“We want to win every game we play”

Australia Women managed to register a resounding win against India Women in the ongoing Women’s T20 World Cup 2024. Both sides locked horns at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium on Sunday, October 13 and after posting a total of 151 runs on the board in the first innings. , Australia also put in an excellent performance with the ball.

Coming out to defend the target, the Aussies restricted the Indian women to a score of 142 runs, winning the match by nine. With the teams victory, they consolidated at the top of the standings to end their group stage campaign

Substitute Pattern Tahlia McGrath took center stage and highlighted the mindset that women in Australia have been following for many years. He opined that the team wants to win every game they play in the tournament.

“Yes, absolutely. We want to win every game we play. We knew today would be a big challenge for us. They came very hard on us. I am very proud of the group. We got the nerve at the end there. Obviously, nobody likes injuries, especially some of the big players. A captain’s injury is always tough. (about today’s captain) was mumbling a bit. No, everyone has been great,” McGrath said at the post-match presentation ceremony.

It was a bit difficult to assess: McGrath

Also, Tahlia McGrath spoke about the nature of the pitch in the India vs Australia clash. He opined that the surface was tricky and revealed that he had multiple chats with his teammates to plan better.

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“It was a little bit hard to judge. The ball was moving with a little bit of pace. When you picked up the pace, it was just holding and catching a little bit. We thought it changed slightly in the second innings. There was a lot of discussion. (at parity) We constantly talk about what is a way to go or what we want to get to. We had a lot of conversations. Whoever is out there knows that there is a lot of depth behind it,” he said.

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