Veda Krishnamurthy thinks Team India might have missed a trick by not sending Mithali Raj at the No. 3 position in the Women’s World Cup 2022 match against New Zealand. The Indian women’s team suffered a 62-run defeat in their second match of the World Cup against the White Ferns.
Deepti Sharma, who made a good contribution at the No. 3 spot in the first match against Pakistan, batted ahead of the Indian skipper against the Kiwis as well but managed to score just five runs.
During a discussion Veda Krishnamurthy was asked by if Mithali Raj should have batted at No. 3. She responded:
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“You are right, we could have probably used the right-left combination because we saw how difficult it was for our bowlers when they were bowling to the left and right-handed combination. I am not sure if they missed a trick because we have three left-handers and all three got over in the top three.”
Krishnamurthy reasoned:
“I am saying from the first match that Mithali Raj should come at No. 3. I don’t know when she will do that but I feel she could have come in this match because it was a big target and she could have controlled the innings. She can build the innings and can manage one end.”
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Mithali walked out to bat when Team India were on the back foot, because they has lost two wickets for just 26 runs at the end of the 10th over. She scored a 56-ball 31 as the Indian eves were outplayed despite Harmanpreet Kaur’s best effort to make a match of it towards the end.
