India first up in Commonwealth Games are going to be a real challenge: Australia all-rounder Tahlia McGrath

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Tahlia McGrath (right) celebrates a wicket with her teammate. (Courtesy: Reuters)

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  • Australia begin their campaign vs India
  • Australia recently won the ODI World Cup
  • McGrath made her T20I debut in 2021

World Champions Australia begin their Commonwealth Games 2022 campaign against India on Friday, 29 July. Ahead of the game all-rounder Tahlia McGrath has said that India will be a challenge in the opener at Edgbaston.

Tahlia only made her T20 international debut in October 2021, but will be vital if Australia are to win gold in the opening edition of women’s cricket in the CWG.

“Twenty20 is a format that can go either way, so it’s going to be a really hard tournament, and India first up is going to be a real challenge, but we’re feeling good,” Tahlia said on the eve of the game.

Australia, the undisputed leaders in women’s cricket, are the reigning world champions in T20 and ODI cricket.

Tahlia said nothing but a gold will do for Australia in Birmingham.

“We play at that level now – every game you play you want to win, and every tournament you want to win,” Tahlia said.

“We certainly have that hunger and that desire and it’s the first time women’s cricket is in the Commonwealth Games so everyone wants it that bit more.”

The 26-year-old picked England as “high on the watch-list”.

“We’ve been keeping an eye on them – they’ve got some really exciting young talent coming through and they’ve been performing really well. They’re a huge threat in this tournament.”

On her rapid growth as a player, she said, “If you go back three years, I had a bit of work to do in that format. I’ve worked pretty hard at my game, trying to increase my strike rate, trying to create a few more deliveries with the ball.”

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