After struggling a slim nine-run defeat to Australia within the 2024 Ladies’s T20 World Cup, India head coach Amol Muzumdar admitted issues may have been completely different for his crew if that they had held on to couple of possibilities on the sector. On the Sharjah Cricket Stadium, India dropped three catches, missed a stumping and a run-out likelihood as Australia made 151/8, the very best whole at this venue within the ongoing match. In reply, regardless of captain Harmanpreet Kaur’s unbeaten 54 off 47, India fell wanting chasing the whole and ended up at 142/9.
“I feel we have been proper within the sport, proper until the final over. Simply that have of Australia noticed them by means of. Just a bit dissatisfied with the loss. I really feel we have fielded fairly nicely. But when a few possibilities may have been taken, then issues may have been completely different. Possibly 10 -15 runs much less, however on the similar time, I want to say that we put in our greatest effort ahead on this sport,” mentioned Muzumdar after the match ended.
Requested in regards to the mid-innings chat he had with Harmanpreet and Deepti Sharma, who shared a partnership of 63 off 55 balls to maintain India within the hunt, Muzumdar revealed, “In the beginning, it was in regards to the run-chase. Second was holding the online run price additionally in bounds.”
“However the one message was if we take it slightly deeper, then we do have a great likelihood to chase. That was the one message to Harman and Deepti. I feel Harman’s presence was crucial until the top, that’s what I felt within the run chase, and virtually received it by means of.”
Australia additionally had an lbw name of Phoebe Litchfield going of their favour. The left-handed batter tried to reverse sweep off Deepti and was adjudged lbw on 5, however she received the on-field name to be reversed on assessment after the third umpire deemed the ball had pitched outdoors the road of the leg stump.
Quizzed about his view on that call, Muzumdar remarked that it was a vital one. “Properly, I do not know whether or not I am certified to reply in regards to the umpires, however on the similar time what I gathered from that non-dismissal is that she did not transfer earlier than the ball was launched. So, the leg mark, what was there, it stood as it’s. That was my solely understanding about it. Whether or not it was out or not, it was as much as the umpires to determine on the third umpire.”
With Australia coming into the semi-finals from Group A, it means India’s possibilities of coming into the final 4 section are completely depending on the New Zealand-Pakistan conflict on Monday. A win for New Zealand will imply a league-stage exit for India. “Properly, I simply wish to want Pakistan all one of the best. That is all I can say. However we can be watching the sport very intently, that is for certain,” added Muzumdar.
He signed off by revealing Harmanpreet suffered a blow on her head prior earlier than India’s match opening sport towards New Zealand, and had been taking part in within the match with immense ache.
“It has been implausible working with this lot; it is a very particular lot that we’re working with, and we care about one another, and Harman is a really integral a part of this crew. It has been a implausible 10 months working together with her and all others as nicely. I imply she’s high-quality. She’s going by means of a number of ache.”
“She received hit on her head proper initially of the match, simply earlier than the New Zealand sport, I feel one night time prior once we have been practising. However she’s high-quality. I feel she’s battling with it, and you’ll see it, however she’s a workhorse. So, she goes about doing her enterprise. It has been particular working for the final 10 months and I am wanting ahead to it going ahead.”
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