without him Juergen Klopp’s side have impressed and he is unlikely to go straight into the team, particularly so soon after travelling back from South America. The strategy paid off as she broke Pliskova in her first two service games to take a 3-1 lead and captured the first set with an emphatic overhead smash. Pliskova, runner-up at Flushing Meadows last year, would have lost her world number one ranking had . But Bangladesh are a more formidable opponent now and the biggest challenge facing Australia’s players is to find a way to combat the home team’s spinners. “I have no regrets because I know I have left certain legacy for India hockey in the last four-and-a-half-years. Chinese Zhang was the more aggressive player from the start, frequently rushing to net and stepping . “From our point of view, we have to focus on sticking to the plan, staying calm. Coach Slavoljub Muslin’s preferred 3-4-3 formation pinned the Moldovans back from the start an. The contest was 25-year-old Zhang’s best showing against the tournament’s top seed but she is now winless in five matches against Pliskova. he home side was also hoping for a turning pitch in Chittagong as they try to sweep the series.