\u201cHappy to be back with some runs. Happy with the batting. I just practiced hard to get my shots again and I work hard on that in the nets and just executed well. When balls were not coming on, I just went for singles so it was a mature innings.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201c200\u2011plus is a very big score so hopefully it will help the run rate. Richa and Deepti finished well so we are happy with that,\u201d Shafali said to broadcasters in a mid-innings chat.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Shafali, 22, shared a 115-run stand with vice-captain Smriti Mandhana, which set the tone for India\u2019s mammoth score. Shafali\u2019s 55 off 38 balls, laced with ten boundaries, was her first fifty in the Women\u2019s T20 World Cup after taking the tournament by storm as a teenager in the 2020 edition in Australia.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201c200\u2011plus is a very big score so hopefully it will help the run rate. Richa and Deepti finished well so we are happy with that,\u201d Shafali said to broadcasters in a mid-innings chat.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The Netherlands bowlers had their moments but dropped catches and nervy bowling proved to be costly. India will now aim to get a significant boost to their net run rate, a factor that could prove decisive in a tough group comprising Australia and South Africa, who they will face at Old Trafford Stadium in Manchester on June 21.<\/p>\r\n\r\n