'Wasn't the start we were expecting': Harmanpreet Kaur Dejected Following Crushing Defeat vs NZ-W

India Women's team has been beaten by a significant margin of 58 runs against New Zealand in their opening fixture in the Women's T20 World Cup , held at Dubai International Stadium in UAE, on Friday. Batting first, New Zealand put on a challenging total of 160/4. In reply, India lost the way early on and as a consequence of losing wickets at regular intervals, Harmanpreet Kaur-led side bundled out at 102.

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Harmanpreet Kaur's Reaction Following Loss vs NZ-W

A completely out-of-sorts India were trumped by opposition skipper Sophie Devine's flamboyant batting and tactical astuteness as New Zealand powered to a 58-run win in a lopsided Women's  T20 World Cup  game here on Friday.

The 'White Ferns' also put an end to their 10-match losing streak with their biggest win against India in T20Is. On the other end, it wasn't the day for India. Following the culmination of the IND vs NZ match, India Women's captain Harmanpreet Kaur reflected on the performance and admitted that the team got outplayed on the day.

"We didn't play our best cricket today. Going forward we have to think what areas we have to improve. Every game now is important and we have to play our best cricket. We created chances, it's not like that we didn't create. They played better cricket than us, no doubt about that. This is such a high stage where you can't make these mistakes. We have chased 160-170 many times. But on that pitch... it was 10-15 runs too many. At one stage, the way they started, I was thinking it would be 180. This wasn't the start we were expecting (in this tournament)," said India captain Harmanpreet Kaur.

India-W will next take on Pakistan -W on Sunday at the Dubai International Stadium.