Before the much-awaited summit clash against Australia in the ongoing Women’s T20 World Cup, Veda Krishnamurthy has said that team India got the reward of finishing at the top and the weather is something which is not in the hands of them. However, India reached their maiden T20 World Cup final after their semi-final clash against England got washed out on Thursday.
“Being in the final is just reward for the way we played in the group stages. There was an advantage to having won all our games with the weather not in our hands. We said the first aim was to get to the final and take it from there. We’ve crossed the first stage. We need to make sure we hold our nerves and we do what we need to do on the final day. It’s all about destiny, and I’m a big believer in destiny. I feel like this is the way it was meant to be,” said the batter.
On the other hand, after their narrow defeat against Australia in the second semi-final, South Africa captain Dane van Niekerk had said that she would love to lose a semi-final match than “get a free pass” to the World Cup final.
“I am not going to sit and lie and say, ‘You don’t think about it’,” van Niekerk said, about the possibility of her team qualifying for the final if the match had been washed out by virtue of their higher tally of points in the group stage than Australia. I have to give credit to the ground staff; they did absolutely everything to keep us on the park. And we are here to play cricket. I’d rather lose than get a free pass into the World Cup final,” she added.
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However, conditions have suited India and they are ready to take on Australia in the final to be played on Sunday at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG).
“There is a joke going around that this World Cup is made in such a way that it’s helping us, starting from the wickets to everything else,” Veda Krishnamurthy said with a smile.
“As an individual, the role given to me is very consistent in the last year,” added Krishnamurthy. “They’ve put effort in the last year to keep me there and I’ve been supported by every individual, not just one or two. The entire team, with all the support staff, has shown faith in me.”
“I know coming into the World Cup I’d play a crucial role to finish the innings well, which I felt I was unable to do in the last World Cup in the West Indies. I was very motivated to do my role and I’ve been working on that. It’s not just me, all 15 players involved know what their role is. I’m happy we’re all putting in efforts and executing our role properly. Even if it’s a smallish contribution of saving a couple of runs, it’s all panned out really well,” Veda Krishnamurthy concluded.
