In the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 played on October 4, Team India lost against New Zealand by 58 runs. Team India players failed to show good performance in this match. Former player Anjum Chopra has given her opinion regarding the performance of Team India in this match.

According to Anjum Chopra, New Zealand had completely troubled Team India in its first match of this important tournament. During Team India’s batting, New Zealand’s bowlers bowled brilliantly and took control of the match.

Let us tell you that New Zealand, batting first against India, scored 160 runs after losing four wickets in 20 overs. In reply, Team India was all out for 102 runs. The highest run scorer for Team India was captain Harmanpreet Kaur who scored 15 runs.

Anjum Chopra has shared a video on her official YouTube channel in which she said, ‘New Zealand performed very well against Team India. Captain Sophie Devine immediately after winning the toss said that she had to bat. New Zealand had made a very good score. He put pressure on the bowlers of Team India and batted aggressively.

Team India was not at all prepared for the aggressive game of New Zealand team: Anjum Chopra

The former player further said, ‘He was continuously hitting boundaries. I think the Indian team was not at all prepared for the aggressive way New Zealand played the game. Due to this pressure, Team India was on the backfoot.

Regarding the opening partnership of the Indian team, Anjum Chopra said, ‘The way Shefali Verma and Smriti Mandhana started the opening, both of them failed to do the same. Both of them disappointed once again. They have disappointed us more times than the number of matches they have won together. If you do not perform well in this tournament, you will disappoint yourself and your team as well.