New Zealand Women put a strong total of 160/4 in 20 overs in a Group stage ICC Women’s T20 World Cup , led by Sophie Devine who scored an undefeated 57 off 36 balls. India Women responded by trying to reach the mark achieving only 102 runs in 19 overs because Rosemary Mair’s outstanding bowling stats of 4/19 wre havoc. With Devine correctly named Player of the Match for her match-winning effort, New Zealand emerged triumphant by 58 runs.
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Jemimah Rodrigues urges India to focus on Pakistan match despite opener loss to NZ
Middle-order batter Jemimah Rodrigues urged India to “move on” from the forgettable defeat against New Zealand and focus on the upcoming matches, which she termed as “crucial” for her side’s survival in the Women’s T20 World Cup .
The Harmanpreet Kaur-led side crashed to a heavy 58-run defeat against the Kiwis on Friday night, and the Women in Blue will now face cross-border rivals Pakistan on Sunday in the second Group A match.
Rodrigues exhorted the team not to get panicked but to focus on the process that earned it some good wins in the past.
The 24-year-old from Mumbai said they were expecting New Zealand to come hard in the match, but failed to respond to the challenge.
Rodrigues said playing at No. 4 did not offer any different challenge to her, but the batter rued the fact that she did not stay at the crease long enough to build a partnership.
We moved on: Rodrigues on Kerr run out ============================== On the controversial run-out episode involving Amelia Kerr, Rodrigues said the team felt a bit hard done at that time, but they didn’t have much choice other than going by the umpire’s decision to call the ball dead.
But Rodrigues said the team handled the whole situation with a lot of maturity.
(With PTI Inputs)
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