Delhi: Former England captain Nasir Hussain has praised the performance of Indian women’s team captain Harmanpreet Kaur and said that now the time has come when she will have to emerge as the biggest match winner of the team along with captaincy.

Big innings expected from Harmanpreet

Hussain said that Harmanpreet Kaur’s World Cup record has always been excellent and she plays better in big matches. He said, “Now she will have to perform the same as Australian captain Alyssa Healy did for her team. I hope that Harmanpreet will also play decisive innings to help the team win.”

Mandhana and Rawal took over the team’s batting

In the four matches played so far, Harmanpreet Kaur has been able to score only 71 runs, while Smriti Mandhana has scored 134 runs and Pratika Rawal has scored 180 runs. After losing close matches against South Africa and Australia, the Indian team is at fourth place in the points table. The match against England in Indore on Sunday will be very important for the team, because if they lose, their hopes of reaching the semi-finals may be dealt a blow.

Expecting better performance from the middle order

Nasir Hussain believes that it is necessary for Mandhana and Rawal to get the support of the middle order. He said, “Harleen Deol has performed well, but the team needs more stability from its middle order. While comparing the strike rates, we should keep in mind that players batting in the powerplay naturally have a higher strike rate.”

Semi-final battle intensifies

Seven-time champion Australia has already reached the semi-finals. Now a tough competition is going on between India, England, South Africa and New Zealand for the remaining three places. In such a situation, every match has now turned into a ‘do or die’ situation for India.