ICC Women’s World Cup 2017: 5 areas where the Indian Women’s team needs improvement 

#4 Handling the pressure better

With more games, the young team will handle pressure better

At 190 for 3, Indian women were in a commanding position, chasing a decent total of 228 set by England. But after Poonam Raut was out LBW to an innocuous delivery, things spiralled down and they lost seven wickets for less than 30 runs.

This collapse can be largely attributed to their inability to cope with the pressure of the occasion. The experienced Veda Krishnamurthy opened the gates for England after playing a reckless shot under pressure. And the tail couldn’t win it for the team.

It would be too harsh to name names as the team still lacks the experience. But, with time, the young side will mature by playing more games and will learn to read and handle the tight situations better.