Australia captain Alyssa Healy admitted that India outclassed her team in all three departments of the game during their five-wicket loss in the second semi-final of the Women’s ODI World Cup at the DY Patil Stadium on Thursday.
“I think [I’m] just disappointed, ultimately we just weren’t sharp enough today [Thursday], probably in all three facets [batting, bowling and fielding] to give ourselves the opportunity to win that semi-final,” Healy said at the post-match press conference. Healy reckoned that the record-breaking 167-run partnership between Jemimah Rodrigues and skipper Harmanpreet Kaur (89, 10×4, 2×6) was the turning point of the match.
“They [Rodrigues and Harmanpreet] are two high quality cricketers and have been for a long period of time. We knew that it’s a good wicket, good batting conditions, and we probably just allowed them into the game a little bit by not sticking to our strengths with the ball for long enough. So, that was probably the most frustrating part about it. Kudos to them. They played really well, and Harman seems to step up in those big moments when India needs her. So, she’s going to have to do it all again on Sunday [in the final],” added Healy.
