India cannot afford anymore slip-ups in must-win game

An inconsistent India will have no room for errors when they take on a spirited Bangladesh in their mustwin ICC Women’s World Cup league match here on Tuesday.

India’s problems have compounded over the course of their campaign, which has seen them win two games and lose three, including back-to-back defeats against England and Australia.

The heavy fluctuations in the batting performance was already a concern and with the ease Australia chased down a record 278 in the previous game, the Indian bowlers also need to step up.

The bowling looked rather flat against the Aussies, who attacked and put pressure from ball one. The move to drop an extra bowling option in Deepti Sharma and bring back batter Shafali Verma also did not work.

Bangladesh have run most of their opponents close in the four games they have played so far and that includes a memorable win over Pakistan.