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Muzumdar Backs Rawal and Deol as India Face Must‑Win vs New Zealand

He pointed to Rawal’s year‑long strike rate near 82 to justify sticking with the current approach ahead of New Zealand.

Overview

  • Pratika Rawal has 186 runs in five matches at a World Cup strike rate of 70.99, second‑lowest among the tournament’s top 10 run‑scorers.
  • Harleen Deol’s strike rate stands at 75.11, keeping scrutiny on India’s top‑order tempo in the powerplay.
  • India must beat New Zealand in Navi Mumbai on October 23 to reach the semifinals.
  • Muzumdar said the team has addressed the lack of a hundred in this edition and discussed converting starts into three‑figure scores.
  • Explaining selection, he called Jemimah Rodrigues’s omission in Indore a tough call to add a sixth bowler, signaled the balance may change for this match, and praised Harmanpreet Kaur’s leadership under home‑tournament pressure.