"Attitude: 100%, Achievements: zero"- Top 10 funny memes after India's crushing loss vs New Zealand in ICC Womens T20 World Cup 2024
New Zealand beat India comprehensively by 58 runs in the fourth match of the ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2024 on Friday (October 4) at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium in Dubai. A heavy loss has dented the Harmanpreet Kaur-led side's net run rate, as it reads -2.9 after their opening match in the tournament.
After opting to bat first, the New Zealand Women's team notched up a decent total of 160/4 in 20 overs. Captain Sophie Devine (57*) led her side from the front with an aggressive half-century, while Georgia Plimmer (34) and Suzie Bates (27) chipped in with useful contributions. Renuka Singh scalped two wickets for the Woman in Blue in the bowling department.
In reply, India got off to a poor start as they lost the crucial wickets of Shafali Verma (2), Smriti Mandhana (12), and Harmanpreet Kaur (15) inside the powerplay, with only 42 runs on the board. Jemimah Rodrigues (13) and Richa Ghosh (12) tried to resurrect the innings but could not do the job. Kiwi bowlers Rosemary Mair (4/19) and Lea Tahuhu (3/15) bowled magnificently and bundled out India for 102 in 19 overs and helped their team begin the tournament on a strong note.
The World Cup contest kept the fans engaged with intriguing action. They reacted to India Women's loss by sharing hilarious memes on social media platforms. Here are some of the best memes:
"We didn't play our best cricket today"- India captain Harmanpreet Kaur after defeat against New Zealand in ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2024
At the post-match presentation, Indian captain Harmanpreet Kaur reflected on the disappointing loss and said:
"We didn't play our best cricket today, but going forward we have to think and improve. Every game is important from here on, will try to play our best cricket. We created chances, it wasn't like we didn't, but it didn't go our way. It's part of the game, they played better cricket than us, our bowlers did well."
Kaur continued:
"We need to work on our fielding, we can't afford to make mistakes having said that. Not at all, we have chased 160 or 170 many times, the pitch wasn't conducive, we thought we gave 20 to 30 runs more. We kept losing wickets, we need to learn from it and come back better. We pulled things back well with the ball, that's a positive I'll take from here. This wasn't the start we were expecting, but we need to bounce back."
India Women's team will next square off against Pakistan on October 6, while New Zealand will face Australia on October 8.