India captain Harmanpreet Kaur believes her side’s steady improvement across batting, bowling and fielding has put them in a strong position to challenge Sri Lanka in the Women’s T20 Asia Cup final at the Dubai International Stadium on Sunday.
“I think so far the tournament has been really, really good for us. We have seen massive improvement, whether it’s batting, bowling, or fielding, day by day. With the title clash now at hand, the India skipper stressed that the team would not make drastic changes to its approach and would instead focus on remaining positive. “All set for the trophy. The skipper believes having experienced players around her has provided the team with confidence. “Every day we’re celebrating some great milestone, whether it’s Smriti’s runs or me representing the 150th game as a captain. “I think you need a team where you have so many members with so much experience. You have a lot of expectations. “Just go there and execute yourself. I think when we do that, we always bring a lot of positivity on the field.”
India have been unbeaten in the tournament and will be aiming to reclaim the continental title after Sri Lanka defeated them in the 2024 final. The tournament has also seen several individual milestones for India, with Harmanpreet herself completing 150 matches as captain.
Harmanpreet said the team has adapted well to the conditions and produced encouraging performances throughout the campaign. We’re getting used to these conditions and coming up with some really solid performances,” Harmanpreet said in a BCCI video. Hopefully, we’ll come up with some really positive approach,” she said. So I think every day, it’s good to see that so many girls are coming up with good performances and good milestones,” she said. I think that gives me so much confidence, leading a side which has so many runs behind, wickets behind,” she added “Every game you represent your country, you have a lot of pressure. I think we always talk about just being there for the team and giving your best,” she said.
