Struggling Batters Need To Step Up As India Face Embarrassing Series Loss | Cricket News

Struggling Indian batters might want to discover a technique to play on a sluggish floor as they face Bangladesh within the second girls’s ODI in a bid to keep away from an embarrassing collection defeat in Mirpur on Wednesday. Spinners, particularly leg-break bowlers, have troubled Indian batters via the Bangladesh tour and on Sunday in addition they discovered pacer Marufa Akter laborious to barter because the fancied staff suffered its first-ever loss to Bangladesh in ODIs. Following that memorable victory and a win within the previous ultimate T20, Bangladesh now have the momentum and perception to script a well-known collection win over India.

India have a World Cup to play in Bangladesh subsequent yr and they should learn to accumulate runs on pitches the place the ball does not come on to the bat.

It has been a collective failure thus far on the tour although India by some means managed to seal the T20 collection.

Star batter Smriti Mandhana’s exhibiting has been an enormous disappointment and Priya Punia, who changed Shafali Verma for the ODI collection opener, too struggled in her comeback.

Both Yastika Bhatia and Jemimah Rodrigues have struggled to rotate strike and that has put them underneath additional strain. In the absence of Richa Ghosh, nobody has stepped up for the finisher’s function with the staff struggling to seek out boundaries.

Amanjot Kaur, who bowled effectively on Sunday, has an excellent alternative to make an affect with the bat as effectively and provides India a a lot wanted ending choice.

Bowling coach Rajib Datta stated there isn’t a must press the panic button.

“There is no need to be disappointed. The team did not execute its plans the way it wanted to. It is a team in transition phase and looking at combinations for the World Cup (next year),” he stated.

India bowled 19 wides within the collection opener and that must be an enormous space of concern.

“Extras are an issue. The girls are playing after four months. It is not a big issue, we will rectify,” added Datta.

Squads:

India: Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Smriti Mandhana, Deepti Sharma, Shafali Verma, Jemimah Rodrigues, Yastika Bhatia (wk), Harleen Deol, Devika Vaidya, Uma Chetry (wk), Amanjot Kaur, Priya Punia, Pooja Vastrakar, Meghna Singh, Anjali Sarvani, Monica Patel, Rashi Kanojiya, Anusha Bareddy, Sneh Rana.

Bangladesh: Nigar Sultana (C), Nahida Akter, Murshida Khatun, Fargana Hoque, Sobhana Mostary, Shorna Akter, Ritu Moni, Lata Mondal, Disha Biswas, Marufa Akter, Sharmin Akhter, Sanjida Akter, Rabeya Khan, Sultana Khatun, Salma Khatun, Fahima Khatun, Shamima Sultana.

(This story has been edited by Mahaz News employees …)