Oz skipper Lanning wary of India, Kaur confident

MUMBAI: After whitewashing India in the recent, three-match ODI series, Australia start favourites going into the women’s T20 tri-series also featuring England. However, Australian skipper Meg Lanning has warned her side against complacency. “Both India and England are very good in T20. We know we have to play really well to beat them. There is no scope for complacency,” she said.

The 25-year-old was wary of the hosts’ ability to make a comeback. “There were moments when India put us under the pump in the ODI series. So, we know they will come back hard at us. It’s going to be a very even series with all three teams starting on equal footing.”

India T20 skipper Harmanpreet Kaur felt there is no clear favourite and that India can turn their fortunes around in T20.

“We are confident of our chances. England and Australia have lot of experience because they have played plenty of T20 matches. Our team is young and some of us don’t have as much experience, but our players are learning quickly and we can surprise them in the tournament,” she said.