{"id":148782,"date":"2024-10-07T00:42:45","date_gmt":"2024-10-07T00:42:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/10\/07\/we-were-not-up-to-the-mark-smriti-mandhana-on-indias-unconvincing-win-over-pakistan-in-womens-t20wc-2024\/"},"modified":"2024-10-07T00:42:45","modified_gmt":"2024-10-07T00:42:45","slug":"we-were-not-up-to-the-mark-smriti-mandhana-on-indias-unconvincing-win-over-pakistan-in-womens-t20wc-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/10\/07\/we-were-not-up-to-the-mark-smriti-mandhana-on-indias-unconvincing-win-over-pakistan-in-womens-t20wc-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;We were not up to the mark&#8217;: Smriti Mandhana on India&#8217;s unconvincing win over Pakistan in Women&#8217;s T20WC 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align:center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/resize.indiatvnews.com\/en\/centered\/newbucket\/1200_675\/2024\/10\/indiatv-2024-10-06t210747-1728229121.jpg?fit=1200,675&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"&#8216;We were not up to the mark&#8217;: Smriti Mandhana on India&#8217;s unconvincing win over Pakistan in Women&#8217;s T20WC 2024\" title=\"&#8216;We were not up to the mark&#8217;: Smriti Mandhana on India&#8217;s unconvincing win over Pakistan in Women&#8217;s T20WC 2024\" \/><\/div><p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"content\">\n<div class=\"atimgbign\" id=\"story-featured-image\" style=\"display: inline-block;\">\n<figure class=\"artbigimg row\"><figcaption><span class=\"author\">Image Source : AP<\/span> India vs Pakistan in ICC Women&#8217;s T20 World Cup 2024<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"artconfp\">India registered a narrow six-wicket win over Pakistan to clinch their first points in the ICC Women&#8217;s T20 World Cup 2024 on Sunday. India struggled to dominate their rivals while chasing a 106-run target at Dubai International Cricket Stadium and now face a tough challenge to finish in the top two in Group A.  <!-- \/8323530\/ITv_Desktop_VDO_1X1 -->\n  <\/p>\n<p>After a heavy defeat against New Zealand in their opening game, the Women in Blue struggled to close down a gap in the points table despite restricting Pakistan to 105 while bowling first. India find themselves in the fourth position, below Pakistan, with a net run rate of -1.217 and next face Sri Lanka and Australia.<\/p>\n<p>India are not tipped favourites to finish in the top two to qualify for the semi-finals from Group A and NRR might play a huge role.\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.indiatvnews.com\/topic\/smriti-mandhana\" rel=\"noopener\">Smriti Mandhana<\/a> accepted a poor batting show against Pakistan and added that her team is keeping an eye on NRR as well.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The star opener scored just 7 runs off 16 balls as India took 119 balls to chase down a 106-run target in Dubai. Smriti said that India were &#8216;calculative&#8217; while chasing and didn&#8217;t want to lose wickets in attempting to score quick runs.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;A better start with the bat would have been good, but we will take that win,&#8221; Smriti said during the post-match presentation. &#8220;Me and Shafali could not time the ball. We didn&#8217;t want to end up losing a lot of wickets. We were a little calculative. The NRR is in our heads.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;They have been playing good cricket but this game (against Pakistan) will give us the momentum.\u00a0We were not up to the mark in the batting. We were 10-15 runs short.&#8221;    <\/p>\n<p>Captain <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.indiatvnews.com\/topic\/harmanpreet-kaur\" rel=\"noopener\">Harmanpreet Kaur<\/a> scored 29* off 24 balls but hurt her neck while batting in the 19th over. Harmanpreet retired out and looked in pain while returning to the pavilion. Smriti said it&#8217;s too early to say anything about Harmanpreet&#8217;s injury after the game.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Too soon to say anything,&#8221; Smriti added.\u00a0&#8220;The medical\u00a0team is looking at it. Hope it&#8217;s not too bad.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>India will next return to action against Sri Lanka on October 8 in Dubai and will look to register a big win to improve their net run rate in the points table. 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