MOHALI, Mar 27:
The Indian women’s cricket team was today knocked out of the World Twenty20 after suffering a narrow three-run defeat against the West Indies, here.
Replying to West Indies total 114 for eight, India made a mess of their chase, managing 111 for nine and suffered their third defeat in a row.
Deandra Dottin emerged star for the Caribbean side as she first smashed 45 runs off 40 balls and then scalped three Indian batswoman at crucial time.
Watched by India men cricketers including Virat Kohli and Yuvraj Singh and having a decent crowd support, India eves started chase on a faulty note when skipper Mithali Raj was sent back to pavilion for a duck by pacer Shamila Connell in the first over.
Veda Krishnamurthy (18), who had hit three boundaries of rival skipper Stafanie Taylor’s first over, failed to last long and lobbed a catch to mid-wicket to Stacy-Ann King becoming Dottin’s first scalp.(PTI)
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