Need to get balance in batting order to close out games: Harmanpreet Kaur

CHESTER-LE-STREET: Closing out games has always been a cause of concern for the Indian women's cricket team and skipper Harmanpreet Kaur believes the solution to this problem lies in getting the right balance in the batting order. In the Birmingham Commonwealth Games final, India, chasing Australia's 162, were on course at 118 for 2 before losing the plot and were bowled out for 152 in 19.3 overs. "We are working on that.

I know for a long time these things have been troubling us. We need to show some patience and after a while we will start getting the results also," Harmanpreet said on the eve of the first T20I against England here on Saturday. "That is why this time we have added two more batters -- Dayalan Hemalatha and -- KP Navgire -- in the side who can finish the game for us.

They have done really well in domestic cricket, scored good amount of runs." "We need to have balance in our side in the lower order, when there is balance things become easier," she added. Having said that Harmanpreet believes the visitors need to be flexible in their batting approach. "We need to be a bit flexible when it comes to batting because sometimes you have to see who is bowling and whose performance is better against her and who can get those runs for us.

"Batting wise we will be very flexible. We will take calls according to match situations," she said. The right-handed batter looks at the limited-overs tour of England as a fresh start after their silver medal-winning effort in Birmingham, where they beat England en route to the gold medal clash.

"We have done really well in the CWG but now it's a new start for us. England have always done well against us. For us it will be very challenging.