In the India-Pakistan match in the Women’s T20 World Cup 2024, Team India captain Harmanpreet Kaur retired hurt due to a neck injury and returned to the pavilion. Now Indian team vice-captain Smriti Mandhana has given good news to the fans and told that Harmanpreet will play in the match against Sri Lanka on Wednesday and will also captain the team.
Smriti Mandhana said, “Harmanpreet is fit and will play tomorrow’s match.” On the other hand, questions were also being raised on the fitness of Pooja Vastrakar, who could not play in the match against Pakistan. While giving an update on Pooja, Mandhana said, “I think the medical team is trying its best to keep Pooja healthy. More information will be available before tomorrow’s match. I cannot say anything clearly on her fitness at the moment.” Talking about the points table, India is currently at the fourth position in Group A with one win in 2 matches.
Smriti Mandhana is struggling with poor form
Smriti Mandhana is struggling with poor batting form in the T20 World Cup 2024. She played an innings of 12 runs in the match against New Zealand, while in the clash against Pakistan, she was out after scoring only 7 runs. Her partner Shefali Verma is scoring a lot of runs, but Smriti’s lack of form can pose a big problem for Team India.
Regarding the slow pitches of UAE, she said, “As a batsman, the condition of the grounds here is very different from what you want. Therefore, the players have to focus on improving the run rate of the team, but at the same time the team also has to keep in mind that it is also important for the team to win, which is our first priority.”
