Smriti Mandhana outlines plan for consistent dominance in world cricket

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Indian women`s team wants to consistently stay at the top and dominate world cricket, said vice-captain Smriti Mandhana. Riding high on their maiden 50-over World Cup triumph, the Women in Blue have now set their sights on winning the T20 World Cup later this year.

They began the year with a T20 series win against Australia, their first series triumph over the formidable rivals in a decade. “This Indian team is something which we have spoken about is trying to be consistent. Don`t think about opposition or what`s happened in the past. So we`ve beaten this, we`ve beaten that. I feel that`s not very important now,” Mandhana said on BCCI.tv “I think we are on the verge of a transition where we want to dominate world cricket. And whoever we beat, wherever we beat, that doesn`t matter. We just want to be consistent in beating them and being at the top,” she added.

In the series-deciding third T20, Mandhana played a match-setting 82 and, alongside Jemimah who contributed 59, forged a 121-run partnership that propelled India to 176 for 6 before the bowlers stifled Australia for 159 for 9. “I mean, I really loved Adelaide as a city, even before playing here. And yeah, it`s just very peaceful, nice. I mean, a few Aussies will be very happy when I say that it`s the best city in Australia, and actually, I find it the best city in Australia.”

The women`s T20 World Cup is slated to be held in England and Wales from June 12 to July 5. “This year is a T20 year. Last year was a one-day year where we played a lot of one-day cricket. “So coming into this year, for sure, I feel like we are a well-settled ODI squad, but we are still working on our T20 game and also what`s our best XI and what`s our best 15 in terms of T20s. For sure, WPL has played a huge role for us to get better at T20s,” she added.

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