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Radha Yadav acknowledged that India’s bowling unit made mistakes in their 12-run defeat to South Africa in the first women’s T20I in Chennai. She emphasized the need for pacers to utilize yorkers more effectively, as South Africa’s Tazmin Brits (81) and Marizanne Kapp (57) propelled their team to a formidable target of 190 runs.
“It was important to know which length and pace to bowl at on this wicket. We did make some errors as a bowling unit; maybe gave away 10-15 extra runs,” said Radha during the post-match media interaction on Friday.
The South Africans effectively employed the sweep shot, capitalizing on the pitch’s low bounce.
“We needed to hit them (at yorker length) since the ball was skidding,” she added.
When questioned about the lively on-field discussion during the Proteas’ batting, Radha explained that it centered around setting up an aggressive fielding strategy.
“We were discussing about making them play where the fielders were stationed and also look to attack and take wickets. But, they did bat well.
“We need to back our plans and quickly judge how the wicket is playing out. It will make things a lot easier for us.”
India will face the second T20I here on Sunday, needing to enhance their catching skills to square the three-match series.
Despite dropping three catches that proved costly on Friday, Radha described it as just a bad day at the office.
“I think it was just a bad day. All are brilliant fielders in our group, and everyone has been putting in hard work and training. We’ll look to bounce back,” she said.
