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Sarah Glenn insists England have their “best game to come” as they prepare for their T20 World Cup clash against India on Saturday.
Both teams go into Saturday’s match unbeaten with two wins each, but England currently lead Group 2 on net run rate.
Heather Knight’s team has enjoyed a strong start to the tournament, winning the opener against the West Indies by seven wickets and the following game against Ireland by four wickets with some particularly impressive performances from Sophie Ecclestone, Nat Sciver-Brunt and Alice Capsey so far.
However, Saturday’s game is set to present a more challenging task for England, who are second in the ICC World IT20 rankings while India sit fourth, but leg-spinner Glenn insisted preparations remain the same.
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England’s Heather Knight beat Ireland by four wickets in the second match of the T20 World Cup
“We want to play any game, no matter who the opposition is,” he said.
“Even against the West Indies and Ireland, there were phases in the game where they came to us as well, so we practiced a little bit on how to get back and we know we did well so we won’t change too much.
“We’re in a really good place cricket-wise, we’re trying to be positive up front.
“I think we still have our best game, we just have to get everything done and obviously we are in good shape now, so hopefully we can do that on Saturday.
“We know that India is a tough team, so hopefully we can overcome it and complete our performance.”
Glenn has taken four wickets in the first two matches of the tournament
Glenn will be looking to build on his solid performance so far in this tournament after taking four wickets in the first two games.
His best came against Ireland, where he took three wickets for 19 runs in a day dominated by playing with three wickets for Ecclestone and two for Charlie Dean, and Glenn admitted he was pleased with his performance.
He said, “I’m happy, I think I have a plan in my head and if I go back, I’m always happy, especially at the beginning of the tournament, so you can settle down, because at the beginning of the game I was very nervous.
“I’m happy with how I’m going, but I know there are some challenges on the way so I’m prepping for it and trying to be really proactive, like the rest of the girls.”
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England’s previous game against Ireland was dominated by talk of the Women’s Premier League auction, which took place during Monday’s match and saw Nat Sciver-Brunt become one of England’s highest-paid sportswomen after being sold for 3.2 crore (around £320,000) to Mumbai. Indians.
Ecclestone, Knight, Dunkley and Capsey were also taken and Glenn believes his team-mates have met today’s demands well.
He said: “It’s a strange day because some people don’t want to talk about it, some want to break the system, but I think we’re doing pretty well, to be honest.
“I think the girls stuck to what they had to do, just focus on the game and let the things we can’t control not enter our minds.
“I think it’s been handled in a healthy way and now it’s back to normal, it’s just one thing, but I think it’s getting pretty close.”
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