Three Major Takeaways for India Women’s from the Tri Series ahead of T20 World Cup

The
ICC
Women’s
T20
World
Cup
starts
on
February
10
and
the
Indian
team
are
up
for
the
challenge
as
they
start
their
campaign
against
Pakistan
on
February
12.

The
Indian
team
took
on
South
Africa
and
West
Indies
in
a
tri-series
and
fared
pretty
well.
They
won
3
of
their
four
group
games,
but
unfortunately
lost
the
final
against
the
hosts
South
Africa.
Despite
the
loss,
there
were
some
significant
positives
that
India
can
focus
on
and
implement
in
the
upcoming
World
Cup.

From
some
decent
batting
displays
to
amazing
bowling
as
they
restricted
opponents,
here
are
the
Three
key
takeaways
for
India-

1.
Deepti
Sharma
Weaving
her
Magic
Spell
of
Spin:

In
recent
times,
Deepti
Sharma
has
emerged
as
a
top-notch
bowler
for
India
with
her
off-breaks.
She
has
epitomized
discipline
in
her
bowling
and
has
proved
successful
for
the
national
team
across
all
conditions.
And
she
has
thrived
in
tough
South
African
conditions
as
well.
Deepti
picked
up
9
wickets
in
the
series
with
a
mere
9.89
as
average.
She
has
mastered
the
off-spin,
despite
being
a
medium
pacer
in
her
earlier
days.
Her
bowling
economy
was
also
below
6,
which
is
quite
impressive
for
a
spinner
in
the
T20
format.

Her
3/11
against
West
Indies
in
the
final
group
match
earned
her
a
player
of
the
match
award,
as
she
was
adjudged
Player
of
the
Series
with
her
outstanding
bowling
display
across
the
series.

With
the
World
Cup
coming
up,
Harmanpreet
Kaur
will
bank
a
lot
on
the
Agra-born
woman,
who
may
not
be
the
best
when
it
comes
to
modern
gazettes,
but
can
bamboozle
opponents
with
a
magic
arm.

2.
India’s
Domination
in
Matches:

This
is
a
major
takeaway
for
India.
Barring
their
loss
in
the
final,
India’s
three
wins
in
the
tri-series
have
all
been
dominant.
They
won
the
first
match
against
South
Africa
by
27
runs.
Their
wins
over
West
Indies
were
also
quite
astounding,
as
they
beat
the
Caribbean
side
by
56
runs
and
8
wickets
respectively
in
the
two
matches.

Indian
players
have
shown
dominance
both
with
the
bat
and
the
ball,
as
they
have
managed
to
register
big
victories
in
the
series.
It
will
be
a
boon
for
Indian
captain
Harmanpreet
Kaur,
who
will
be
happy
with
the
way
her
troops
have
performed
in
the
series.
The
main
focus
will
be
to
replicate
the
same
approach
in
the
World
Cup.

3.
The
Return
of
Champion
Duo:

This
is
not
a
direct
takeaway
from
the
Tri-series,
but
it
is
a
huge
boost
nonetheless
for
India.
The
return
of
Shafali
Verma
and
Richa
Ghosh
to
the
senior
setup
will
add
a
lot
of
firepower
to
the
Arsenal
for
the
Indian
women.
The
duo
won
the
ICC
Women’s
U19
T20
World
Cup
in
South
Africa
recently
and
it
will
ignite
the
morale
further.
Verma
captained
the
Indian
side
and
batted
in
a
splendid
fashion
throughout
the
tournament.

Shafali
Verma
is
all
smiles
????

The
skipper
of
the
inaugural

#U19T20WorldCup
champions,
India,
poses
with
the
prized
possession
????

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—
T20
World
Cup
(@T20WorldCup)

January
30,
2023

With
their
recent
triumph,
Richa
and
Shafali
are
expected
to
bring
added
finesse
to
the
Indian
squad
as
Harmanpreet
Kaur
and
co.
eye
to
win
their
1st
T20
World
Cup.