AUS W v IND W: Batting coach backs Smriti Mandhana to overcome poor form
Cricket | September 23, 2021 14:47 ISTIndia were handed a nine-wicket trashing by Australia in the opening ODI of the three-match series here on Tuesday.
India were handed a nine-wicket trashing by Australia in the opening ODI of the three-match series here on Tuesday.
Mithali, who has 762 rating points, retained her top spot, opener Smiriti Mandhana was placed seventh.
India and Australia are set to lock horns in a multi-format series comprising three ODIs, the day-night Test and three T20s, starting on September 21.
Smriti recently came back from the Hundred, scoring 167 runs in seven matches at an average of 27.83. She took Trailblazers to victory in the women's T20 challenge in the UAE last year.
This is the ninth time Mithali is number one among batters since first occupying the spot more than 16 years ago, after West Indies captain Stafanie Taylor slipped to fifth position.
Opening batter Smriti Mandhana talked about her partnership with Shafali Verma, and also pointed out that the side is working on improving its batting in the middle overs.
In their last eight WODIs, Indian women have lost six -- four to South Africa at home and two against England.
Smriti ran to her left and dived full length to take a stunning catch.
India lost track late on the second day on Thursday as they lost five wickets for 16 runs to finish the day at 187 for five.
India were 83 for 1 at stumps on the rain-interrupted third and penultimate day after following on, still trailing by 82 runs overall with nine second-innings wickets in hand.
Mandhana, the Indian T20 vice captain, is set to form a devastating opening partnership with England's Danni Wyatt at Southern Brave.
Smriti had a poor outing in recent limited-overs series against South Africa.
The day-night Test against Australia, part of a multi-format seven-match tour, is scheduled to be played from September 30 to October 3 at the WACA Ground in Perth.
After losing the opening T20I by eight wickets, India were in for a chance to level the three-match T20I series as SA Women needed 19 runs from last 12 balls while chasing 159 to win.
India skipper Harmanpreet Kaur has been ruled out of the opening women's T20 International of the three-match series against South Africa here due to an injury, vice-captain Smriti Mandhana said on Friday.
Harmanpreet suffered a hip-flexor injury while batting in the fifth ODI against the same opponents on Wednesday.
India are currently engaged in a five-match ODI series against South Africa and in the second match, Mandhana had scored an unbeaten 80 to help her side to a nine-wicket victory.
Veteran Jhulan Goswami's four-wicket haul was beautifully complemented by Smriti Mandhana's sparkling 80 not out as Indian women outplayed South Africa by nine wickets in the second ODI to level the five-match series 1-1
Mandhana's unbeaten 80 helped India in securing a series-levelling win against South Africa Women in the three-match ODI series in Lucknow.
With 744 rating points, Verma is behind leader Beth Mooney (748) of Australia while Mandhana has 693 points.
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