Forward of the conflict in opposition to Australia within the ICC Girls’s T20 World Cup 2024 in Dubai, Indian opener Shafali Verma stated that the crew’s focus can be on internet run price within the upcoming match in opposition to the defending champions. India and Australia will lock horns with one another within the 18th match of the continued marquee occasion on the Sharjah Cricket Stadium on Sunday. Two competitors heavyweights go head-to-head in a match-up that can have main ramifications on who reaches the semi-finals.
“Everyone knows that internet run price is happening and we preserve enjoying it. And I believe if you’re enjoying within the Indian crew, you need not inform us that you just’re under the NRR. As a result of everybody could be very mature and everyone seems to be seeing the whole lot. So, I believe it is not one thing to say. However in fact, we have now the NRR in our minds. And we’ll preserve a deal with it,” Shafali Verma stated as quoted by the ICC.
India’s first-up loss to New Zealand means they desperately want a victory right here to spice up their probabilities of making it to the knockout levels.
Whereas they might lose this and nonetheless qualify, a win will give them the very best likelihood as it’ll draw them degree with Australia on six factors and provides their internet run price a lift.
Whereas Australia are unbeaten within the UAE and impressed to this point with three consecutive victories, they do have some recent complications with accidents to skipper Alyssa Healy and pacer Tayla Vlaeminck to cope with.
The six-time champions have glorious depth of their squad, with the likes of Grace Harris, Kim Garth and Darcie Brown ready within the wings and able to transfer into the beginning XI if required.
One factor might be assured, this can be an enthralling contest as the continued rivalry between India and Australia continues.
Australian spinner Ashley Gardner is hoping that each participant within the crew will carry out within the fixture in opposition to Girls in Blue.
“Our focus is solely on India and regardless of the crew make-up is, I am certain everybody that’s within the XI will do a unbelievable job,” Ashley Gardner stated.
India: Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Smriti Mandhana, Shafali Verma, Deepti Sharma, Jemimah Rodrigues, Richa Ghosh, Yastika Bhatia (topic to health), Pooja Vastrakar, Arundhati Reddy, Renuka Singh Thakur, Dayalan Hemalatha, Asha Sobhana, Radha Yadav, Shreyanka Patil (topic to health), Sajana Sajeevan.
Travelling reserves: Uma Chetry (wk), Tanuja Kanwer, Saima Thakor.
Non-Travelling reserves: Raghvi Bist, Priya Mishra
Australia: Alyssa Healy (c), Darcie Brown, Ash Gardner, Kim Garth, Grace Harris, Alana King, Phoebe Litchfield, Tahlia McGrath (vc), Sophie Molineux, Beth Mooney, Ellyse Perry, Megan Schutt, Annabel Sutherland, Tayla Vlaeminck, Georgia Wareham.
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