Team India is continuously getting hurt by New Zealand cricket. After the World Cup, T20 World Cup, World Test Championship final, Women’s T20 World Cup and now in the Test series, New Zealand teams have given a big blow to India. Especially the month of October 2024 has been very bad for the Indian cricket teams, where they are getting only defeats from New Zealand and now questions are being raised on the intentions of the Indian team from the New Zealand side. Yes, New Zealand women’s cricket team captain Sophie Devine wrapped up Team India after winning the second match of the ODI series. Devine expressed surprise that Team India did not show any desire to win in the second ODI match.
An ODI series is being played between the women’s teams of India and New Zealand in Ahmedabad. In the first match of this series, Team India defeated the Kiwi team. In such a situation, Team India had a good chance to win the series in the second ODI but it lost this opportunity. In this match played on Sunday 27 October, New Zealand defeated India by a huge margin of 76 runs and leveled the series 1-1. Now the last and decisive match of the series will be played on Tuesday 29 October.
What did the Kiwi captain say?
Before this match, New Zealand’s T20 World Cup winning captain Sophie Devine has given a shocking statement. While talking about the second ODI match, Sophie Devine raised questions on the intentions of Team India. The Kiwi captain expressed surprise in response to a question in the press conference and said that after seeing the batting of the Indian team, it seemed that they did not even want to try to win, which was shameful. Such a statement from the New Zealand captain raises questions on the way Team India plays.
Team India’s crushing defeat
In fact, in the second ODI, New Zealand batted first and scored a strong score of 259 runs. In response, the Indian team was reduced to just 183 runs. These 183 runs were also made when there was a 70-run partnership for the 9th wicket between number 9 batsman Radha Yadav and number 10 Saima Thakor, which reduced the margin of defeat to some extent. Otherwise including Captain Harmanpreet Kaur
The team’s 8 wickets had fallen for only 108 runs and the danger of a big defeat was looming, which was somewhat reduced by Radha and Saima.
