Harmanpreet Kaur gives fiery message after India’s defeat

Harmanpreet Kaur gives fiery message after India’s defeat

Following India’s narrow 9-run defeat against Australia in the Women’s T20 World Cup, Indian skipper Harmanpreet Kaur said that she and Deepti Sharma failed to punish a few balls from their opponents during their partnership, which ultimately contributed to their loss. 

A fantastic over by Annabel Sutherland which saw her give away only 4 runs, restricted India to 142/9 after their 20 overs, resulting in Australia’s victory at Sharjah on Sunday.

Following the match, Harmanpreet said in the post-match presentation that the key difference between both sides was the Australian team not depending on just one or two players.

“I think their entire team contribute, they don’t depend on one or two players, they have a lot of all-rounders who contribute. We also planned well and we were there in the game. They didn’t give away easy runs and made it difficult. They are an experienced side. That is something that is not in your control, you have to always keep your playing eleven ready even when one or two player misses out,” Harmanpreet said.

“Radha bowled really well, she was in the game and she was fielding well. You need a character like that in the team who is always there. It was a chaseable total. When me and Deepti were batting, we could not hit a few loose balls. We can learn a lot from Australia. Whatever was in our hands, we were trying to do that but that is something not in our control. If we get the opportunity to play another game, that will be great. But otherwise, whoever deserves to be there, that team will be there,” Harmanpreet added.

This defeat means that now India will have to depend on arch-rivals Pakistan to pull off a result against New Zealand in their final group stage match. If that does happen, then India will make it to the semi-finals due to their higher net run-rate.

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