Bowlers let the India women's cricket team down for the second consecutive time as they suffered a nine-wicket defeat against England to go out of semifinal contention in the Women's World Twenty20.
Electing to bat, India's batswomen put up a modest 116 for six with opener Poonam Raut (51) scoring a half-century and skipper Mithali Raj contributing 35 runs. However, the total proved insufficient as the British batswomen overhauled the target with 17 balls to spare.
India missing a genuine quick: Akram
Colombo: Wasim Akram feels India are missing a tearaway pacer in the ongoing World Twenty20 and should try Ashok Dinda in their remaining matches. "How about giving Ashok Dinda a chance? He is close to 140 kmph, runs in hard and bowls a good line with a clever slower ball.