Radha Yadav on 1st T20I Loss: Bowling Unit Made Errors

In the first women’s T20I here, India’s spinner Radha Yadav acknowledged that the bowling unit made some mistakes in their 12-run defeat to South Africa, saying the pacers need to have depended more on yorkers.

Indian bowlers were at the receiving end of some formidable batting by Tazmin Brits (81) and Marizanne Kapp (57), who helped South Africa set an imposing 190-run target for the hosts.
“It was important to know which length and pace to bowl at on this wicket. We did make some errors as a bowling unit; maybe gave away 10-15 extra runs,” said Radha during the post-match media interaction on Friday.

With the low bounce of the pitch, the South Africans were able to execute the sweep shot with effectiveness.

“We needed to hit them at yorker length since the ball was skidding,” she added.

When asked about the animated discussion that took place on the field during the Proteas’ batting innings, Radha responded that it was about preparing an attacking field.

“We were discussing about making them play where the fielders were stationed and also look to attack and take wickets. But, they did bat well.

“We need to back our plans and quickly judge how the wicket is playing out. It will make things a lot easier for us.”

In order to even the three-match series, India will need to get better at catching when they play the second T20 International here on Sunday.

India lost a lot of money on Friday because they missed three catches, but Radha claimed it was just a terrible day at work.

“I think it was just a bad day. All are brilliant fielders in our group, and everyone has been putting in hard work and training. We’ll look to bounce back,” she said.

We need these wins: Tazmin Brits

After the crushing Test defeat, South Africa’s standout batsman Tazmin Brits was overjoyed to draw first blood in the WT20Is. She believes that winning the series will boost their confidence ahead of the T20 World Cup in Bangladesh.

“We need these wins and the confidence in our locker room. With this confidence, we cannot just reach the semis but actually win the World Cup. Winning this game was good, but winning the next two would be even better,” she said.

Given that Pooja Vastrakar was India’s most economical bowler during the match, she acknowledged that it was difficult for her to play.

She also lauded the excellent communication with her skipper Laura Wolvaardt and Kapp while batting.

“Pooja is a great bowler. But the other spinners made it easy. Also, good communication from the other end helped.

“It’s difficult to see what you are doing wrong due to your head position. So, it was nice to get that information and advice from the other end,” she said.

With a 300-plus performance in the second One-Day International and a big total in the second innings of the one-off Test that they lost by ten wickets, South Africa’s batting has been the talk of the town.

She gave Baakier Abrahams, the hitting instructor, credit for the advancement.

“You need to be fearless against all T20I teams. But, to use that in the actual game is always difficult. It’s nice to have a batting coach who’s helping in not just swinging but also to know your game better,” she said.

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