Women's WC: 'We are in good headspace,' says India all-rounder Sneh Rana

An inconsistent India will have no room for errors when they take on a spirited Bangladesh in their mustwin ICC Womenrsquos World Cup league match here on TuesdayIndiarsquos problems have compounded over the course of their campaign which has seen them win two games and lose three including backtoback defeats against England and AustraliaThe heavy fluctuations in the batting performance was already a concern and with the ease Australia chased down a record 278 in the previous game the Indian bowlers also need to step upThe bowling looked rather flat against the Aussies who attacked and put pressure from ball one The move to drop an extra bowling option in Deepti Sharma and bring back batter Shafali Verma also did not workHarmanpreet Kaur who roared back to form with the bat is yet to be used as an offspinner in the competitionWill Yastika returnIt remains to be seen if Shafali will be persisted with for the crucial contest or Yastika Bhatia returns at the top to open alongside Smriti MandhanaOne positive from the Australia game was captain Mithali Raj getting back among runs After a couple of quiet games Mandhana will also be expected to score big on TuesdayIndia find themselves in a tricky spot as they have not gelled as a unit so far and it is something they would have to correct against Bangladesh who have shown a lot of promise in their maiden ODI World Cup appearanceldquoThe atmosphere remains positive After a loss you do feel down but we are in good headspace ahead of the game tomorrow We will play to win net run rate is secondaryrdquo said allrounder Sneh Rana adding that they canrsquot afford to take Bangladesh lightlyldquoBangladesh have reached here by performing They are always improving There are no easy games in this World Cuprdquo she addedBangladesh have run most of their opponents close in the four games they have played so far and that includes a memorable win over PakistanAhead of the India game captain Nigar Sultana said the more they play at this level the better they will becomeldquoWe never got to play a lot of ODI games in the past We have a proper FTP now We want to show we are comfortable and we are capable at this level Every game is a big opportunity for all of usrdquo said SultanaBatting woes for BrsquodeshBangladesh failed to chased down 141 against the West Indies in their last game after a brilliant bowling performance and batting is one area they will need to improve significantlyldquoWe need to ensure we donrsquot make the mistakes we made in the last gamerdquo added SultanaPakistan stun WI to end World Cup droughtPakistan ended an 18match losing streak at womenrsquos World Cups with an eightwicket win over the West Indies in Hamilton on Monday blowing open the race for the semifinals In a rainshortened match with innings of 20 overs Pakistan bowled superbly to contain the West Indiesrsquo potent batting lineup to 897 then overhauled the modest target with seven balls to spare It was their first win at the World Cup since the 2009 tournament in Australia where they also beat the WestThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever