‘Didn’t play well against good teams’: Harmanpreet Kaur minces no words after T20 World Cup exit

Australia’s Ellyse Perry in action during the Women’s T20 World Cup match between India and Australia at Lord’s Cricket Ground in London, Sunday, June 28, 2026. (AP) India captain Harmanpreet Kaur admitted her team did not perform to the level expected and said it was time to “reevaluate” after their six-wicket defeat to Australia knocked them out of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup at Lord’s Cricket Ground on Sunday.The loss meant that India failed to qualify for the semi-finals despite posting 170 for four after being asked to bat. “We were in the game for quite a while today, but still I think we didn’t play up to our standards and as a group we need to rethink a lot of things,” Kaur said during the post-match presentation.Kaur, who scored a half-century, said India managed to put up a competitive total but acknowledged that the team did not perform well enough against the stronger sides of the tournament.“I think at the end of the day we got a decent total on the board. At one stage I thought we were a bit short but at the last I thought we did it for us.”“But we didn’t play well. Australia bowled well. We didn’t play well against good teams throughout the tournament. We have to improve against good teams,” she said.Australia captain Sophie Molineux praised Ellyse Perry and Ashleigh Gardner after the pair added 100 runs for the fourth wicket to lead Australia to victory.“Those two have been batting beautifully. The way those two use their smarts, use their skills and focus on the short boundary and set the little things in motion, it’s great to see those two come together and form a big partnership,” Molineux said.“We just had to hang in there because things changed really quickly. Pez (Perry) said 170 was very, very accessible and her actions speak louder than words and she was good to go out there and chase it with Ash,” she added.