But in an attempt to limit the dominance of the Indian Women, Natalie Sciver-Brun chose to let the spinners take the lead early on because the surface was helping the Indian spinners. In the only Test now underway in Navi Mumbai, England women appear to be staring down the barrel already, while India women are positioned in the box.
The visitors wanted to get off to a solid start after early on Day 2, they bowled out India on 428. But the Indian bowlers continued to take wickets consistently and displayed excellent bowling. The spin spinners in particular prevented the English team from settling into a middle innings. Their influence is demonstrated by the fact that Deepti Sharma’s deadly spin bowling was too much for the rest of the team to withstand, with only captain Natalie Sciver-Brun managing a hard-earned fifty (59 off 70).
Notably, Deepti swept through the England Women’s batting order and, while only giving up seven runs in her session, claimed an incredible five wicket haul. In addition, she bowled four maiden overs because she kept her lengths and line so tight. Consequently, the English team was easily folded with 136 runs scored. After that, Team India was hoping to get out to a fast start and take the lead over the visitors.
Therefore, even though her team has lost the opening Test match by an overwhelming 478 runs, the England captain thinks that her bowlers performed admirably as the match went on. Notably, India Women were reduced to 186/6 before stumps on Day 2, losing wickets quickly later in the day. Therefore, Natalie Sciver-Brun went on to say that they still have a chance in the game if they put in the necessary effort at the crease and that they can bat much better in their second innings, even if they should anticipate the Indian team to set a massive goal.
It seemed to be a quite lengthy afternoon. We persevered and made it through that phase. Naturally, they scored swiftly in the beginning, but once we took a few wickets, the scoring pace decreased, according to a Cricbuzz comment from Natalie Sciver-Brun.
It was anticipated that it would bounce a little bit higher. For us, the most important thing was just to score; we were always searching for ways to gain ground. Basically, that’s what we’ve discussed going ahead. Once more, we will bat. It’s crucial to have that intention, the England Women captain continued.
The strategy for everyone would be to go extremely forward or backward in order to recover: Natalie Sciver-Brun
Additionally, Captain Natalie Sciver-Brunt talked on the strategy she and the England Women hitters would follow for the remainder of the Test match, noting that since it was a Test wicket, the surface’s characteristics and behavior would change from a Twenty20 International encounter. She said that although her team has performed here before, the sub-continental conditions are more difficult since they have different bounce and spin than what English ladies are used to.
Given the pitch’s ongoing degradation, Sciver-Brunt pointed out that practicing her batting fundamentals will be extremely important. She made a noteworthy observation, pointing out that for all English hitters, knowing how much to lunge forward and backward to counter spin and decrease bounce will be crucial. In addition, Natalie Sciver-Brunt made the point that she should target the Indian Women bowlers with her sweep strokes in the second innings in order to extend her time at the wicket. In the end, this will enable her to communicate with her teammates and bat for as long as possible to continue the Test match.
“In general, the white ball cricket pitches we use are of extremely high quality and don’t tend to turn too much. Not too shocking when you travel to any nation on the subcontinent, including India, to perform. Play spinners with a little more experience in such circumstances, and be prepared for somewhat slower pitches and a little more turn. Making sure I’m moving really forward or back and making the most of my sweep would be the greatest approach for me to return. That’s the strategy for all of us,” Sciver-Brunt said in closing.
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