ICC Women’s T20 World Cup, IND-W vs BAN-W: We can’t be complacent, need to focus against Bangladesh, says Krishnamurthy


ICC Women’s T20 World Cup, IND-W vs BAN-W: We can’t be complacent, need to focus against Bangladesh, says Krishnamurthy

India’s middle-order batter Veda Krishnamurthy has actually alerted her colleagues against complacency after their magnificent win against Australia, stating they should remain focussed ahead of their clash against Bangladesh in the Women’s T20 World Cup, here on Monday.

India’s outstanding bowling show illuminated the tournament-opener with leg-spinner Poonam Yadav playing a crucial role with 4 wickets to stop the protecting champions’ run chase.

Krishnamurthy does not desire to see India let their feelings overcome them, firmly insisting the middle and leading order need to endure longer.

“We can’t be complacent with the victory (against Australia). We have to let go of those emotions now and focus on repeating all the good things we did,” Krishnamurthy stated on the eve of the match.

India will need to enhance their batting efficiency as they scored a below par 132 against Australia. Because the tri-series preceding this World Cup, the Indian batting has actually been irregular, having a hard time to post big overalls.

“We want to make sure we have enough of a score for our bowlers to defend. At the same time, we can’t be too ambitious with our strokes or risk being run short but we need to make sure we get enough runs on board,” stated the 27- year-old.

“As you all saw, our bowling attack is doing really well. It’s all about giving them that extra cushioning. If we had finished 15 runs shorter on Friday (against Australia), it would have been a lot more difficult for us.”

It might be a challenging match for India on Monday as Bangladesh had actually beaten them two times in the 2018 T20 Asia Cup– in the group phase and in the final.

For Bangladesh, they will be going for an upset. Captain Salma Khatun prompted her side not to harp on India’s sensational opening success and rather focus on getting their own efficiency right at the WACA.

“We are not worried about the result between India and Australia. We are just focused on our own. We have been watching the opening matches of the tournament with keen interest and we are really excited to get going in this one,” stated Khatun.

“All our girls put their 100 per cent into the warm-up match against Pakistan and we hope to have a positive start at this Women’s T20 World Cup.”

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