CWC2025:India eye course correction against Australia after South Africa setback

The Indian women’s team will look to put behind the setback of the three-wicket defeat to South Africa, and start afresh looking to improve on their top-order batting besides adding a sixth bowling option as they gear up for the marquee ICC Women’s World Cup clash against defending champions Australia at the ACA-VDCA Stadium in Visakhapatnam on Sunday.

- STATESMAN NEWS SERVICE

In many ways, the defeat to South Africa was an eyeopener for the home side, aiming to lift their maiden ICC World Cup title, as it highlighted a tactical void with the lack of a sixth bowling option. When the Proteas targeted India’s pacers in the final overs, the bowlers wilted under pressure.

Skipper Harmanpreet Kaur was forced to roll her arm over, but her part-time off-spin offered little threat as Kranti Gaud and Amanjot Kaur bled 30 runs in the space of two overs (47th and 49th), handing South Africa a seven-wicket win while chasing 252.