Indian women’s cricket team would now are ready to face a very tough contest against Australia in the T20 Women’s World Cup. This team would now encounter one of the most-awaited matches ever that it must inch towards the semi-finals of the tournament at any cost. The challenge and the achievement are what would have been marked by the journey, which will play a crucial role in the upcoming clash.
Indian Performance in the T20 World Cup
Indian side start their T20 world cup with a tough challenge in the tournament opening against New Zealand. In this, unfortunately, they are thrashed by the New Zealand side as they lose by 58 runs Its inability to chase a big target put the Indian side in a precarious position, with several weaknesses which were, at least, partly exposed.
It was a must win match for the women in Indian cricket to bounce back; what better opponent than Pakistan? It was also just one game away from facing arch-rival Australia, and nothing seemed to go wrong. With super performances by Arundati Reddy,Shafali Verma and shreyanaka patil India managed to bounce back in the tournament The win over Pakistan brought to the team both psychosocial and motivational
Next, India were to face Sri Lanka. The match did full justice to all the capabilities that the team boasted of. They had won by 82 runs-the highest margin of victory in T20 World Cup so far. The match featured some robust batting. Plenty of strikers contributed to score 172 runs for their side. Shafali Verma, smriti mandana and Harmanpreet Kaur were phenomenal with there batting.
The bowlers also played a huge role in this match. Arundathi Reddy,Asha Shobana nad Renuka Singh did their job well by taking crucial wickets and pushing the batting lineup of Sri Lanka on a tight spot. It was an all-round performance which showed depth in talent within the Indian side at these high-pressure stress moments.
All in all, India has been flourishing and confident about this tournament. They have showed up their rebound capability and can give a lot at the international level. The Indian team is gearing up to face Australia with a mix of experienced and young talents.
Match of Pressure for India against Australia
The most eagerly awaited match in the tournament would indeed be that of Australia. Sporting history with the Australians and their proficiency in women’s cricket has never been rivaled, and they have always been at the top echelons of the game. This match, therefore, is a crunch for India as it would decide their semi-finals berths.
Indian needs to focus on couple of things and definitely win this time against Australia. First, forming proper partnerships in batting is the key. If they get proper base at the crease, they will be able to come up with challenging total or chase the target accordingly. Batting line-up needs to complement each other, rotate strike, make most of scoring opportunities, and lose any other extra wickets.
The bowling has to be very disciplined throughout. Australia is one team that has a very strong top order batting, so the Indian bowlers need to keep tight lines and lengths in order to create wicket opportunities for themselves. If they can get these early wickets, it could just prove to be the swing factor in the game and win it for India.
Fielding would also come into the forefront in such a high-pressure game. Sharp fielding can save crucial runs and put pressure on the Australians. So, the Indians must not let many extras and try to catch every ball that comes to their end and also cash in on the dropped catches. Good fielding is what would make the difference between winning or losing these closely contested matches.
Last but not the least, mental toughness will come into play. Maintaining cool in a situation like this comes in handy as they are pitted against Australia and this does not mean that the Indian players let their game slip irrespective of the situation of the game.
As the Indian women’s cricket team prepares for this huge showdown against Australia fans are reverberating with excitement. With good performances in the matches in recent times, the team is hoping for further improvement in the World Cup. It would bring a much-needed impact on the international field. The match has all ingredients of a thriller encounter and the eyes are glued to the players as they are to perform well and make a desperate attempt for qualification into semis. this match is played on Oct 13th 2024 in sharjah cricket stadium.
