The Indian ladies’s cricket group finds itself in a tough spot after the loss to New Zealand of their Girls’s T20 World Cup opener. Coming into the Girls’s T20 World Cup, New Zealand had misplaced 10 T20Is in a row. However when it mattered probably the most, they rose to be top-class in all departments to hammer a listless India by 58 runs in a Group A match of the 2024 Girls’s T20 World Cup on the Dubai Worldwide Stadium on Friday.
That loss has dented India’s hopes of a semi-final. India are in Group A with the opposite groups being New Zealand, Pakistan, Asian champions Sri Lanka and defending T20 World Cup champions Australia. Solely the highest two groups will enter the final 4 stage from every group. With an enormous loss to New Zealand, India’s run-rate is an abysmal -2.900.
So as to India to enter the semi-finals, they should defeat Pakistan (on Sunday) and Sri Lanka (October 9) by a wholesome margin in order that they not solely get 4 factors but in addition enhance their run-rate. India’s final group stage match is towards six-time champions Australia and defeating them could be a giant achievement for the group. If India lose to Australia, they have to hope New Zealand to be defeated in not less than two of their remaining matches. Then the equation will come down to raised run-rate.
A four-wicket haul by Rosemary Mair helped New Zealand safe a high quality 58 run win over India of their ICC Girls’s T20 World Cup opener in Dubai on Friday. Within the chase of 161 runs, Indian batters had no solutions for White Ferns’ bowling and no batter touched the 20-run mark.
Within the run-chase of 161 runs, India was off to a poor begin as they misplaced Shafali Varma (2) and Smriti Mandhana (12 in 13 balls, with two fours) to Eden Carson. The Girls in Blue was decreased to twenty-eight/2 in 4.4 overs.
Skipper Harmanpreet Kaur, trying to remedy India’s quantity three place dilemma with a high quality knock, was trapped leg-before wicket by Rosemary Mair for 13 in 11 balls, with one 4. India had misplaced three of its most vital batters for 42 runs earlier than powerplay.
On the finish of powerplay in six overs, India was 43/3, with Richa Ghosh (1*) and Jemimah Rodrigues (6*) unbeaten.
India crossed the 50-run mark in 7.4 overs.
India simply couldn’t get going, failing to get massive partnerships as Lea Tahuhu eliminated Rodrigues (13) and Richa Ghosh (12 in 19 balls) rapidly. India was reeling at 70/5 in 11 overs.
India’s downfall continued as Arundhati Reddy was caught by Suzie Bates at further cowl for one, giving Mair her second wicket. Girls in Blue had been 75/6 in 12.2 overs.
Lea obtained Deepti for 13 as her third wicket whereas Amelia Kerr cleaned up Pooja Vastrakar for simply eight runs. India slipped to 90/8 in 15.3 overs.
Mair managed to get the remainder of batting line-up as nicely, bundling out India for 102 in 19 overs.
Mair (4/19) was the choose of the bowlers for New Zealand. Tahuhu (3/15) additionally delivered a high quality spell for White Ferns. Carson additionally took two wickets.
A high quality half-century by skipper Sophie Devine powered New Zealand to a aggressive rating of 160/4 of their ICC Girls’s T20 World Cup marketing campaign opener towards India at Dubai on Friday.
After electing to bat first, New Zealand openers Georgia Plimmer and Suzie Bates obtained off to a high quality begin, with latter smashing pacer Pooja Vastrakar for 2 fours within the first over itself. India’s poor present within the powerplay bowling continued within the powerplay as Deepti Sharma (third over) and Arundhati Reddy (sixth over) conceded 16 and 12 runs respectively, with Plimmer being the aggressor with three boundaries and a six.
NZ reached the 50-run mark in simply 5.4 overs.
In six overs of the powerplay, NZ was at 55/0, with Plimmer (30*) and Bates (19*) unbeaten.
With ANI inputs
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