অস্ট্রেলিয়ার অপরাজিত ধারা কেউ কিভাবে থামাতে পারে?
Despite losing three games in the group stage, India – their semi-final opponent – still believes they are the most likely team to defeat them, having put up 330 against them in the group stage bracket, proving at least 20 too short. They are also the most recent team to defeat Australia in ODIs, a pre-cup series that Healy’s team won 2-1, and likely have the home crowd on their side. This makes for an intriguing batting match-up. Similarly, India has the strongest opening partnership between Smriti Mandhana and Pratik Rawal, averaging 82.8, but the latter may be doubtful for the semi-final after a knee and ankle injury on the field against Bangladesh. They also have strong batting depth, but it’s clear they are in the bowling department where the difference could be made. India, with fewer all-rounders, has typically opted for an extra wicket and five bowlers, but having seen Australia chase 330 with ease, they’re still finding the right balance with their squad. In England, they out-bowled their opponents in both the powerplay and at the death, with their strike rate the second-highest (37) and the second-best average (19.2). However, pace and spin have been quite far behind at 85.8 and 74 balls respectively – operating mostly in the middle of the innings where they averaged 34 at 4.55 runs. Meanwhile, South Africa is the best force in the game in terms of economy, which could be a good match considering the strength of Australia’s top order. Nadine de Klerk’s lower-order strength struck out in the matches against India and Bangladesh from 41-50. Her average in the 41-50 over is 53, and Australia’s second best is 31.3. A huge component of attacks against Australia, though, can’t be translated through statistics – it comes from the mental game. Whoever knows how to defeat them has to push themselves to almost perfect perfection under extreme pressure, and even then depend on Australia to make some mistakes of their own. Which, speaking of, Australia’s errors in the field are rare – they capture almost 77% of them, which puts them second in the tournament. They are behind England after so much criticism about field standards and fitness in recent years. Effectiveness is around 83%.
প্রকাশিত: 2025-10-27 16:36:00
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