Narrow loss for Indian women, but massive fielding lapses from both sides
Updated On: 31 December, 2023 07:43 AM IST | Mumbai | G Krishnan
Riding on second consecutive half-centuries by Phoebe Litchfield (63) and Elysse Perry (50), and their 77-run second-wicket stand, Australia posted 258-8 on a pitch that unusually had more turn
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Australia players celebrate India skipper Harmanpreet Kaur’s wicket at Wankhede on Saturday. Pic/PTI
Seven dropped chances and a couple of indecisions with the Decision Review System (DRS) did not go well with India on Saturday. Australia cashed in on these lapses to post a series-clinching three-run victory in the second ODI, extending their dominance over India to nine bilateral series triumphs out of nine.
India’s head coach Amol Muzumdar had spoken about a DRS committee being formed within the team. It turned out to be the game-changer at the Wankhede Stadium as the ‘committee’ went for a DRS they should not have, and did not go for one they should have. This uncertainty and the dropped catches overshadowed Deepti Sharma’s second five-wicket haul in ODIs (5-38).
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