July 23 (CRICKETNMORE) - Mithali Raj is expecting plenty of runs at Lord’s when India takes on host England in a mouth-watering ICC Women’s World Cup 2017 final on Sunday.
Indian skipper Raj knows all about scoring runs at Lord’s – she made 59 in an ODI at the venue back in 2006 and a brilliant unbeaten 94 at the ground six years later. So, despite its famous slope, that has been the downfall of many a batter over the years, and rain in the air that could give assistance to the bowlers, the 34-year-old is taking confidence into Sunday.
“We don’t play at Lord’s that often but when I last played here, the slope wasn’t really in my mind,” said Raj.
“If you start thinking too much about the slope and how the ball is going to curve in or curve out, then you forget the fundamentals of your own batting.We need to keep it as simple as we have been throughout the tournament and see where it takes us in the final."
“Looking at the wicket, it looks full of runs and any venue where you’ve scored runs previously always gives you confidence. It gives you confidence but you have to have that focus and put in the work to score your runs”, Mithali said ahead of the World Cup final.
With inputs from ICC Cricket Website