able to execute them well. We were able to keep the ball away from his body and it worked really well.

Apart from claiming three catches and one stumping in three matches of the Women’s T20 Challenge, Tania scored 36 runs and remained unbeaten in two innings. India ICC women’s injury T20 World Cup final against Australia and teenager Richa Ghosh has jumped.

Tania said that her focus is on capitalizing on the opportunities that come her way instead of thinking about what happened in the past. “I’m always positive and live in the moment. I didn’t think about the past even during the domestic season and want to look ahead, so I had a good home season.

“Before coming here (for the Women’s T20 Challenge), I thought I would just focus on my role, what the situation demands and not think about what is happening outside and the opportunities that come my way. I try to grab it.”

The 24-year-old signed off saying that she is working on improving her strike rate in T20 cricket, especially with the Commonwealth Games and the Women’s T20 World Cup in the next 12 months apart from series against Sri Lanka and England. .

“The main thing is to accept things, so I accepted my situations. I thought during the World Cup that when I go back I will work on my batting. I knew there was going to be T20s this season, so I started working on my strike rate during the domestic tournament.

“T20 cricket is all about strike rate and maintaining average, so here also I kept my focus on that, to act according to the situation. Now when I go back my preparation and focus will remain the same for the upcoming games.

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