India vice-captain Harmanpreet Kaur said they are looking for a repeat performance of their victory against the West Indies, when they face a struggling England in their ICC Women’s World Cup league match here on Wednesday.
India’s all-round performance against an in-form West Indies side led to a 155-run win in their previous outing.
“I think for us, it is very important that we continue the way we performed in the last game,” Harmanpreet said at the pre-match media conference.
Harmanpreet and opener Smriti Mandhana had starred with the bat, smashing twin centuries while sharing a 184-run stand before the bowlers sealed the deal against the Windies. “We got a great partnership while batting and also the way we bowled in partnerships we want to continue that against England and in the upcoming matches.
“And apart from that, sometimes we are losing back-to-back wickets. We need to work on that,” Harmanpreet added. The 33-year-old, who endured a prolonged lean patch, has found her form again. She followed her 71 against New Zealand with a spectacular century (109 off 107) against the West Indies.
When told that three of her ODI hundreds have come in the World Cups, she said: “Big tournaments are always very important…
“I always want to give my best for my team.”
Match starts: 6.30am, live on Star Sports Network
Australia unbeaten
Australia continued their march towards a record seventh title as they pummelled the West Indies by seven wickets in a lop-sided league stage contest in Wellington.
While Australia remain unbeaten in the tournament so far, West Indies suffered their second defeat, a heavy one, from four games and are placed fifth in the standings with four points.
Brief scores: West Indies Women 131 all out in 45.5 overs (Stafanie Taylor 50; Ellyse Perry 3/22, Ashleigh Gardner 3/25). Australia Women: 132/3 in 30.2 overs (Rachael Haynes 83 not out, Beth Mooney 28 not out; Chinelle Henry 1/20).