India’s good younger teenage wicketkeeper-batter Richa Ghosh says the semi-final in opposition to defending champions Australia within the girls’s Twenty20 World Cup will likely be a battle of wills as a lot as talent at Newlands.
Ghosh says her aspect have full confidence going into the sport, regardless of the actual fact they’ve gained solely six of their 30 earlier T20 matches in opposition to the Australians, and misplaced 9 of the final 10, with the opposite fixture tied.
“They are a strong team, but we can beat them,” Ghosh informed reporters on Wednesday.
“We know the weak spot of Australia and we are planning against it, but I will not say what that is because then they will come prepared.
“We are additionally attempting to enhance our mindset. Everyone has the flexibility, however the workforce that’s mentally robust will win. We have been engaged on that.”
Countering Australia’s formidable batting line-up will be key to success for India.
“They assault so much. Whatever occurs to them, even when the batter is out, they do not cease attacking as a result of they’ve batters from high to backside,” Ghosh says.
“We do not know the way the pitch will behave, nevertheless it appears to be like good. We can goal 180 if all our batters click on and we’ll attempt to limit them to 150.”
Australia have won five of the previous seven women’s T20 World Cups, while India are waiting for their first title having been beaten by Thursday’s opponents in the 2020 final.
The second semi-final has England taking up hosts South Africa on the identical venue on Friday.
Source: www.perthnow.com.au
