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Ghosh, who top scored for the women in blue with her 54 runs during India’s heavy defeat to the Aussies, stated that the tourists failed in the art of balancing performances across departments, but added that the side would come out strong following the setback.
Richa Ghosh. (X)
The Australian Women’s Cricket Team wrapped up their home ODI series against their Indian counterparts with a mammoth 122-run win at the Allan Border Field in Albion on Sunday.
The Aussie women posted a total of 371 runs for the loss of 8 wickets thanks to centuries from Ellyse Perry and Georgia Voll, while Phoebe Litchfield chipped in with a 60-run knock. The hosts bundled out the Indian women for 249 runs in 44.5 overs to clinch the series 2-0, following their win in the series opener in which the hosts chased down the target set by India with 33 overs to spare.
Indian wicketkeeper-batter Richa Ghosh, who top scored for the women in blue on Sunday with her 54 runs, stated that the tourists failed in the art of balancing performances across departments.
“In the first match, we could not score runs but fielding and bowling were excellent. Here, the batters played well and we missed in other departments but we cannot call them bad because of one failure,” Ghosh said.
“We made mistakes but we will try to improve and do better,” the 21-year-old continued.
“We will learn from this match and perform better in the next match and return with a win,” she added.
Ghosh, who opened the innings on the day, revealed that she got to know that she had been promoted up the order ahead of the innings but she was prepared to play at any position depending on the requisites the team finds itself in.
“I came to know before the match that I have to open the innings. I am always mentally prepared to play at every position and my job is to contribute to the team. Whatever I know, I want to give it on the field,” Ghosh said.
Ghosh put up a 66 run stand alongside skipper Harmanpreet Kaur, before the keeper was sent back to the hut by Alana King.
“The partnership with Harry didi was going well. We were talking about taking one or two runs and hitting fours and increasing the run rate. But Australia bowled really well,” said the 21-year-old.
Ghosh went on to add that her time with Hobart Hurricanes in the Women’s Big Bash League helped her get acclimatised to the conditions down under.
“The WBBL gave me the experience of playing in Australian conditions, which helped me. I knew (today) how the ball would come onto the bat and how to play in this match,” she explained.
The 21-year-old, who produced an underwhelming performance at the T20 World Cup earlier in the year, revealed that she hadn’t made any marked changes to her game since but has just worked on regaining her confidence.
“I have not made any changes. I kept the process the same even when runs were coming. I like to play aggressively and put pressure on the bowlers. I like to play good shots, which increases my confidence,” she said.
India and Australia will play the final game of the three-match series between the sides at the Western Australian Cricket Association Ground in Perth on the 11th of December.
