India captain Harmanpreet Kaur stated that she was awaiting an replace from the medical workforce about in-form opener Pratika Rawal after the latter limped off throughout the washed out Ladies’s World Cup group sport in opposition to Bangladesh. The incident occurred within the twenty first over when Rawal, fielding at deep midwicket, twisted her proper ankle after her foot acquired jammed on the moist area of the DY Patil Stadium.
“Pratika is being monitored by the medical workforce and hopefully they’ll (medical workforce) get again quickly. It’s a vital sport for us (semifinal), we’ve got performed excellent cricket within the league matches and everybody has contributed which we’ll carry ahead,” stated Harmanpreet. The damage might show to be an enormous blow for India’s hopes of going all the best way for the primary time in a World Cup as their subsequent match is the semi-finals in opposition to none aside from the mighty Australia.
Pratika, who scored an excellent century in opposition to New Zealand at this venue to take India to the semifinals, is the second main run-scorer within the match behind Smriti Mandhana, with whom she has fashioned a formidable opening partnership. What would sting India much more is the truth that Rawal sustained the damage whereas fielding in a match that was already a lifeless rubber and couldn’t even be accomplished attributable to rain in Navi Mumbai. India had been cruising at 57 for no loss in 8.4 overs within the chase of the revised goal of 126 in 27 overs when rain put an finish to the proceedings.
Harmanpreet stated she was happy with no matter little she noticed from her workforce on Sunday. “No matter we thought we’ve got achieved and hopefully Pratika may even be positive for the subsequent sport,” the skipper stated. “We preserve talking about having fun with ourselves and that’s what we wish to do going ahead. The best way Radha (Yadav) performed at present provides us an alternative choice for the subsequent sport,” she stated. Radha took three three wickets to limit Bangladesh to 119/9.