On the eve of today’s first of three T20Is against England at Northampton, India women’s team skipper Harmanpreet Kaur, 32, said that though Sneh Rana’s all-round performance has improved  the team’s balance, an overall improvement is needed in fielding and scoring consistently, particularly in the death overs.

A balanced side

“At this moment, our team are looking very balanced. We used to struggle for runs in the last few overs, but Rana’s inclusion has given us that balance. You need that type of player, who can contribute with both bat and ball. Usually, we have concerns with fielding and power-hitting. We are working on the basic things in fielding with our fielding coach [Abhay Sharma] and have definitely improved across the last three-four matches. We were also lacking in power-hitting in the last five-six overs, so we are also working on that aspect,” Harmanpreet said during a virtual press conference on Thursday in reply to mid-day’s question on the areas of concern for Team India.