Twitter Reactions: India Women's winless streak continues as New Zealand come on top in rain-affected game

India Women faced yet another loss in the fourth ODI by 63 runs in a rain-affected game against New Zealand Women and they have lots to ponder about going into the World Cup next month. The match was reduced to 20 overs per side and New Zealand looked quite clinical in all departments. Clearly, the Indian bowling has been pretty ordinary so far in the series despite the impressive batting efforts.

Earlier in the match, the India won the toss and chose to bowl at the John Davies Oval, Queenstown. Skipper Sophie Devine and Suzie Bates looked in supreme touch with the bat as they raised to team 50 within the powerplay. Devine after a well made 24-ball 32 was dismissed by an extraordinary flying catch from Smriti Mandhana off the bowling of Renuka Singh. However, Amelia Kerr continued the momentum after coming at three.

Bates perished at the 10 over-mark for a 26-ball 41 while Kerr kept finding the boundaries from the other end. Amy Satterthwaite got going straightaway as she made a 16-ball 32 and hit two sixes and three fours in her quickfire knock. Francis Mackay struggled to get going and Lauren Down followed her soon. However, Kerr reached her fifty in a very quick time and she remained unbeaten on 68 with 11 fours and a six at a strike rate of 206.06 to end New Zealand’s innings on a high.

India women suffer an early collapse in a big chase

India had a stiff target of 192 to chase down in 20 overs, and they did not have the best of starts with losing the top four batters inside the fourth over-mark. Skipper Mithali Raj and wicket-keeper batter Richa Ghosh formed an excellent 77 run partnership for the fifth wicket. Ghosh in particular was quite aggressive from the start and she brought up India women’s fastest half-century in ODIs in just 26 deliveries.

Ghosh 29-ball 52 comprised of four sixes and four fours while none of the other batters could provide a substantial contribution after her dismissal. Mithali played a decent inning of 28-ball 32 but she never looked like winning the game for India while the bowling worked out really well for the New Zealand women. Hayley Jensen and Amelia Kerr picked up three wickets each while Jess Kerr and Frances Mackay accounted for two dismissals each.

Here’s how Twitter reacted to it:

New Zealand Women vs India Women, 4th ODI: Richa Ghosh Registers Fastest Fifty For Indian Batter In Women’s ODIs | Cricket News https://t.co/GDbOAWTqNB

— Nikola Tesla 🇮🇳 (@newindialife) February 22, 2022

New Zealand Women vs India Women, 4th ODI: Amelia Kerr, Hayley Jensen Shine As Hosts Take 4-0 Lead In ODI Series | Cricket News https://t.co/b62xoOXzFq

— sanjeev rana (@sanjeevrana02) February 22, 2022

India more than capable of winning Women's World Cup: Mithali Raj#India #MithaliRaj #Cricket #WomensWorldCup #CricketWorldCup #YesPunjabhttps://t.co/v2hZigUoTH

— YesPunjab.com (For Punjabi follow @BawaHs) (@yespunjab) February 22, 2022

Women's WC win will make real difference for our fans in India: Mithali Raj#MithaliRaj #Cricket pic.twitter.com/dhTj60KaS8

— Newspaper😷 (@NewspaperANI) February 22, 2022

@BCCI has to take the full blame for poor performance of the India Women's cricket team.

For long, the solution has been right in front of them. Surprising that richest board in the world can't come up with a plan for a Ladies IPL, even if that means financial losses initially.

— Ranajoy Sen (@ranajoy_sen) February 22, 2022

Batter Richa Ghosh on Tuesday recorded the fastest fifty by an Indian batter in women's ODI cricket. But Team India Lost Match Against New Zealand. https://t.co/XjxlIJCEAX

— Siddharth Latkar (@siddharthSakal) February 22, 2022

What an innings by Richa Ghosh. Pure masterclass under Pressure India were 19/4 when she came out. Scored 52 of just 29 balls with 4 fours & 4 Sixes. Scoring Fastest ever ODI fifty for India in Women's Cricket. Future of Indian women team. #NZWvINDW pic.twitter.com/rHu5M8awEZ

— Shubham🇮🇳 (@LoyalNCTFan) February 22, 2022

what women's cricket in India needs is a complete revolution, new coaching team, better support staff, more matches, a better domestic structure, sacking players who are just not cutting it anymore, a new captain and a shit ton of backing from the board

— rushie (@rushdalchawal) February 22, 2022

People say in india women's cricket isn't rising or attracting viewership. Man how will they if our girls play like this shit over the years . Not a single overseas series win . Forget abt what they are doing today !!

— Shibayan (@iamshibbss) February 22, 2022

Indian Women's team hammered & humbled by distinctively more skilled NZies. To say they had a chance if a few crunch moments had gone their way would be disrespectful to the quality of cricket played by the opposition. India proper underdogs in #CWC22 unlikely to make semis.

— Adam Rego (@mindfulprostate) February 22, 2022