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England skipper Heather Knight determined to create history by winning ODI series in India

Mumbai: Defending World Cup champions England want to create history by defeating India in their own backyard for the first time in an ODI series, said visiting team captain Heather Knight on the eve of the opening clash here Friday.

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Published : Feb 21, 2019, 8:47 PM IST

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"Yes, we have talked about it. It's something we want to do as a team. We want to make history. When we came here last year, it was a slightly younger team. We weren't able to do that; we lost that series 2-1," said Knight.

The two teams had played a memorable World Cup final in 2017 when hosts England pulled off a sensational win.

Talking about the World Cup 2017 final Knight said,"We have had some amazing games; that World Cup final was an amazing game to be involved in. Obviously the enormity of the occasion: to be in a WC final, to be sold out at Lord's. We've played some good games, including last year in Indian conditions as well."

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Ponting out English team's strength the right-hand batter said, "The ODI cricket we've played in the last couple of years, including the World Cup in England, that's been very good. We have got performances from different players. We have got inexperience and a group that has been around for a while as well.

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"We've got quite a settled batting line-up and everyone of the batters in the top six or seven are match-winners. So hopefully a lot more players can step up, as they have done in the last two years," she added.

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India's T20 captain Harmanpreet Kaur has been ruled out of the England series due to injury. Talking about her Knight said, "She has been a very good player for them. She has been playing in the leagues around the world. I know what sort of player she is. Any team in the world would miss her."

On how to stop the in-form Smriti Mandhana, with whom she has played in the BBL in Australia, Knight said that the India opener has some weaknesses which her bowlers would look to exploit.

"I have obviously played with Smriti in Hobart [Hurricanes], very recently. She played in my team, so I know her very well. I know she's a very good player. And having seen a lot of her, obviously, it gives us the chance to look at her weaknesses as well and try and figure out how we're going to exploit them in the series," she added.

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"Yes, we have talked about it. It's something we want to do as a team. We want to make history. When we came here last year, it was a slightly younger team. We weren't able to do that; we lost that series 2-1," said Knight.

The two teams had played a memorable World Cup final in 2017 when hosts England pulled off a sensational win.

Talking about the World Cup 2017 final Knight said,"We have had some amazing games; that World Cup final was an amazing game to be involved in. Obviously the enormity of the occasion: to be in a WC final, to be sold out at Lord's. We've played some good games, including last year in Indian conditions as well."

Also Read:India lose by not playing Pak in World Cup, says Gavaskar; urges Imran to act

Ponting out English team's strength the right-hand batter said, "The ODI cricket we've played in the last couple of years, including the World Cup in England, that's been very good. We have got performances from different players. We have got inexperience and a group that has been around for a while as well.

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"We've got quite a settled batting line-up and everyone of the batters in the top six or seven are match-winners. So hopefully a lot more players can step up, as they have done in the last two years," she added.

Also Read:BCCI likely to request ICC to ban Pakistan from 2019 WC

India's T20 captain Harmanpreet Kaur has been ruled out of the England series due to injury. Talking about her Knight said, "She has been a very good player for them. She has been playing in the leagues around the world. I know what sort of player she is. Any team in the world would miss her."

On how to stop the in-form Smriti Mandhana, with whom she has played in the BBL in Australia, Knight said that the India opener has some weaknesses which her bowlers would look to exploit.

"I have obviously played with Smriti in Hobart [Hurricanes], very recently. She played in my team, so I know her very well. I know she's a very good player. And having seen a lot of her, obviously, it gives us the chance to look at her weaknesses as well and try and figure out how we're going to exploit them in the series," she added.

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Mumbai: Defending World Cup champions England want to create history by defeating India in their own backyard for the first time in an ODI series, said visiting team captain Heather Knight on the eve of the opening clash here Friday.



"Yes, we have talked about it. It's something we want to do as a team. We want to make history. When we came here last year, it was a slightly younger team. We weren't able to do that; we lost that series 2-1," said Knight.



The two teams had played a memorable World Cup final in 2017 when hosts England pulled off a sensational win.



Talking about the World Cup 2017 final Knight said,"We have had some amazing games; that World Cup final was an amazing game to be involved in. Obviously the enormity of the occasion: to be in a WC final, to be sold out at Lord's. We've played some good games, including last year in Indian conditions as well."



Ponting out English team's strength the right-hand batter said, "The ODI cricket we've played in the last couple of years, including the World Cup in England, that's been very good. We have got performances from different players. We have got inexperience and a group that has been around for a while as well.



"We've got quite a settled batting line-up and everyone of the batters in the top six or seven are match-winners. So hopefully a lot more players can step up, as they have done in the last two years," she added.



India's T20 captain Harmanpreet Kaur has been ruled out of the England series due to injury. Talking about her Knight said, "She has been a very good player for them. She has been playing in the leagues around the world. I know what sort of player she is. Any team in the world would miss her."



On how to stop the in-form Smriti Mandhana, with whom she has played in the BBL in Australia, Knight said that the India opener has some weaknesses which her bowlers would look to exploit.



"I have obviously played with Smriti in Hobart [Hurricanes], very recently. She played in my team, so I know her very well. I know she's a very good player. And having seen a lot of her, obviously, it gives us the chance to look at her weaknesses as well and try and figure out how we're going to exploit them in the series," she added.


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