India’s women’s cricket team skipper, Smriti Mandhana expresses disappointment over her team’s fielding performance in the first ODI against Ireland. Despite registering a comfortable victory, Mandhana believes that the team needs to improve in the fielding department and restrict the opposition to lower scores. She also praises the bowling unit for their efforts in challenging conditions and highlights the importance of executing plans in upcoming matches.
Smriti Mandhana Expresses Disappointment over Fielding Performance
India's women's cricket team captain, Smriti Mandhana, has expressed disappointment over her team's fielding performance in the first ODI against Ireland. Despite registering a comfortable victory, Mandhana believes that the team needs to improve in the fielding department and restrict the opposition to lower scores.
"We need to improve our fielding. We gave away too many easy boundaries and dropped a few catches," Mandhana said after the match. "We need to be more disciplined in the field and make sure we are putting pressure on the opposition."
The Indian team dropped several catches in the match, including one from Laura Delany that could have resulted in a wicket. They also conceded several boundaries in the field, which allowed Ireland to post a competitive total of 192.
However, Mandhana praised the bowling unit for their efforts in challenging conditions. "The bowlers did a great job in restricting Ireland to a low score," she said. "They bowled with good discipline and made it difficult for the batters to score runs."
The Indian bowlers were led by Jhulan Goswami, who took three wickets for 29 runs. Shikha Pandey and Deepti Sharma also picked up two wickets each.
Mandhana also highlighted the importance of executing plans in upcoming matches. "We need to make sure we are executing our plans well," she said. "We have a good team and we know what we need to do. We just need to go out there and do it."
India will face Ireland in the second ODI on Saturday.
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