We've had a look at Shorna Akter and come up with plans: Annabel Sutherland

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Australia all-rounder Annabel Sutherland has said that they have had a good look at Bangladesh's pinch-hitter Shorna Akter ahead of their Women's World Cup 2025 clash on Thursday, October 16, in Visakhapatnam.

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00:00Hi Anupel, Vishal from Crickinfo.

00:03How do you prepare for a team like Bangladesh whom you don't play that often in international

00:08cricket with a lot of unknown players especially in their spin attack or in their batting line-up

00:14and a team that has been scaring their oppositions in the last few games?

00:20I think we had a really good series against them a little bit over a year ago which sort

00:25of gave us some really good insight.

00:27Pretty similar team that they're coming out with in this World Cup so far so we've got

00:31some really good intel on that and can obviously look back at the game so far.

00:37As you mentioned they've done a little bit of damage throughout so we've had a really

00:42thorough look at their team.

00:45And especially you must have had a look at their young batter Shorna Akhtar who bats in

00:50the middle order at number 5.

00:52She scored a lot of runs quickly after the 40th over against South Africa.

00:56So for those kind of explosive, what did you make of her first of all?

01:00Yeah, I think she took the game on definitely which was against the grain a little bit of

01:05the way the rest of the innings went.

01:07So we've certainly had a look at her and come up with some plans.

01:12And we saw in the last game a couple of players had cramps.

01:15Are they good to go now?

01:17That's not up to me.

01:18I'm not sure.

01:19But it seems like everyone's pulled up pretty well.

01:22Now, Bal, I wanted to talk a bit about your bowling and particularly your change ups that

01:27you were so effective against India the other night.

01:29How much have you worked on those variations over the last few years?

01:33It's probably been a part of my game and yeah, probably for the last few years been a go-to

01:42just particularly with the amount of T20 cricket I've played and yeah, leaning on those I think

01:49particularly when conditions are in the batter's favour.

01:52So yeah, it's nice that it's coming out pretty well.

01:55And how have you been feeling generally with the ball and how was it to take five wickets

02:00the other night?

02:01Yeah, feeling pretty good.

02:02I feel like I've got really good rhythm and yeah, sort of coming in after the power play

02:08and making a bit of an impact and yeah, it was nice to contribute in what was yeah, I think

02:16probably generally the conditions were in the batter's favour the other night but yeah, nice

02:21to pick up a few wickets.

02:23And just as a pace attack in general, have you been pleased to see everyone making an

02:27impact at different points?

02:28Kim's been really good.

02:29She's made an impact too.

02:30Yeah, I mean that's the beauty of our bowling line-up, spin and pace.

02:35We've got sort of cover all bases and yeah, it's been really cool to see Kimmy do her

02:41thing up top and then even, you know, TMAC impacting through the middle and Shooter as

02:46well which we know what she can do so yeah, we feel like we're building.

02:51Still haven't quite had that perfect bowling performance but yeah, happy with how we're

02:56going.

02:57Just last one from me.

02:58We haven't seen much of Darcy Brown in this tournament but if she was to come in and get

03:01a game, do you see her playing a big role?

03:03Yeah, definitely.

03:04I think she's that impact player with a little bit more pace and she's got some really great

03:09change ups too.

03:10So yeah, she's definitely ready to go and be cool to see her get an opportunity at some

03:16point.

03:17Hi.

03:18So you've had a few days break after the India match.

03:22What have you and the team been doing?

03:23Has it been training only or have you been able to like focus away, take your focus away

03:27from cricket?

03:28A few went on a little bit of a trip yesterday, a bit of a day trip which I think was nice

03:36for them.

03:37I stayed at the hotel and chilled out.

03:40Bit of pool time, lots of time with teammates.

03:44Yeah, so a bit of a break from cricket, just chilling out.

03:48Coming to Bangladesh, they've put in some really good performances while the wins haven't

03:53come.

03:54For a country like them that are dealing with much smaller resources, this campaign, while

03:58without wins, how important will it be for them, especially women's cricket in their ecosystem

04:03from your point of view?

04:05Oh look, it's just nice to see the games so far across the board have been pretty tight

04:13and some really good quality games of cricket I think from my point of view.

04:16Yeah, as a cricket fan it's been great to watch and Bangladesh have been one of those

04:21that have really put it up to other teams.

04:24Right.

04:25You've had a lot of positives, we are halfway through the tournament.

04:28If there are a couple of things the team still is working on trying, as you add into

04:32the knockouts, hopefully semifinals in the final, what are some of the things that you're

04:35still working on trying to get into rhythm as you head to the end of the tournament?

04:41Oh, there's always things we're trying to improve on.

04:44I think that's the beauty of cricket.

04:46You never quite have the perfect game.

04:49Across the board we're always nitpicking and set pretty high standards for ourselves and

04:55there's always things to improve on.

04:58Hello, this is Mo from T-Sports Bangladesh.

05:03Do you think any particular plans or any key areas that will be crucial for tomorrow's game?

05:10Oh, we're probably focusing a little bit more on what we do really well.

05:16I think it's a great opportunity to come out and execute with the ball which we, at times,

05:22probably missed a little bit in the India game.

05:25That's a really great opportunity for us and another challenge against some high quality

05:30spinners as well with the bat.

05:32And you have played a different part of the world.

05:35What do you think what's most special to you personally playing in subcontinent in this

05:40Asia game?

05:41Sorry, I missed that.

05:43What do you most enjoy playing in Asia?

05:46Yeah, I think it's just a different experience.

05:49You know, you get different conditions and have to adapt quickly which, yeah, I think we've

05:55done reasonably well.

05:56So, it's another opportunity to do that on the same ground that we played on last game

06:01but a different weekend.

06:02So, we get to attack that again.

06:05Will Australia take Bangladesh lightly or challenging?

06:09No, we don't take anyone lightly.

06:12I think we've prepped really well.

06:13We've got a good training tonight ahead of tomorrow.

06:16So, yeah, everyone's really ready to go.

06:20Yeah, yeah.

06:21The conditions are favouring batters, obviously, but in the last match, Bangladesh captain said

06:25their bowlers struggled to grip the ball because of the due, the weight conditions.

06:29So, as a bowling unit, how do you prepare for such conditions?

06:32And also, the Bangladesh spinners are doing good in the middle.

06:34So, do you have any particular plan or something spoken about in the team meeting

06:38regarding tomorrow's challenges against those spinners?

06:40Yeah, I think it's just about adapting really quickly to conditions.

06:44You know, depending on the wicket you get, how much the ball's turning.

06:47I think lots of learning so far from the games.

06:51And, yeah, as a batter, you've got to have your own plan and sticking to that plan in terms

06:57of how it works and sort of, I guess, assessing the context of the game.

07:04So, yeah, I think it's just about assessing the conditions and, yeah, committing to your plan.

07:10So thank you for taking scenarios.

07:12And that's on your job.

07:27Thank you very much.

07:28Thank you very much.

07:30Thank you very much.

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