Eyeing a series-clinching victory, India would count on a greater present from its high order when it takes on Bangladesh within the third and last ladies’s ODI right here on Saturday.
Following a disastrous begin, the place the Indian ladies’s workforce crashed to its first-ever defeat to Bangladesh, the guests levelled the collection with a commanding 108-run win on Wednesday.
Come Saturday, the Indian workforce would intention to safe the three-match collection, handle the gray areas, and proceed studying the character of pitches, provided that subsequent 12 months’s World Cup is scheduled in Bangladesh.
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Within the collection opener, India’s batting unit left loads to be desired because the guests had been bundled out for 113. However within the second ODI, India put up an improved batting show with skipper Harmanpreet Kaur and Jemimah Rodrigues notching half-centuries.
Nonetheless, the highest order kind continues to be a reason for concern.
Star opener Smriti Mandhana’s wrestle from the T20 leg has continued into the 50-over format. She has managed to attain simply 47 runs within the two ODIs.
Fellow opener, Priya Punia, who changed the big-hitting Shafali Verma within the ODI collection, has didn’t impress in her comeback. The 26-year-old has scores of 10 and seven whereas wicketkeeper whereas Yastika Bhatia would additionally like to present a greater account of herself.
On the intense aspect, Jemimah was again amongst runs, scoring a career-best 86 whereas skipper Harmanpreet has additionally regarded in good nick.
However having gotten damage on her hand, it’s to be seen if the skipper is totally match.
Harmanpreet was compelled to go away the sphere briefly after getting hit on the left wrist on the non-striker’s finish whereas finishing a single in the course of the second ODI.
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She returned to bat however her keep within the center lasted eight balls. She additionally didn’t take the sphere in the beginning of Bangladesh’s innings.
The Indian bowlers had been proper on the mark in the course of the second ODI with leggie Devika Vaidya and part-time spinner Jemimah, who managed a career-best 4/3, sharing seven wickets between them.
Bangladesh can even hope for a greater effort from its batters after dropping seven wickets within the house of 14 runs.
Fargana Hoque has been Bangladesh’s greatest batter, having scored 74 runs within the two innings whereas Nigar Sultana scored a complete of 42 runs throughout the 2 video games.
Match begins 9 am IST.
Squads:
India: Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Smriti Mandhana, Deepti Sharma, Shafali Verma, Jemimah Rodrigues, Yastika Bhatia (wk), Harleen Deol, Devika Vaidya, Uma Chetry (wk), Amanjot Kaur, Priya Punia, Pooja Vastrakar, Meghna Singh, Anjali Sarvani, Monica Patel, Rashi Kanojiya, Anusha Bareddy, Sneh Rana.
Bangladesh: Nigar Sultana (c), Nahida Akter, Murshida Khatun, Fargana Hoque, Sobhana Mostary, Shorna Akter, Ritu Moni, Lata Mondal, Disha Biswas, Marufa Akter, Sharmin Akhter, Sanjida Akter, Rabeya Khan, Sultana Khatun, Salma Khatun, Fahima Khatun, Shamima Sultana.