The Indians played well without their captain Harmanpreet Kaur in their first victory over the South Africans.
At Monday’s Women’s T20 Tri-Series encounter in East London, India will be hoping to keep its winning streak going despite the absence of its senior players. The Indian team played well without their captain Harmanpreet Kaur in their first victory over the South Africans. The captain was sick and didn’t play in the contest against South Africa; whether or not she’ll be back for the upcoming encounter against the West Indies, who just suffered a crushing defeat at home, is up in the air.
Even though Shikha Pandey, Renuka Singh, and Pooja Vastrakar all returned for India’s opening game, none of them were included in the starting XI.
Amanjot Kaur, given the India cap by stand-in captain Smriti Mandhana, excelled in her first international appearance.
When India’s score was 69 for five, Amanjot batted seventh and scored 41 runs off 30 balls to help his team recover and post a respectable 147 for 6.
It was only right that she was honored as the game’s MVP after a 27-run triumph.
On Monday, when the Women in Blue try to solidify their standing in the competition, the spotlight will likely be on 21-year-old Amanjot, regardless of whether the seniors return or not against the West Indies.
“What you’re experiencing is beyond your wildest imagination. In all honesty, I didn’t expect this outcome in my debut game for India. Today is my first experience holding a news conference. More so was his selection as the game’s Player of the Match “Amanjot declared after the first game.
The Women’s Twenty20 World Cup, which will be hosted by South Africa next month, is the most important event in the tri-series. The final episode of the trilogy will air on February 2.
India can still count on its senior all-rounder Deepti Sharma despite the absence of several key players due to injury or illness, including teenage talents Shafali Verma and Richa Gosh, who are participating in the U-19 World Cup.
Against the South Africans, Deepti put on a masterful all-around performance, hitting 33 runs off of 23 balls and grabbing three wickets for 30 runs. In the next game, she hopes to repeat her previous success.
If the West Indies want to beat the Indians, they’ll have to do better across the board.
Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Harleen Deol, Deepti Sharma, Pooja Vastrakar, Shikha Pandey, Yastika Bhatia (wk), Sushma Verma, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Radha Yadav, Renuka Singh Thakur, Meghna Singh, Anjali Sarvani, Sneh Rana, Amanjot Kaur, and Sabbhinen
