Dot ball by dot ball, India Women’s chase unravels in 62-run loss to New Zealand Women
Earlier this week, the bowlers helped paper over the cracks of the batters when India Women beat Pakistan Women. But against a high-quality New Zealand attack, the batters not only struggled to get close to the target of 261 but they also approached the chase like the match was happening in a previous era. The loss by 62 runs in their second game of the World Cup will give the think-tank plenty to ponder over before the next game against the West Indies on Saturday.
Chasing 261, India fell to 50 for 3 in the 20 overs. What hurt them were the 85 dot balls in the first 120 deliveries. When they were bowled out in 46.4 overs, the number of dots was 153. Though the required rate was just over five runs an over, the high percentage of dots reflected the struggle of the Indian batters to rota...
