Perhaps a turning point in understanding Australia’s faltering form against India in big tournaments is the Harmanpreet Kaur knock that wo...
Perhaps a turning point in understanding Australia’s faltering form against India in big tournaments is the Harmanpreet Kaur knock that won India the 2017 World Cup semi-final.
Till that point, Harmanpreet had only one good knock of note, a steely but important 60 against New Zealand in a do-or-die group game but Mithali Raj’s hundred and Veda Krishnamurthy’s blitz had stood out more.
In a semi-final against overwhelming favourites Australia, Harmanpreet produced one of the best knocks in women’s cricket to take India through to the final. A year later, Harmanpreet would once again be a thorn in the flesh of the Southern Stars, this time, with a cameo.
A couple of weeks ago, Harmanpreet was once again on the winning side, but it was her big-hitting successor Shafali Verma who set up the win. Australia’s worst fears came true as the team in blue continued to haunt them. Now, it would not be a stretch to say if the tables have turned in India’s favour. Pacer Megan Schutt revealed, in a very un-Australian way, on Friday that she hates playing against the Indians.
The star-studded reigning champions have either lost their wheels early in a run chase or have had the game snatched away from them by one good individual...
