New Zealand have all but knocked India out of the 2𓆉021 T20 World Cup after recording a comprehensive 8-wicket at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Sunday.
Put into bat first, India managed to score just 110-7 in their stipulated 20 overs. Trent Boult was the pick of the bowlers bowlers for the Black Caps with 3/20 while Ravindra Jadeja top-scored for thꦿe Men in Blue with 26 not out off 19 ba𝓡lls.
In the chase, opener Daryl Mitchell scored a 35-ball 49 and captain Kane Williamson finished things off for his team.
After suffering another embarrassing loss against New Zealand at the T20 World Cup, Indian skipper Virat Kohli said: “I thought we were brutal up front. We weren’t brace enough when we entered the field, but NZ sustained that pressure.
“Every time we took a chance, we lost a wicket. It’s most often a result of hesitation of whether you should go for a shot or not. When you play for India, there are loads of expectations. We are watched, people come to the stadium and everyone who plays for India needs to embrace that and cope with it,” he added.
India will play their remaining games of the ongoing T20 World Cup against Afghanistan, Scotland and Namibia on November 3, 5 and 8, respectively.
Here’s how Twitter reacted:
It’s not looking good for India.. but we all want India ꦍto stay in the tournament. This early exit of India won’t be good for the event 😔
— Azhar Ali (@AzharAli_)
Disappointing performance by India. Really expected a better & strong perfo✅rman🐼ce!
— Shoaib Akhtar (@shoaib100mph)
Very disappointing from India. NZ were amazing. India’s body language wasn’t great, poor shot selection & like few times in the past, New Zealand have virtua🍌lly ensured we won’t make it to the next stage.ꦿ This one will hurt India & time for some serious introspection
— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag)
Fear of Failure writ large within the Indian camp. You♏ can’t be this bad
— Vikrant Gupta (@vikrantgupta73)
India could be on the way out of this .. the mindset & approach with all that talent so far has been so wrไong
— Michael Vaughan (@MichaelVaughan)
This hasn’t been expected from team India Team India has always beeꦰn amongst one of the favourites..sad & disappointed…well played you guys played better cricket
— Kamran Akmal (@KamiAkmal23)
This defeat should hurt Team In🦹dia. Tentative with the bat, their shot selection was questionable. New Zealand bowled superbly, but India made their task easier. With their net run rate also taking a beating, a semifinal spot looks a distant dream
— VVS Laxman (@VVSLaxman281)
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What to say? Nothing really.
— R P Singh रुद्र प्रताप सिंह (@rpsingh)
India's 2 consecutive losses has been an absolute aberration. Having said that credit to Pakistan & New Zealand for clinical performances
— Sarang Bhalerao (@bhaleraosarang)
Worst win-loss ratio for 𓆏 in ICC limited overs tournaments (WC, CT,ಞ WT20):
0.333 vs NZ (Won 3, Lost 9)
0.714 vs SL (Won 5, Lost 7)
0.818 vs Aus (Won 9, Lost 11)— Bharath Seervi (@SeerviBharath)
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Three of 's six heaviest defeats in T20Is in terms of balls remaining have come in 2021.
52 balls vs (2008)
33 balls vs (2021)
33 balls vs (2021)
31 balls vs (2012)
27 balls vs (2021)
27 balls vs (2017)— The CricViz Analyst (@cricvizanalyst)
Disappointing batting to say the least.
— Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan)
