New Zealand skipper Sophie Devine on Saturday expressed her frustration after her side’s second washed-out match on the trot in the women’s World Cup, saying that given the weather forecast, the game against Pakistan could have been started earlier in the day.
New Zealand and Pakistan split points after rain forced abandonment of the contest for the tournament’s fourth such result at the R Premadasa Stadium. It was also a second washed-out game each for both the teams in the competition.
“I hope you were watching that South Africa game the other night, where they were off for five hours and still managed to squeak in a game. You must feel we were in a decent position today, just needed the rain to hold off, and unfortunately, it didn’t happen today,” Devine told the broadcaster after the match.
“It’s extremely frustrating. You wait four years for a World Cup, and to have rain play such a massive part in it, it is disappointing. I think, hopefully, in future editions, they might consider starting games earlier in the day. We’ve obviously seen here that the rain usually comes in the afternoon, so there’s a real opportunity to play these matches at 10:00 or 11:00 am and actually get a game in,” she added.
Devine said teams want to compete against the best in the world and do not want to see their matches washed out like this. “Because that’s what — all the teams want to play cricket. You’ve waited so long to be here, you want to test yourself against the best, and to be scuppered by rain is a real shame for me,” she said.
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