Vice-captain Mandhana discusses stakes of upcoming games in Women's T20 WC

India vicecaptain Smriti Mandhana opened up on the importance of upcoming games in the Womens T20 World Cup 2024 and said that all the games are important to the Women in BlueTeam India will take on Sri Lanka in their upcoming match of the prestigious tournament on Wednesday at Dubai International Cricket StadiumSpeaking to Star Sports Mandhana said that Sri Lanka are a good team in the group but one cannot make errors against AustraliaAs a player all games are important to us when you come to the world cup you have to give 100 percent in each game Sri Lanka is a good team in our group But With Australia you know that you cant make errors and minimize them and you have to get the best game out on that particular day to get the better of them So yeah there is excitement to do that on that day because they are a really good team so to come up against them and beat them Mandhana was quoted in a release from Star Sports as sayingIndia have been placed in Group A of the Womens T20 World Cup 2024 along with New Zealand Australia Pakistan and Sri Lanka The Women in Blue will lock horns against Australia on October 13 at the Sharjah Cricket StadiumAfter sealing one win and conceding a defeat in their campaign opener against New Zealand the Women in Blue stand in fourth place of the group points tableRecapping the game Pakistan won the toss and decided to bat against India in the seventh match of the Womens T20 World Cup 2024Nida Dar 28 runs from 34 balls 1 four and Muneeba Ali 17 runs from 26 balls 2 fours were the only top batters for the Women in Blue as propelled their side to 1058 in the first inningThe Indian bowling attack displayed a stunning performance and was successful in picking crucial wickets in the first inningArundhati Reddy led the Indian bowling attack after she picked up three wickets in her fourover spell at an economy rate of 480 All the Indian bowlers managed to get wickets in the gameHowever Harmanpreet Kaurs side displayed a poor performance while fielding as they missed plenty of catchesAlso ReadIndia vs Pakistan Are we just buying into the hypeDuring the run chase Shafali Verma 32 runs from 35 balls 3 fours and Harmanpreet Kaur 29 runs from 24 balls helped India clinch a massive sixwicket win over PakistanIn the 18th over India crossed the 100run mark after Kaur smashed a four through the extra coverIn the 19th over when India came closer to winning the crucial match Skipper Harmanpreet suffered a neck injury which forced her to walk off the fieldS Sajana came in place of Kaur and slammed the ball to the left of midoff for a four to end the match in favour of the Women in BlueArundhati Reddy was named the Player of the Match after she displayed a stunning performance with the ball in the first inningWith agency inputs