As a captain you feel good when the team does well – Harmanpreet Kaur

Harmanpreet Kaur played a pivotal knock with the bat as she guided India to a crucial victory and by a momentous margin against Sri Lanka in the Women’s T20 World Cup 2024.

Clobbering a half-century, Kaur led the charge despite suffering from a neck injury which was copped while batting against Pakistan in the last game. Even in the game against Sri Lanka, the Indian captain didn’t come out to field and her replacement, Radha Yadav, pulled off a couple of stunning catches.

Talking at the post-match presentation as the Indian captain, Kaur shared an update about her recovery, stating, “Haanji, sab theek hai. Uphar wale di meher hai, bas chal raha hai (all is good by God's grace, going good) (she was referring to her injured neck).”

She also shed light on the strategy that was discussed ahead of the game, adding, “When you play good cricket you always feel well, today all the boxes were ticked, we have been talking about our fielding and we took all our catches and that's something very important to us. We did discuss before the game, if we are batting first what are the targets you need to set.”

Kaur also underscored about the conditions, highlighting, “These pitches are really tricky, we can't go and execute. Today a lot of things went according to plan. We were thinking at least 160 and we set 170-plus. We are at that stage where we have to think about winning and even about NRR.”

She concluded by talking about how India should try and play out the remaining fixtures, stating, “We have to play good cricket first of all, our bowlers are doing well, they (Australia) are a good side and good to see our bowlers giving us wickets, they are in rhythm. As a captain you feel good when the team does well, it is a day to enjoy our success.”