IndiaTheir valiant efforts with the bat went in vain as they suffered a three-wicket defeat Australia In ICC Women’s World Cup 2025 In Visakhapatnam. Despite setting a record target of 331 runs, the highest ever against Australia in World Cup history, a collapse at the end of India’s innings changed the situation.
Women’s World Cup 2025: Harmanpreet Kaur breaks silence on India’s heartbreaking defeat to Australia
The host team’s score was 294/4 in the 43rd over, but due to a sudden flurry of wickets, they were out with seven balls remaining. captain Harmanpreet Kaur He was candid after the match, admitting that missing runs in the final overs made all the difference.
Harmanpreet described India’s failure to take advantage of the death overs as the turning point of the match. Whereas Smriti Mandhana And Pratika Rawal Having set the stage with fluent half-centuries, the middle order could not be stronger. “The way we started, we thought we could have added 30-40 runs on the board. We kept losing wickets, and that really cost us because today’s pitch was completely different. We knew it was a good wicket to bat on, but we couldn’t take advantage of it in the last six overs, which really hurt us.”
He further explained that although India were in control for most of the innings, a poor performance in the closing stages saw them fall short of the match-winning score. “The first 40 overs were really good, but in the last 10 we didn’t do well. In matches like this, you can’t be perfect every time, but it’s important how we bounce back.” The Indian captain added.
Harmanpreet remains confident in India’s current team balance
Despite consecutive defeats in the tournament, Harmanpreet maintained confidence in India’s current team balance. This setup, featuring five specialist batsmen, a wicketkeeper-batsman, three all-rounders and two frontline bowlers, has been central to India’s recent success, and the skipper sees no reason to make drastic changes. “We will sit and discuss about using five bowlers, but this combination has given us a lot of success in the past. Two bad matches are not going to make a big difference for us.”
Harmanpreet stressed the need for restraint and harmony instead of overreaction. “Moving forward, we need to sort out a lot of things, and hopefully we come up with the best approach,” Harmanpreet concluded confidently. With upcoming matches against New Zealand, England And bangladeshThe captain urged his team to focus on executing their plans under pressure. “We know what we’re capable of, it’s just about finishing the game the same way we start it.”
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