Admitting that the team is not learning from its past mistakes, India Vice Captain Smriti Mandhana today took blame for the six-wicket loss against Australia Women saying she threw her wicket away.
"We are not learning from our mistakes in the One Dayers. I have been timing the ball well, but I have been getting out after getting set, so that is the take away from this match, a disheartened Mandhana told reporters at the post match conference.
Mandhana's 67, her highest score in T20 internationals, went in vain as India suffered a humiliating 6 wickets loss to the Aussies.
Giving the example of Mithali Raj, Mandhana said the juniors needed to own up to their mistakes and learn from the ODI skipper and other senior players.
"It's very easy to blame others and not put it on ourselves. As player it is easy to say that they didn't perform, but the fact is that it is really hard for a new batsman to come and bat, and it is really for a set batswoman to play, so it is much easier for me to continue till the 20th over than for the other batswoman to continue and bat.
"I am taking that blame on myself, that if I am set and hitting the ball well, I should continue, like Mithali di does, we have to learn from our seniors," explained Mandhana.
The Vice Captain also said 175 would have been a a good score and she was aiming at 170 but was unable to achieve it.
"Against this Australian side when I was hitting the ball well I thought anything above 175 would be good because they have great depth in their batting, I was aiming at 17O above but I gave my wicket away."