Probably her last World T20, feels Mithali Raj
The veteran batter, who was adjudged Player of the Match for her impressive innings, conceded that the 2018 edition might be her final ICC Women's World T20 appearance.
"Well, I see that representing the country is the biggest motivation and inspiration no matter how many years you spend there wearing the India colours," said Raj after the match.
IND v PAK: Mithali Raj - Player of the Match
"But yes, when you also think that the team has gone through a lot of transition, and there are a lot of youngsters in the side, so at some point (thinking about) more than myself, whether I would be able to give the best or not.
"There are times when I think about the team, whether it is the right time to move forward, and I believe that now the team is settling, so it could probably be the last World Cup for me, the WT20 format."
IND v PAK: Player of the Match - Mithali Raj
The 35-year-old was pushed down to the middle-order in India's tournament opener against New Zealand. However, she was back to opening the innings against Pakistan and added 73 runs with Smriti Mandhana for the first wicket.
"Well, that has always been my role of an opener in the team it's just that maybe because it was a big team we were playing the first game, and we wanted somebody in the middle order, so experience does play a role when you want to push yourself down in the middle order," she explained about the switch.
"I think today they felt that because there are spinners in the Pakistan side, and it would be wise to open, so I opened the innings for India."
IND v PAK: Full match highlights
Raj, who scored her 16th T20I half-century, explained that she still goes ball by ball when building her innings and doesn't look too far ahead.
"I think as an opener, I don't think too much how to go about it, but as a batter, you would want to focus on the ball and play with instinct," she said.
"Batting is all about instincts. You don't plan and go there because obviously, the opponents have a different plan, and if you only want to stick to your plan, there is obviously a downfall. So as a batter, my focus is only on to watch the ball and play instinctively whether it is an aggressive shot or walking out for a single."