India fell agonisingly in need of Australia’s 258-run complete because the Women in Blue suffered a three-run defeat to the World Champions on the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. The hosts weren’t up to the mark within the area as they dropped as many as seven catches within the first innings which noticed the Aussies attain to a aggressive complete of 258. Speaking after the match, Indian girls’s staff head coach Amol Muzumdar highlighted India’s wrestle in opposition to the Aussies.
Muzumdar acknowledged that the Indian staff wants to work on its fielding and additionally on its fitness. “We’re in the process of building it up. There’s no doubt that our fielding was below par today. We dropped about six catches (seven). It always happens in a game. Even they dropped a few. But having said that, we still are a work in progress. If we get time post this series, I’m sure we’ll try to spend a lot of time on fielding and fitness,” he mentioned after the match.Â
The 49-year-old didn’t level out any participant however acknowledged that the staff wants to get higher within the dying overs – each whereas batting and whereas bowling. India leaked 18 runs off the ultimate over after dropping seven catches on the sphere earlier than that. With the bat, the hosts couldn’t shut the sport and misplaced wickets in heaps.Â
“At the tip of the day we will all sit and say ‘oh, we missed out by three runs’ however there have been about 600 balls bowled in that. So we will at all times return and speak about it in hindsight. Yes, we fell brief by three runs however I can’t title anybody for the defeat. It’s only a collective effort. Probably only one extra shot or another cease within the area might have accomplished the trick.
“I think that didn’t tilt the balance but I thought that just gave the momentum to Australia a little bit going into the dressing room. That’s one area where I feel we need to have a look in and improve ourselves going forward, is the death overs, whether it is batting or bowling. We’ll be working hard on that,” he mentioned.
Muzumdar praised Richa Ghosh, who performed an excellent 96-run knock. “Richa, Fantastic knock, what a knock it was. Under strain, at No.3 – a brand new place for her – and she’s simply confirmed why she is spoken about extremely. Her expertise speaks for herself. I believe most likely 100 would have been an applicable one for her. But sadly, she acquired out. I believe it was a particular knock.
“Richa is our No.3, we believe that she can be a good top-order player. We believe in her talent and you’ve seen what kind of shots she can play. And if she can use the first 10 overs and then play according to the situation, that is the best spot for her. At least now we feel that Richa at No.3 will be a very good choice,” he mentioned.
