India will face defending champions Australia on October 13, and even a victory might not guarantee them a spot in the last four. Indian opener Shafali Verma said that the team is well aware of the NRR situation.

“We all know that net run rate is going on and we keep playing it. And I think if you are playing in the Indian team, you don’t need to tell us that you’re below the NRR. Because everyone is very mature and everyone is seeing everything. So, I think it’s not something to say. But of course, we have the NRR in our minds. And we’ll keep a focus on it,” Shafali said as quoted by the ICC

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before the clash against Sri Lanka, former Indian cricketer-turned-commentator Sanjay Manjrekar gave an advice to both the openers regarding how to make numbers on Dubai’s slow pitches.
He told them to focus on strike rotation and not search for boundaries as it leads to pressure.

“The batting has been slightly disappointing. I feel the fans will be slightly disappointed with the way they have batted. The batting was very bad against New Zealand. The problem is that the pitch in Dubai does not suit Shafali Verma and Smriti Mandhana,” he said during an interaction on Star Sports.

“Mithali Raj mentioned in the pitch report that it will have spongy bounce, so the ball comes slightly slower. That’s not an ideal surface for Shafali Verma and Mandhana because they want pace and score through boundaries. Shafali Verma scored a few runs but she shouldn’t think only about fours and sixes in the first five or six overs. This applies to Smriti Mandhana as well,” he added.

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