Smriti Mandhana: When I came into the game today, I was really focused. The last two losses hurt us. We wanted to express ourselves. More than the orange cap, happy that we got 190+, we have to bowl well. The wicket was holding a bit, we backed ourselves to go for our shots. That was the chat in the dressing room. It (opening with Sabbhineni Meghana) was a team decision, nothing to do with Sophie (Devine). We have a lot of confidence and faith in her. It'll be a great opportunity for her in the middle order to get some runs behind her back. It's still a long tournament.


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