India suffer 63-run loss to White Ferns

The Indian women’s cricket team’s horror tour of New Zealand continued as the White Ferns demolished the visitors by 63 runs in a rain-curtailed fourth WODI on Tuesday to inch towards a clean sweep in the fi ve-match series here. The game became a glorifi ed ‘T20’ due to rain as Amelia Kerr stole the show with a 33-ball-68 which took New Zealand to 191 for 5.

Teenager Richa Ghosh’s counter-attacking 52 off 29 balls was the only silver lining in an otherwise disastrous performance which has now led to five defeats on this tour including the one-off T20.

Time is running out for coach Ramesh Powar as only two weeks are left for World Cup to start and it is not at all looking good for the team. (Agencies)

Brief Scores: New Zealand 191/5 in 20 overs (Amelia Kerr 68*, Suzie Bates 41; Renuka Singh 2-33, Rajeshwari Gayakwad 1-26) beat India 128 in 17.5 overs (Richa Ghosh 52, Mithali Raj 30; Amelia Kerr 3-30, Hayley Jensen 3-32) by 63 runs