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Indian women's T20 cricket template needs a rethink
Hindustan Times Gurugram
|June 30, 2026
An outdated approach saw Harmanpreet and Co struggle throughout the T20 World Cup
India’s T20 template has cracks. The numbers have indicated that for a while and now, finally, the team management is saying it too.
After India’s group-stage exit at the Women’s T20 World Cup following their six-wicket loss to Australia on Sunday, both captain Harmanpreet Kaur and head coach Amol Muzumdar admitted after the campaign that India’s T20 strategy needs a “rethink.”
Before the tournament, it was highlighted that teams dominating the middle overs are likely to succeed in modern women's T20 cricket. Unsurprisingly, that is where India’s biggest issues lie.
Their campaign exposed that they are still working with a template that has gradually fallen behind the world’s best. Between overs 7 and 15, India scored 356 runs at a run rate of 7.91, significantly behind Australia (9.21) and England (8.95), the first teams to qualify for the semi-finals.
India’s dot-ball percentage stood at 29.8%, significantly higher than Australia’s (20.5%), while their boundary percentage of 16.2% was comfortably the lowest among the three leading sides.
This story is from the June 30, 2026 edition of Hindustan Times Gurugram.
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