India opener Smriti Mandhana took the blame on herself for the late collapse that noticed her facet fall in need of victory of their essential conflict towards England on the ICC Ladies’s ODI World Cup 2025 in Indore on Sunday.
Hosts India cruising to victory with Mandhana on the crease in pursuit of England’s whole of 288/8 and with seven wickets nonetheless in hand and 6 runs per over required, however the left-hander, who scored 88 off 94, holed out to Alice Capsey within the deep because the momentum turned away from her facet.
There was nonetheless hope heading into the ultimate over with 14 runs required and Amanjot Kaur and Sneh Rana on the crease, however Linsey Smith held her nerve with the ball to make sure England turned the third facet to e book their place within the semi-finals and go away India with loads of work to do if they’re to succeed in the knockout levels.
“I imply it collapsed, everybody noticed that. I believe everybody’s shot picks at the moment – we might have performed higher with our shot picks,” a respondent Mandhana stated within the post-match presentation.
“Particularly because it began from me, so I’ll take it on myself that the shot choice ought to have been higher. We simply wanted six (runs) per over and possibly we should always have taken the sport deeper. So sure I imply I will take it from myself as a result of the collapse began from me,” she added.
India In A Should Win State of affairs For Semi-Remaining Spot
India, who’ve misplaced their final three matches, now have to win each of their remaining video games to make sure their place within the semi-finals of the Ladies’s ODI World Cup 2025 and their subsequent conflict on the event towards New Zealand. Zealand on Thursday turns into a pivotal contest for each side.
The 29-year-old Mandhana is aware of the significance of the match towards the White Ferns and is backing her teammates to bounce again shortly.
“In cricket, nothing comes straightforward. For positive, the following match could be the digital quarter-final by way of entering into the highest 4 and you do not play cricket to have straightforward days,” the Indian vice-captain stated.
“We’ll all take this in our strides. Everyone knows the place we might have gotten performed higher, the place we went flawed.
Everyone knows all of these issues and sure, as I stated, when you’re enjoying a sport, you are meant to have good days and dangerous days. It is about how you’re taking these dangerous days and we transfer on and see how we will get the perfect by way of towards New Zealand,” she added.
India’s Squad For Ladies’s ODI World Cup 2025: Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Smriti Mandhana (vc), Pratika Rawal, Harleen Deol, Jemimah Rodrigues, Richa Ghosh, Uma Chetry, Renuka Singh Thakur, Deepti Sharma, Sneh Rana, Sree Charani, Radha Yadav, Amanjot Kaur, Arundhati Reddy, Kranti Gaud. Reserves: Tejal Hasabnis, Prema Rawat, Priya Mishra, Minnu Mani, Sayali Satghare