Playing in a tri-nation tournament before the Women’s World T20 will help in strategising and team composition, senior India player Smriti Mandhana said on Wednesday. The marquee event will start in Australia next month but before that, the country is hosting India and England in a tri-series.

“How can our bowlers plan better, all those things we are going to understand once we land in Australia and play the tri series. “Specially the targets, tri-series will define the targets, like what the scoreline will be for the World Cup.

She added, “The tri-series is going to be a really important tournament, thinking about the team composition or what is needed or what target we need to aim at on Australian wickets.”

The left-handed batswoman was speaking after unveiling a ‘Power’ fitness collection range here.She said the tri-series matches could tell them a lot about what will be a safe target during the World Cup.

“England, Australia and India is always going We are going to aim at good targets so I think that is an important tournament leading up to the World Cup,” the 23-year-old said.According to Mandhana, the team has been thinking about the WorldT20 for the past one year.