ICC Women’s World Cup 2022: India Women failed to make it to the knockout stages of the ongoing ODI World Cup. But the captain Mithali Raj believes that India Women have a bright future going ahead. The must-win match against South Africa Women saw India losing by three wickets on the final delivery of the match and the nail-biting finish eventually ensure West Indies Women’s place in the semifinals instead of India’s. Read more 10cric reviews here and be familiar with how to use this app for online betting.

ICC Women’s World Cup 2022: Raj on India’s campaign

ICC Women's World Cup 2022: "The team definitely will have to get going after every World Cup", Mithali Raj
ICC Women’s World Cup 2022: “The team definitely will have to get going after every World Cup”, Mithali Raj

While speaking of the whole tournament, Raj summed up the campaign full of mixed moments. She explained how India Women have had their ups and downs and appreciated India’s comeback in today’s match. India posted a target of 275 for South Africa but lost track during the second innings. They also were a few runs short as they failed to utilize the slog overs well. Raj pointed out the positive outcomes and applauded the performances of Yastika Bhatia and Shafali Verma.

“There’ve been ups and downs like we’ve done well against West Indies but we lost against England and Australia. And even New Zealand. So we did mix it up a little bit in the initial phase of the tournament. But I guess the way we made a comeback, even in today’s game the way the girls have responded, whether it is bowling or batting, I think they’ve done really well.”

The skipper spoke about her team’s failure to add more runs in the death overs. Most of the Indian batters contributed significantly today as Smriti Mandhana scored 71, Raj scored a half-century, Verma added valued runs, and Harmanpreet Kaur performed like a true all-rounder. Kaur scored 48 off 57 at first with the bat, scalped two wickets for 42 runs, and was exceptional during fielding. While Indian fielding overall was never up to the mark, Kaur emerged as the star. Get the best cricket betting tips and match guides for the 2022 Season here on our site.

“Her performance was exceptional in today’s game, just not through her batting. When I gave her a ball, she came there to bowl – even her contribution in fielding was immense, I think very important run-outs and getting those crucial wickets and all-round performance. I think having senior players in events like this, to get the experience to play the most important game helps with the team.”

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Future on Indian cricket team

Mithali Raj sounded hopeful as she believes the team will shape up well for future assignments. However, when asked about her retirement and whether she has already played her last World Cup for India, Raj refused to comment.

“There will be generations of players coming and going, the team definitely will have to get going after every World Cup, there is always a change in the team, in the dressing room. There’ll be fresh faces in, there will be some experienced players in – so I think every team has to go through this process of rebuilding a team after the World Cup, especially after the one day World Cup, so that they prepare for the coming World Cups in another four years. And I guess we are no different, probably the Indian team also will probably go through the same transformation.”

West Indies Women will now take on Australian Women in the first semi-final of the World Cup. In the second semi-final, South Africa Women and England Women will face each other. The final is scheduled for April 3. India finished fifth on the points table and are out of the competition.

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