India looks to iron out batting woes against SL

The Indians are on a roll, having easily sealed their semis berth with wins over defending champion Australia, Bangladesh and New Zealand. The Lankans, on the other hand, are out of the semi-final race following two losses so far.

And come Saturday, the Harmanpreet Kaur-led side would look to end its group engagements on a high when it takes on the islanders.

But the Indians definitely have a few things to worry about, especially their below-par show with the bat, going into the business end of the tournament.

In all the previous three outings, India failed to put on big scores on the board. It managed just 132 runs against Australia, 142 against Bangladesh and 133 vs New Zealand.

India’s unpredictable middle-order has repeatedly squandered good starts to eventually settle for low scores.

In all the three matches, the bowling unit came to India’s rescue and the bailed the side out.

Heavily reliant on the brilliance of a 16-year-old Shafali Verma, the Indian middle-order has cut a sorry figure so far and it’s time senior pros like Harmanpreet and Veda Krishnamurthy stepped up and took the responsibility. Opener Smriti Mandhana , too, has failed to join the party so far.