Happy to register a dominating 3-0 win over South Africa: Shreyanka Patil

NEW DELHI: Shreyanka Patil, a young off-spinner, expressed her joy following India's 3-0 ODI series victory against South Africa. She mentioned that the team had taken valuable lessons from their previous 0-3 loss in a three-match series against Australia earlier this year.
The Indian team's whitewash against the Australians served as a learning experience, and they applied those lessons to secure a convincing win over the South African side.
"After that series (against Australia), we discussed what went wrong and what went right. We connected among ourselves through some calls - video, Zoom and all of that. It kept us all"united," Patil said, as quoted by PTI, in the post-match press meet after a six-wicket win over South Africa in the final ODI.
"We had bowling camp, a batting camp and we were also focusing on our fielding as well. I think once you keep working hard the results will show. Yeah, and then the way we dominated in Bangalore -- 3-0 -- it's just like wow…we're happy," she added.
Patil expressed her delight in dismissing the experienced South African batter Marizanne Kapp. The off-spinner revealed that she had been strategizing to take wickets since the day before the match.
"There was some turn for us. So, I just saw that ball turning back into the batter and I went to Hari di (Harmanpreet Kaur), I told her that I want to come around (the wicket). She said, all yours.
"Kapp was playing a little uppish when and I said, okay, it's time for me to try to get her out. So, I just bowled my best off-spin and she tried to push it and then I got a caught and bowled. I was visualising last night that I want to get Kappy or Laura Wolvaardt out this way, and I got it, I'm very happy," she elaborated.
Mieke de Ridder, the South African wicketkeeper-batter who debuted in ODIs during the recent series, highlighted the crucial contributions from experienced batters during pivotal moments as the most significant learning for the team. The senior players' ability to step up and deliver in high-pressure situations was a key factor in their success.
"I think we did really well in the power plays, and I think that's the biggest positive from this (series). And then some good partnerships in the batting, some senior players stepping up there - Wolvaardt and Kapp, yeah, that's the biggest positive from the series," she said.