Hamilton: India’s stylish batsman Smriti Mandhana has said that Harmanpreet performs her best when she is under pressure. Both scored centuries in the Women’s World Cup match against West Indies (IND W vs WI W) to help India win by 155 runs. Smriti scored her fifth ODI century by scoring 123 runs in 119 balls while Harmanpreet scored 109 runs in 107 balls, which is her fourth ODI century.
This was his first century after scoring an unbeaten 171 in the 2017 World Cup against Australia. Sharing her ‘Player of the Match award’ with Harmanpreet at the post-match prize distribution ceremony, Smriti said, “I think she does her best when she is under pressure. We have all seen this.”
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“She keeps working hard,” he said. She always does well in the World Cup.” “He is an important part of our middle order. I’m glad he made a great comeback. She was doing well in the practice sessions. We were always sure that she would score runs. Glad that he scored two consecutive fifties. This will boost his confidence in the upcoming matches.”
Regarding the record partnership of 184 runs between the two, Smriti said, “When she came out to bat, the situation was complicated. I didn’t want him to lose his focus or take his wicket. Once I got to 30.40, the fun started. After that we talked a lot. She was smiling a lot today.” The team did a lot of introspection after the loss against New Zealand.
Smriti said, “We talked a lot in the dressing room after the last match. Yashtika laid a good foundation today and we took it forward. We have been batting well for the last seven to eight months, so there was no concern about that. West Indies captain Stephanie Taylor said that she was stunned by India’s aggressive batting.
He said, “He had come down with a strategy and understood the situation very well. We could not execute our strategy. We were stunned to see his aggressive batting. (agency)