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#INDW #India #takes #learnings #T20I #series #loss #South #Africa #coach #Muzumdar">SA-W vs IND-W: India takes learnings despite 1-4 T20I series loss to South Africa, says head coach Muzumdar Head coach Amol Muzumdar struck a reflective note after the Indian women’s national cricket team slumped to a 1-4 defeat against South Africa women, saying the visitors would return richer in “learnings” despite the disappointing result.
India won the fourth game but ended the series with a 23-run defeat in the fifth and final T20I on Monday.
“I think it’s been a fantastic series, fought really well. It was competitive right from the start and it’s been fantastic to come here in South Africa,” Muzumdar said after the conclusion of the series.
“Obviously, the result hasn’t gone our way. We’ve been a little disappointed with the 4-1 result, but we have got a lot of learnings out of the series.”
The coach identified India’s inability to strike in the PowerPlay and lapses in finishing with the bat as key areas of concern, though he noted visible improvement in the latter half of the rubber.
“Initially, in the PowerPlay, we weren’t able to pick up wickets, that was one concern area for us and also the finish with the bat. But we addressed those things in the last three games,” he said.
He lauded the opposition for coming out as strong rivals.
“Credit to South Africa, and especially to Laura Wolvaardt, the way she batted. She has batted beautifully in this series.”
The opener had scores of 51, 54, 115, 18 and 92 not out in the series.
Muzumdar, however, drew positives from individual performances, highlighting skipper Harmanpreet Kaur’s form and work ethic.
“To start with, Harman’s form has been fantastic, she’s batting well and her work ethics have been spot-on,” he said.
He also praised late contributions from Richa Ghosh and a return to form for Deepti Sharma.
“Richa coming good in the last couple of games is a big positive for us, Deepti coming back in form in the last game.”
Published on Apr 28, 2026
Head coach Amol Muzumdar struck a reflective note after the Indian women’s national cricket team…
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#India #find #South #Africa #T20I #series #drubbing #Harmanpreet #Kaur">India must find way forward after South Africa T20I series drubbing: Harmanpreet Kaur
India needs to regroup and find a way forward after its disappointing 1-4 series loss to South Africa ahead of the T20 World Cup, skipper Harmanpreet Kaur said.
India produced another below-par batting display while chasing a modest 156, falling short by 23 runs to cap a one-sided series defeat.
The loss, coming barely two months before the T20 World Cup in England, will be a significant setback.
“Need to sit together as a group and think how to move forward. Disappointing for us, lots of positives and learnings for us,” Harmanpreet said at the post-match presentation.
India had a poor start in the PowerPlay, losing Shafali Verma and Jemimah Rodrigues inside the first four overs, and never really recovered as South Africa kept striking at regular intervals.
“We did well in patches today. In batting, the Powerplay was something that cost us. Didn’t get too many runs and lost two wickets. It’s disappointing, need to keep working hard.”
For South Africa, skipper Laura Wolvaardt once again led from the front with an unbeaten 92 off 56 balls, anchoring the innings despite wickets falling at regular intervals.
Wolvaardt finished the five-match series with 330 runs and has been in the form of her life, registering six fifty-plus scores in her last seven international innings.
“We’ve had massive improvements in all departments in the last couple of months though. It’s been a very good season for that,” she said after being presented with the player-of-the-series award.
On the conditions, Wolvaardt said it was a challenging surface.
“It was a bit of a tough wicket today, but the PowerPlay was awesome. I liked how aggressive we’ve been in the PowerPlay. We thought it might be a flat wicket, but we weren’t surprised it was low and slow. Batting first was the right choice. There’s always things to look at and improve, the catching being one,” she added.
Published on Apr 27, 2026
India needs to regroup and find a way forward after its disappointing 1-4 series loss to South Africa ahead of the T20 World Cup, skipper Harmanpreet Kaur said.
India produced another below-par batting display while chasing a modest 156, falling short by 23 runs to cap a one-sided series defeat.
The loss, coming barely two months before the T20 World Cup in England, will be a significant setback.
“Need to sit together as a group and think how to move forward. Disappointing for us, lots of positives and learnings for us,” Harmanpreet said at the post-match presentation.
India had a poor start in the PowerPlay, losing Shafali Verma and Jemimah Rodrigues inside the first four overs, and never really recovered as South Africa kept striking at regular intervals.
“We did well in patches today. In batting, the Powerplay was something that cost us. Didn’t get too many runs and lost two wickets. It’s disappointing, need to keep working hard.”
For South Africa, skipper Laura Wolvaardt once again led from the front with an unbeaten 92 off 56 balls, anchoring the innings despite wickets falling at regular intervals.
Wolvaardt finished the five-match series with 330 runs and has been in the form of her life, registering six fifty-plus scores in her last seven international innings.
“We’ve had massive improvements in all departments in the last couple of months though. It’s been a very good season for that,” she said after being presented with the player-of-the-series award.
On the conditions, Wolvaardt said it was a challenging surface.
“It was a bit of a tough wicket today, but the PowerPlay was awesome. I liked how aggressive we’ve been in the PowerPlay. We thought it might be a flat wicket, but we weren’t surprised it was low and slow. Batting first was the right choice. There’s always things to look at and improve, the catching being one,” she added.
Published on Apr 27, 2026
India needs to regroup and find a way forward after its disappointing 1-4 series loss…