"I'm really happy the way we are playing now" says Harmanpreet Kaur

"It's good for us because we're working on a few things and getting the result - And I think the team is doing really well and I'm really happy the way we are playing now," told Harmanpreet Kaur ahead of their tournament opener against New Zealand. "It was a very good batting track. And I think if you have this type of pitch, you just need to spend some time, and initially, you just need to take the strike and then you can go for your own shots," she added.



Talking about the Asia Cup, she told, "It's a short form of the game. And you cannot say this team is better and this team is a bit, like, you can win easily on these teams. But everything is equal in a short format. And it only depends on how you are going on that particular day. And I think you cannot take any team easier."



Harmanpreet Kaur Pre-Match Press Conference:



https://twitter.com/WomensCricZone/status/1060726898056036352



The captain has led the team from the front in the warm-up matches. "Earlier I was always aggressive on the field and I have learned like how I can stay calm. Because now it's not just about how I am playing for my team. Now it's about, like, how can I take the performance from other players also. So sometimes if things didn't work according to me I have to think about the other players also."



"I think every game for us is going to be important. I think it's easy to look at that game and probably highlight it as a really important game, but equally, we know that, if we're going to be successful in this tournament, we have to win the majority of our games," said New Zealand captain Satterthwaite whether it's an advantage or a disadvantage to be the first of three matches.



Talking about how the captain she is, Amy replied, "I think in a way, to some extent, similar to Suzie, in a sort of laid back approach, but I really enjoy the technical side of the game, and I think trying to bring that into our approach and really assessing the games that we've got coming up, the opposition that we're playing, and how we're looking at that."



In the shortest format of the game, she explained, "The competitions that have come with the Women's Big Bash and the Kia Super League, I think have grown some real depth in those countries, and equally outside of it have allowed players from around the world to go and play in that, experience it," she further added, "Those leagues have helped not only develop probably -- in those countries, those players, but also forced other countries, I think, to really look at the way that they're playing and develop their own players."



Amy Satterthwaite Pre-Match Press Conference:



https://twitter.com/WomensCricZone/status/1060744046501478400



New Zealand won their first warm-up match whereas lost the second one. "I think we've got some real positives in the air, and I think we've got some things we know we need to tidy up," told Amy while talking about this.



While talking about their first match against India, Satterthwaite expressed, "We know what India is going to throw at us. They've been having quite a lot of spin in their attack as late. It's something that we talked about and looking to address. But I think equally last night it didn't look like the wicket took heaps of tune. Obviously, playing tomorrow in the morning is going to be different conditions again."