In a video released by the BCCI Women account on \u2018X\u2019, Harleen Deol interviewed the India captain and asked her if she has a \u2018problem\u2019 with England citing her superior record against them and what her mindset was on the day.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cI don\u2019t have a problem with England; it\u2019s just that I scored my first century against England, which gives me confidence whenever I bat against them. I was thinking of just staying at the wicket, if you are out there the runs will follow. Earlier I felt I was playing very rushed but today the aim was to spend extra time at the crease,\u201d said Harmanpreet.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
After Smriti Mandhana\u2019s wicket fell in the 18th over, Harmanpreet and Harleen went on to add 81 runs for the third wicket. The middle-order batter asked her skipper how she evaluated their partnership on the day.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\"It was a crucial time, we needed a partnership and also needed to score quickly, as we had already spent time at the crease. From there we needed to score as fast as we could for the team. We calculated well, counted the runs being scored each over, which bowler to attack; we ticked all the boxes needed for a good partnership,\u201d Harmanpreet added.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
After Lauren Bell claimed Harleen\u2019s wicket, Jemimah Rodriguez and the India skipper stood tall and stitched up a 110-run stand for the fourth wicket, which directly helped India reach 318\/5 and eventually earned the 13-run victory.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\"It was a crucial time, we needed a partnership and also needed to score quickly, as we had already spent time at the crease. From there we needed to score as fast as we could for the team. We calculated well, counted the runs being scored each over, which bowler to attack; we ticked all the boxes needed for a good partnership,\u201d Harmanpreet added.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
At 21 years and 345 days, Kranti Gaud became the youngest pace bowler to take 6 or more wickets in a women's ODI innings. Harmanpreet shared her player of the match honour with the youngster as a token of the potential she showed at Chester-le-Street.<\/p>\r\n\r\n