The India women’s team did one better than the men’s team by reaching the semi-finals of the women’s World Cup which is being held simultaneously with the men’s World Cup and in fact on the same grounds.
Unfortunately, it looks like they have the same weakness as the men’s team against the Kiwis in Twenty20 matches. The New Zealand ladies hit 145/5 and India grind their way to 93/9 off 20 overs. A comprehensive defeat.
As a few commenters have mentioned, the semifinals of the women’s edition has all the countries that didn’t make it in the men’s tournament: England, Australia, India and New Zealand. I guess it is because less attention is being given to women’s cricket in the other countries.
[Here's an older article I wrote on the Women's ODI World Cup.]
