The Indian girls’s cricket workforce will get to fine-tune its ODI World Cup preparations in a six-game limited-overs sequence in opposition to hosts New Zealand, starting with the one-off T20 right here on Wednesday.
The one-off T20 is scheduled forward of the 5 ODIs beginning February 12. Though the workforce can be seeking to win, it’ll even be approaching the 20-over recreation to get used to the situations with the larger aim for World Cup in thoughts .
To cut back the COVID-19 menace, all video games have been moved to the scenic Queenstown. The Indian squad arrived right here after finishing a 10-day quarantine in Christchurch.
ODI skipper Mithali Raj, who will not be taking part in the T20, mentioned on Tuesday all of the six video games can be used to determine their core gamers who will characteristic within the ICC occasion in March-April.
“It is a unique format. The workforce can be trying ahead to successful the sport. Having mentioned that, this T20 will even give a good concept concerning the wickets, how the gamers are dealing with an open floor,” Raj mentioned in a digital media interplay referring to the windy situations.
T20 skipper Harmanpreet Kaur, who ended her lean run with the bat with a profitable Women’s Big Bash League, will look to steer from the entrance on Wednesday.
Though workload administration has gained significance in COVID instances, Mithali made it clear that it will likely be a secondary problem for them within the six video games as it can be crucial for quick bowlers to get used to the situations.
“It will take them at least two or three games to get used to the conditions,” she mentioned.
“We are right here to make use of this sequence as preparation for the World Cup as a result of it’s the easiest way we get to know concerning the wickets and composition we can have subsequent month. We wish to put in the perfect normal of cricket so the workforce derives lots of confidence when get into the World Cup.
“We play to win however I sit up for giving some recreation time to the core gamers. It is essential they discover their rhythm earlier than the World Cup,” Mithali added.
New Zealand skipper Sophie Devine additionally harassed on testing out a number of gamers within the sequence in opposition to India. Both groups are crusing in the identical boat so far as finalizing their mixtures are involved.
On the eve of the sport, Devine known as India the “sleeping giants” of girls’s cricket and mentioned taking part in them can be preferrred preparation for the ICC showpiece.
“It is an attention-grabbing one (how one can method the sequence). It is about getting that stability proper, the outcomes are essential however constructing momentum into the World Cup goes to extraordinarily essential.
“We additionally know this is a chance to check individuals out in numerous positions. Whether the outcomes go our method or not we wish to play the type we wish to play. We wish to be attacking and play to our strengths.” The sequence can be performed with out spectators as a result of COVID-19 menace.
Squads
India: Harmanpreet Kaur, Smriti Mandhana, Shafali Verma, Yastika Bhatia, Deepti Sharma, Richa Ghosh, Sneh Rana, Pooja Vastrakar, Meghna Singh, Renuka Singh, Taniya Bhatia, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Poonam Yadav, Ekta Bisht, Simran Bahadur, Sabbhineni Meghana.
New Zealand: Sophie Devine (captain), Amy Satterthwaite(vc), Suzie Bates, Lauren Down, Maddy Green, Brooke Halliday, Hayley Jensen, Fran Jonas, Jess Kerr, Melie Kerr, Frankie Mackay, Rosemary Mair, Katey Martin, Hannah Rowe, Lea Tahuhu .
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
