Indian cricket women’s team lost two straight T20I against the host New Zealand in a three-match series. The captain of the Indian team Harmanpreet Kaur said that New Zealand deserved to win and they learnt a valuable lesson from the loss.
New Zealand defeated India by four wickets at Eden Park on Friday as the women in blue only put 135 runs on the scoreboard.
“No doubt, New Zealand played better cricket than us and so they won. But I am not disappointed that we lost the series. We are here to play good cricket and we did that. We played really well, especially the bowlers,” Harmanpreet said after the match.
“We were defending 130-odd and it was difficult for the bowlers. They bowled really well and took the match to the last over. Overall, we played good cricket.”
The third T20 will take place at the Seddon Park in Hamilton, but the fate of the series has already been decided. However, Harmanpreet Kaur admitted that this was a learning curve for the team.
“We did not win the series but more than winning and losing, we learnt a lot. We have a very young squad, there are very few players who have played more than 30 matches. Most of the players have played less than 10 T20I matches. It is a good learning process for us,” said the 29-year-old batswoman.
“We are building a team. Today, we may be facing difficulties but in future, we will do well as the young players gain experience. I think the future is good for the team and results will follow.”
“But as I said we are a young side and we are not disappointed (by the loss). We have learnt a lot from this series.”
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