India opener Smriti Mandhana admits batters didn’t adjust to conditions fast enough during eight-wkt loss to England; says shot-making was tough
Smriti Mandhana
Prolific opener Smriti Mandhana acknowledged that competing at Lord’s turned out to be a tough test for India batters who could not adapt to the testing conditions and were indiscreet in their shot selection during the second One-day against England.
After making a strong start to the series with a four-wicket in the opening match at Southampton, India received an eight-wicket hammering in a rain-curtailed game at the Lord’s on Saturday night.
India’s Pratika Rawal is clean bowled by England’s Em Arlott during the second Women’s ODI at Lord’s on Saturday. Pic/Getty Images
Except vice-captain Mandhana (42) and Deepti Sharma (30 not out), no India player could offer a solid resistance to England bowlers as they managed only 143 for eight in 29 overs. “I think as a batting unit, we couldn’t adapt to the conditions quickly. We tried to play some shots which were maybe not, like, it was not easy on these sort of wickets, especially Lord’s,” Mandhana told reporters at the post-match press conference. Mandhana did admit that prolonged rain break before the start of the game did affect the concentration.
“Rain curtailed matches are always very hard in terms of getting your focus right because, of course, it was a long wait period. And losing the toss in these sort of matches doesn’t help a lot. But, yeah, it’s a good test for all of us. There are a few things which we could have gotten better.”
The elegant southpaw said getting runs at Lord’s is always a grind and her team will return after taking some crucial lessons. “A lot of girls played here for the first time. The excitement was quite high. So I’m sure a lot of people took a lot of memories and, of course, a lot of learning as well,” she added.
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