NAVI MUMBAI: At some point when Smriti Mandhana and Pratika Rawal were piling on runs, having already put up 200 runs for the first wicket, all the eyes were on the Indian dug out. Who are the batters padded up? Which one of them is going to walk in at No 3? Is it going to be Harleen Deol as seen so far through the World Cup, or will it change for what is a crucial match against New Zealand at the DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai on Thursday.

After all, it is what they did in Visakhapatnam against Australia. India were 155/1 in that game and they sent in Deol rather than promoting someone else. When asked about the stagnation that happens with Rawal and Deol in the middle, head coach Amol Muzumdar said that they do not like to tinker too much with the top five while being flexible with the

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