‘Top order lacks the firepower’
Updated On: 17 March, 2022 07:21 AM IST | New Zealand | PTI
India captain Mithali Raj and senior pacer Jhulan Goswami blame partnership failures at the start after being bundled out for 134 against champions England
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India opener Yastika Bhatia is cleaned up by England’s Anya Shrubsole for eight during their World Cup match at the Bay Oval in Tauranga yesterday. Pic/AFP
India captain Mithali Raj and senior pacer Jhulan Goswami on Wednesday said top-order batters haven’t been performing to the level that is expected of them but expressed hope that they would make amends soon in the ongoing ICC Women’s World Cup. India were bundled out for 134 by struggling defending champions England, who managed to overhaul the target in 31.2 overs with four wickets to spare in a league stage on Wednesday. This was England’s first win after three consecutive losses that threw their title defence into disarray.
‘Batting is a concern’
“We definitely didn’t have partnership at the top of order, despite getting what we wanted after losing the toss. The thought of putting 200-plus, the match could have gone either ways,” Mithali said after the loss that came just after a massive win over the West Indies in the previous match in which Smriti Mandhana and Harmanpreet Kaur scored hundreds.
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