If India is to advance to the Women’s T20 World Cup title match, wicketkeeper-finisher Richa Ghosh says that winning the mental battle against their formidable semi-final opponents will be just as important.
The scenes at the Melbourne Cricket Ground during the T20 World Cup final between India and Australia must still be fresh in the minds of both teams.
The summit battle was witnessed by an unprecedented 86,714 people. India had defeated the hosts in a previous league match and appeared to have a real chance in the final.
However, Australia showed up in style to win the championship, establishing its authority in women’s cricket and making the Indian players cry.
India will need to defeat the best team in the world to reach the final to win their first ICC trophy. Australia is in good form and momentum.
Meg Lanning has found her rhythm and her drive, Alyssa Healy is giving them starts that make the opposition nervous, and the attack is firing as well.
India will need to beat the best team in the world to reach the final. Australia has only lost seven games in the past five years out of 68 matches played.
The challenge is huge, but it’s exactly the kind that can make people both determined and afraid at the same time.
To begin, India, led by Harmanpreet Kaur, will need to overlook the fact that they are playing Australia. All of the statistics and records could paralyze them as soon as they start to believe they are facing Australia.
But they might have a chance if they just show up and play like they usually do. Although it’s a big if, that would be their best chance.
India, on the other hand, has performed poorly throughout the tournament. They lost to England but defeated everyone else, and they will be hoping that Smriti Mandhana and Richa Ghosh, who are both in good form, can carry the batting once more.
They will also need a strong hand from the captain, who is their most destructive player when on the song.
Ghosh said in the press conference the day before the game that India will play an aggressive game plan and show a fearless attitude in order to stop Australia from being the dominant team.
According to Ghosh, “Australia is a top team with very strong opposition.” They enjoy dominating and attacking.
We will also be in an attacking and counterattacking mode to deal with it. We have worked on their weak points and will focus on those.
I don’t want to talk about it right now, but I will show it in the game. Ghosh has been India’s finisher throughout the tournament, getting caught just once in four games while scoring 122 runs at a strike rate of 140.
The bowlers have not performed as well as the team’s management had hoped, but the performances of medium-pacer Renuka Singh have helped them.
In circumstances that have not always been favorable to them, the spinners have performed badly.
As is typical, Australia has few flaws. With the well-oiled pace attack of Annabel Sutherland, Darcie
Brown, Megan Schutt, and Ellyse Perry, Ashleigh Gardner, Georgia Wareham, and Alana King are the spin equation in the lineup. In addition, Alyssa Healy will be fully recovered in time for the game.
Due to a quad injury, Alyssa was unable to play against South Africa, but she has previously won against India.
Australia’s batting depth is impressive thanks to the good form of Tahlia McGrath, Beth Mooney, and Gardner.
We like to be called a calm group that is very clear about the plans we like to carry out and trusts in our abilities. Lanning stated, “We are prepared for the big game, and India is a strong team.”
We have to change and adapt to the situation. T20 cricket is susceptible to rapid change. If they are not stopped, India can play well as a team. We are prepared for that obstacle.”
Lanning continued: Stopping Shafali and Smriti from scoring runs would be crucial. They are crucial players for them and have the ability to quickly end the game.
Therefore, we will be focused on getting early wickets. They are a formidable group of players who have regularly played together.
When Australia arrived in Mumbai for a five-match T20I series, they had recently defeated India. 4-1, they defeated the hosts.
Prior to that, India was defeated by Australia in the gold medal match at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.
Ghosh, on the other hand, is aware that knockout matches are primarily about winning the mental battle.
We are changing our mentality. because everyone plays the same game. The player with the best mental fortitude will prevail. We are therefore working on that. Ghosh said, “Let’s see what happens.”