Smriti Mandhana’s bad condition in England. (Photo- PTI)
ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2026: Just before the start of T20 World Cup 2026, a big concern has come to light for the Indian women’s cricket team. The current form of the team’s vice-captain and star batsman Smriti Mandhana has increased the heartbeats of the Indian camp and fans. India has to play its first match in the tournament against arch-rival Pakistan, but before that Mandhana’s bat seems completely silent. From the tour of England to the warm-up matches, Smriti Mandhana has been seen struggling for every run, which is an alarm bell for Team India.
Smriti Mandhana’s bad condition in England
In order to prepare for the tournament, the Indian team had reached England much earlier, so that it could adapt itself to the conditions there. But for Mandhana this tour was no less than a nightmare. In the match played against ECB Development Women’s XI, Mandhana played a quick inning of 21 runs in 10 balls, which showed that she was in good form. But after this his form graph dropped rapidly.
In the very first match of the 3-match T20 series against England, she returned to the pavilion without opening the account. In the second match, she definitely raised hopes of a comeback by scoring 32 runs, but in the third and last T20, she could score only 8 runs. After this, he scored 39 runs against West Indies in the first official warm-up match of the World Cup, which was his best score on this entire tour. But in the second warm-up match against England, she again flopped and was out after scoring only 1 run.
Why is this a big threat for Team India?
Mandhana is considered the backbone of the Indian batting order. It is his responsibility to give the team an aggressive and strong start in the powerplay. Mandhana not scoring even a single half-century with her bat, making it clear that despite spending time at the crease, she is failing in big innings. If this form of Mandhana continues in the big match against Pakistan, then the problems of Team India may increase.
