T20 World Cup: Captain Harmanpreet Kaur Opens Up After India’s Win Against Sri Lanka

Harmanpreet Kaur Praises Team’s Strong Start and Winning Strategy

Captain Harmanpreet Kaur said, ‘We just wanted a rhythm of victory. Smriti and Shafali gave us a very good start. We had discussed it. We didn’t want to throw away our wicket. The top batsmen did exactly that and gave us a good start. Jamie and I just wanted to score 7-8 runs in an over and we did just that. Today I was in my zone, thinking positive and hitting any ball that was in my zone. This wicket is not very good for batting. You have to keep the rotating strike going and you can only swing your bat when the ball is in the zone. Today we believed in ourselves and kept rotating the strikes and that’s what worked for us.”

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Sri Lanka Captain Chamari Atapattu Reflects on Team’s Struggles and Early Exit

On the other hand, Sri Lanka’s challenge in the tournament is over. Sri Lanka captain Chamari Atapattu said, “We struggled in the bowling, we dropped some easy catches. The batsmen didn’t do their job, especially the top-order was dismissed early and it became difficult to chase runs. We have to clear the slate and go back and work on things. The first game is crucial in this type of competition. It’s a low-scoring game, and we wanted to chase that target as a batsman.”

Both Teams’ Playing XI

India: Shafali Verma, Smriti Mandhana, Jemimah Rodrigues, Harmanpreet Kaur (captain), Richa Ghosh (wicketkeeper), Deepti Sharma, Sajivan Sajna, Arundhati Reddy, Shreyanka Patil, Asha Shobhana, Renuka Thakur Singh.
Sri Lanka: Vishmi Gunaratne, Chamari Atapattu (captain), Harshita Samarawickrama, Kavisha Dilhari, Nilakshi De Silva, Anushka Sanjeevani (wicketkeeper), Ama Kanchana, Sugandhika Kumari, Inoshi Priyadarshini, Udeshika Prabodhanweera, Innova Ranweera.