Harmanpreet & Co. Face robust check of their quest to make it to the semis
There’s an aura of invincibility that surrounds the Australian ladies’s group. They do not put on it closely on their sleeve, nevertheless it’s on present after they present their abilities on the sector. Their runaway nine-wicket win over Pakistan within the ICC T20 World Cup fixture on Friday is a living proof.
On Sunday, when the Indian group takes on their nemesis from Down Underneath in Sharjah, their enviable 14-match successful streak in T20 World Cups is not going to be misplaced on Harmanpreet Kaur and Co.
Australia are all however via to the semifinals, however India have rather a lot using on this match. Australia are at the moment positioned on prime with six factors and a web run fee of two.78 whereas India lie second with 4 factors from three video games and an NRR of 0.576.
To safe their place within the final 4, they should get previous the Australians or experience on luck in a decent group the place solely Sri Lanka is out of competition. NRR will then be the deciding issue.
Australia will get an opportunity to check their bench power after captain Alyssa Healy left the sector in the course of the Pakistan recreation because of an harm to her proper foot and quick bowler Tayla Vlaeminck dislocated her shoulder.
However the Indian facet, after clinching an 82-run win over Sri Lanka, is not going to take the defending champions flippantly as they play their first recreation in Sharjah.
By the way, an Indian group takes to the sector in Sharjah after almost 24 years.
Whereas Indian openers – Smriti Mandhana and Shafali Verma returned to kind in opposition to Lanka and regarded extra settled and composed within the center together with captain Harmanpreet, the remainder of the Indian lineup will hope to get some runs underneath their belt.
Although India have examined Australia up to now, the reigning champions stay overwhelming favourites.
