Shafali needs to work on her back foot to put Australia on backfoot: Khadeer
Cricket | September 22, 2021 18:48 ISTShafali could score only 8 runs in the first ODI, which the visitors lost by nine wickets against Australia on Tuesday.
Shafali could score only 8 runs in the first ODI, which the visitors lost by nine wickets against Australia on Tuesday.
Mithali said it is high time the team starts scoring 250 consistently to compete with the likes of England and Australia, who are on a record 22-match winning streak in ODIs
The 32-year-old allrounder suffered the injury before the warm-up game against Australia on Saturday.
Opener Rachael Haynes (65), Meg Lanning (59) and Beth Mooney (59) smashed individual fifties as Australia posted a challenging 278 for nine after batting first at the Ian Healy Oval.
The Indian team is leaving for Australia on Wednesday to play three ODIs, a day-night Test and three T20Is.
India and Australia are set to battle it out across all three formats from next month.
The Indian team will leave for Australia on August 29 to play three ODIs, a day-night Test and three T20Is, beginning next month.
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.
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Another impressive outing in the field and tight death over bowling from the spin duo of Poonam Yadav and Deepti Sharma brought India back from the dead in the second T20 on Sunday.
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Put in to bat, England rode on Sciver's 27-ball 55, that included eight fours and a hit over the fence, and wicketkeeper Amy Jones' 43 off 27 balls to reach 177 for seven in 20 overs.
India skipper Harmanpreet Kaur would be aiming to overcome her prolonged form slump and provide a much-needed boost to the team's batting.
Mithali, who is already the leading run getter in ODIs, on Saturday surpassed former England captain Charlotte Edwards to become the highest run getter across formats.
Mitahli, who has retired from T20 cricket in 2019, has already hinted that the 2022 Women's ODI World Cup, to be held in New Zealand from March 4 to April 3, will be her swansong.
On the day she became the highest run-getter in women's cricket across all formats, Mithali scored an unbeaten 75 to help India overhaul a 220-run target in the final ODI to hand India a consolation win.
The two sides are slated to play a full series, comprising three ODIs, as many T20Is, and an one-off Test, from September 19 to October 11 in Australia.
India consumed as many as 181 dot balls on way to posting a below par 201 which England chased down rather comfortably to take a 1-0 lead in the three-match series on Sunday.
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