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India will play its match today in the Women’s T20 World Cup, know why it is a contender for the title.


New Delhi. The Indian team will start its campaign in the Women’s T20 World Cup on Friday. Team India’s first match is against New Zealand. The Indian team missed the title even after reaching the finals in the World Cup 2020. Harmanpreet Kaur’s team will try to correct the mistakes of 2020 in the current World Cup. For this he/she will have to perform well from the beginning.

If we talk about New Zealand, which faced India in the first match, it has also never been able to win the title. However, its performance has been better than India. New Zealand is a two-time runner-up. Victory in the first match can give India the necessary momentum which is needed in a big tournament like the World Cup. Victory is also important for India because this group also has strong teams of Australia, Sri Lanka and Pakistan.

The responsibility of batting is on Smriti-Shefali
India’s responsibility will be on its top-5 players. Significant contributions will be expected from 35-year-old Harmanpreet, Smriti Mandhana, Jemimah Rodrigues, Shefali Verma and Deepti Sharma. Shefali and Mandhana are in great form. he/she scored a lot of runs in the Asia Cup in July. However, India lost to Sri Lanka in the final. Mandhana has scored three fifties in the last five T20 innings. Captain Harmanpreet’s performance has been somewhat disappointing and it is very important for India to be in form.

Spinners will get help
India’s spinners may get help from the deteriorating pitches of UAE. Spinners have always been India’s strength. Team’s pacers Renuka Singh, Pooja Vastrakar and Arundhati Reddy are also used to bowling on slow pitches. India can field against New Zealand with only 2 medium pacers. The team’s focus will be more on spinners. India has a lot of variety in its spin attack. The responsibility of spin attack will be handled by off spinners Deepti and Shreyanka Patil, leg spinner Asha Shobhana and left arm spinner Radha Yadav.

New Zealand team is also strong
The New Zealand team is a good mix of experienced and young players, due to which the team’s claim is strong. Charismatic captain Sophie Devine, all-rounder Suzie Bates and medium pacers Lee Tahuhu and Leigh Kasparek are the backbone of the team. Amelia Kerr is also an important part of the team and the New Zealand team can give a shocking performance in the tournament.

Australia is the biggest challenge
India may be starting its campaign with a match against New Zealand, but the real threat to it is from Australia only. Current champion Australia has won the T20 World Cup 6 times. Does the Indian team often lag behind teams like Australia-England in big tournaments? Experts believe that this is a case of mental weakness in difficult times. To overcome this weakness, separate counseling of the NCA (National Cricket Academy) of the women’s team has been done.

Teams:
India: Harmanpreet Kaur (captain), Smriti Mandhana, Shefali Verma, Deepti Sharma, Jemimah Rodrigues, Richa Ghosh, Yastika Bhatia, Pooja Vastrakar, Arundhati Reddy, Renuka Singh Thakur, D Hemalatha, Asha Shobhana, Radha Yadav, Shreyanka Patil, Sajna Sajeevan. Reserve players: Uma Chhetri, Tanuja Kanwar, Saima Thakor.

New Zealand: Sophie Devine (captain), Suzie Bates, Eden Carson, Izzy Gage, Maddy Green, Brooke Halliday, Fran Jonas, Leigh Kasperek, Mellie Kerr, Jess Kerr, Rosemary Mair, Molly Penfold, Georgia Plimmer, Hannah Rowe, Lee Tahuhu.

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