She’s going from strength to strength every game. Amanjot Kaur, the finisher, was promoted up the order to number three, and grabbed the opportunity with both hands with a superb 26-ball 40. She was at the post-match press conference, and here are the excerpts of her chat..

On getting to bat at number three

Unfortunately Nat had to miss out because she had food poisoning. I was asked if I wanted to bat at number three, and I said I was happy to bat wherever the team needed me to bat.

Thoughts before going out to bat

That depends on the situation. We were chasing a big today and Kamalini got out early. With Hayley, the discussion was to capitalise on the powerplay. When Harry di (Harmanpreet) came in, we discussed on me going after the bat balls. Since it was a big total, we planned that one of us would stay till the end, which she did and finished the game.

On batting with Harmanpreet Kaur

I am blessed. In fact we are all blessed that we are able to witness the Harmanpreet Kaur era. As long as she is on the ground, nobody feels like switching off even for a second. Last year, she played a superb knock as well. You don’t feel the pressure while batting with her. Although I haven’t batted a lot with Harman di, but I knew that because she was around, I didn’t have to worry about boundaries because she would create them. I have learnt a lot of game awareness from here. She hit an inswinger over the covers, which was very difficult. When it hits the middle of her bat, you don’t have to look, it is a six for sure.

On Mumbai Indians’ role in growing her as a finisher

MI has played a huge role in my role evolving. In domestic cricket, I would always play as an openers. I had never batted at number eight. God has been very kind to me. My debuts have been very good. This was my first World Cup as well. After injuries as well, my comebacks have been really good. It took me some time to get into this role. Before the WPLs, we would have these camps where the coaches would tell us where they see us and what they expect from us. That really helped us. I knew I would get 10-15 balls to face only and I would have to make an impact in that. MI has had a huge role for me.

Working on her bowling

We have both Shambin (Ismail) and Jhulu di (Jhulan Goswami), both stalwarts of the game. Also with Nat, Amelia and Hayley, we keep having discussions. You can never stop learning in cricket. You have to prove everyday why you are here and playing and not someone else. I am working on my bowling and I am trying to be consistent.

On what she needs to do for India to dominate in the future

If I speak for myself, I try and make an impact with whatever I can, my batting, bowling or fielding, and try and get results in my team’s favour. I just look to maximize whatever I get, one ball, one over, or just on the field for my team.