Was present in the match… What did Harman say when Team India was out of the World Cup?
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harmanpreet kaur statement: Indian team’s dream of winning the title was shattered after the defeat against Australia in the Women’s T20 World Cup. After this defeat and being out of the tournament, the pain of captain Harmanpreet Kaur was evident. Harmanpreet admitted that the team was in a good position at one time in the match, but the inability to handle pressure in big matches and the habit of repeating old mistakes once again took India down. Expressing disappointment over the team’s performance, the captain clearly said that now is the time for introspection.
What did Harmanpreet Kaur say after being out of T20 World Cup?
New Delhi. India was out of the Women’s T20 World Cup 2026 after losing the match against Australia by 6 wickets at Lord’s. After this defeat, captain Harmanpreet Kaur has admitted that the ‘Women in Blue’ need to rethink their strategy against the top teams. Thanks to Harmanpreet’s stormy innings of 56 runs in 26 balls, India had made a huge score of 170/4, but the team could not defend this score. Thanks to Ellyse Perry (56) and Ashley Gardner (53 not out), Australia won the match in 19 overs. India finished its campaign with six points from five matches, while Australia and South Africa qualified for the semi-finals with eight points each.
What did the captain say on the defeat?
Even though Harmanpreet Kaur felt that India had put a lot of runs on the board, she admitted that the team once again failed to perform well against one of the strongest teams of the tournament. After the match, Harmanpreet said, ‘We put a good score on the board. When I was batting, I felt we were a little behind, but we did a good job in the last few overs. They were trying to score runs, but could not do so.
He further said, ‘If I think about the entire tournament, we did not perform well against good teams. Your best performance always comes out against the best teams. We need to think again on this.
‘Strategy will have to be considered against good teams’
Crediting Australia for implementing their plans well, Harmanpreet said that despite saving wickets during their innings, India could not take advantage of it. He said, ‘Australia is one of the best teams. He bowled as per his plans. We did not lose wickets, but at the same time we did not get what we expected. It was a good match, but unfortunately we could not win.
Harmanpreet said, ‘As a team we need to rethink many things, especially how we have to play against good teams. Many times we stay in the match, but in the last few overs we give away too many runs. If we have to chase the target, we are not able to score that many runs while batting. I think this has been happening for a long time.
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