Internet Desk: Indian eves will look to continue their dominating run in the ICC Women’s World Cup 2017 when they face neighbour Sri Lanka in their fourth match tomorrow. Mithali Raj led Indian women’s cricket team had won all three matches in the tournament to hold the top spot.
Though the skipper said her side has to improve a lot before facing Sri Lanka on Wednesday.
India was restricted to just 169 from its 50 overs and Pakistan had looked to be in a good position to get its first win of the competition but Ekta Bisht’s excellent spell of five for 18 helped bowl Pakistan out for just 74.
However, Raj is more concerned about India’s batting and is keen for her side to build partnerships when it faces Sri Lanka.
She said: “We definitely will look into the fact that we don’t lose wickets back-to-back because that puts a lot of pressure on the incoming batters as well as the team. We need to work on our partnerships as batters.
“In terms of bowling, the spinners have been doing well, (against Pakistan) the pacers looked better than the last two games so it depends which wicket we play on against Sri Lanka. If it’s a fresh wicket, then we have different plans for it.”
Mansi Joshi came into the side for her first game of the tournament and took two for nine as India kept up its perfect record.
Raj added: “Because Mansi was playing her first game of the World Cup (against Pakistan) and it was a situation where we needed wickets and not to lose runs in the first 10 overs, it was a crucial situation for us.
“We knew if we got wickets there was a good chance for us to be in the game. That’s why I wanted to go with experienced bowlers.
“They are in a better position and experienced. I’m really happy that Ekta rose to the occasion and delivered what the team required of her.”