Overview
- India have opened the home World Cup with two wins despite Smriti Mandhana scoring 8 and 23 in the first two games.
- Sushma Verma and Jemimah Rodrigues argue the batting lineup is equipped to cover quiet starts, pointing to rescue acts by Deepti Sharma, Richa Ghosh, Harleen Deol and Amanjot Kaur.
- Scorecard rebuilds included 269/8 after 124/6 versus Sri Lanka and 247 after 159/5 against Pakistan, underscoring depth through the order.
- Anjum Chopra urges captain Harmanpreet Kaur to spend more time at the crease to convert starts into match-winning contributions.
- South Africa’s Nadine de Klerk says they plan to keep Mandhana quiet or remove her early in Visakhapatnam, as selection talk in India weighs a sixth bowling option if Amanjot Kaur and Renuka Singh Thakur are available.