Potchefstroom: Series in the bag, the Indian women’s cricket team will be eager to pile further misery on South Africa in the third and final fixture of the rubber, which is part of the ICC Women’s ODI Championships, here Saturday.
South Africa, who had beaten India in the World Cup last year, have not been able to compete with the sub-continental side in their own backyard.
The hosts’ batting has been a total failure, folding up for 125 and 124 while chasing in the first two ODIs.
India have troubled South Africa with both pace and spin, whether it was Jhulan Goswami in the series-opener or leggie Poonam Yadav in the second ODI. Medium pacer Goswami, who became the first female cricketer to take 200 wickets in ODIs, said she would like to end the series on a high.
“There is no complacency on our part even though the series is decided. We would certainly like to keep the momentum going,” Goswami stated here Friday.
Opener Smriti Mandhana has stood out in the batting department with scores of 84 and 135 at Kimberley. She would definitely love to have another big one in the bag when the game gets underway at the Senwes Park here.
“It’s all about confidence,” she said. “I am hitting the ball nicely and would like to make each and every innings count when the flow is there,” stated Mandhana.
After failing in the first game, the dangerous Harmanpreet Kaur and Veda Krishnamurthy were back among the runs, scoring unbeaten half centuries. That indeed is a good sign for India.
Press Trust of India
