Talking about the defeat to Australia, Harmanpreet said – We could not hit some loose balls.

Sharjah, 14 October (HIST). After the nine-run defeat against Australia in the ICC Women's T20 World Cup, Indian captain Harmanpreet Kaur said that she and Deepti Sharma could not hit some loose balls during their partnership, which ultimately led to the team's defeat. .

Annabel Sutherland's brilliant final over helped Australia win the ICC Women's T20 World Cup match by just nine runs in Sharjah on Sunday.

Harmanpreet said in the post-match presentation that the main difference between the two teams was that the Australian team was not dependent on just one or two players and also had some excellent all-rounders.

Harmanpreet said, “I think their entire team contributes, they do not depend on one or two players, they have many all-rounders who contribute. We also planned well and were present in the game. They did not give runs easily and made it difficult. They are an experienced team. This is something which is not in your control, you always have to keep your playing XI ready, even if one or two players are out.”

“Radha bowled really well, she was in the game and she fielded well too. You need a character in the team who is always there. This was a goal that was achievable. When Deepti and I were batting, we were not able to hit some loose balls. We can learn a lot from Australia. Whatever was in our hands, we were trying to do it, but it was not in our control. If we get a chance to play another game, it would be great. But otherwise, whichever team deserves to be in the semi-finals will be there.”

Talking about the match, in this match, Australia batted first and scored 151 runs for 8 wickets in 20 overs, thanks to the excellent innings of Grace Harris (40), captain Tahlia McGrath (32) and Ellyse Perry (32). For India, Renuka Singh, Deepti Sharma took 2-2 wickets and Shreyanka Patil, Pooja Vastrakar, and Radha Yadav took 1-1 wicket.

In reply, despite the excellent half-century of captain Harmanpreet Kaur (54 not out) and brilliant innings of Deepti Sharma (29) and Shafali Verma (20), the Indian team could score only 149 runs for 9 wickets in 20 overs. For Australia, Annabel Sutherland, Sophie Molyneux took 2-2 wickets and Megan Schutt and Ashley Gardner took 1-1 wicket.