India ladies’s cricket crew captain Harmanpreet Kaur hailed off-spinner Deepti Sharma for her efficiency towards Thailand within the Asia Cup semi-final.
New Delhi,UPDATED: Oct 13, 2022 13:58 IST
We are prepared: Harmanpreet Kaur after India attain Women Asia Cup 2022 closing (Reuters)
By India Today Web Desk: India skipper Harmanpreet Kaur was elated after reaching the ultimate of Asia Cup 2022 and stated that the ladies’s cricket crew is prepared for the summit conflict. India will tackle the winner of the opposite semifinal between Pakistan and Sri Lanka in Saturday’s closing.
”We are prepared for the ultimate. Whoever comes, we simply want to observe and plan accordingly,” Harmanpreet stated.
Opener Shafali Verma was adjudged man-of-the-match for her attacking 28-ball 42 which was studded with 5 boundaries and one six. ”Now, I’m a bit assured, I’ll preserve working arduous and I’m at all times pleased to contribute to the crew. The wicket is sweet to bat. Smriti (Mandhana) did properly, Jemi (Jemimah Rodrigues) additionally did properly. We should work on partnerships,” Verma stated.
Harmanpreet, who’s having fun with a purple patch, missed India’s final two league video games resulting from a niggle, however returned to steer the facet on Thursday and scored a tremendous 30-ball 36 with the assistance of 4 boundaries to assist India put up a difficult 148 for six.
”That partnership (between her and Jemimah Rodrigues) helped us to get a rating on the board. When you are not enjoying rather a lot, you want runs to get confidence,” the India captain stated after a cushty 74-run win over Thailand within the semifinal.
”I’m extra assured about my sport now, however will preserve working. I’m at all times pleased to contribute to the crew.”
The win over Thailand took India to their eighth straight Asia Cup closing — 4 every in ODI and T20 codecs. Before 2012, the match was a 50-over-a-side affair.
”We batted rather well, Thailand bowled fairly properly, not giving us simple runs. We actually needed to work arduous. When you are getting round 150 on the board most of the time, it provides confidence.” Defending the overall, Deepti (3/7) did a lot of the harm to assist India limit Thailand to 74 for 9.
And, Harmanpreet was effusive in her reward of the off-spin all-rounder. ”She (Deepti) is somebody who’s keen to bowl at any stage. Having such a bowler at all times provides confidence,” she stated.
