Malaysia beat India despite missing their key play maker. India dominated the rebounding battle but their turnovers and poor shot making really hurt them. India's second loss in as many games, as eliminated them from the tournament. Similar to the men's section, they play a rather insignificant third group game against the best team in the group - New Zealand tomorrow at 1 PM tomorrow.
Much needed from Malaysia. India needs to start taking advantage of their offensive rebounds, they can't seem to get them in the first or second attempt.
India bounce back into the game, cutting the lead down to just four points. They outscored Malaysia 18-11 and while a large part of it is Malaysia's shooting cooling down, credit must be given to India's defense. It's really gotten them back into the game, not to mention their relatively new offensive style they picked up - driving to the basket more. They hardly shot any long balls.
Skaria going to work once again, lays in the ball off the drive. India with all the momentum, having gone on a spectacular run. Lead is just down to 5.
India are playing good defense but are struggling to score on their own possessions. Turnovers have been a huge reason why they are trailing by double digits right now.
Both teams have a lot of work to do going into the locker rooms. Turnovers have been a huge deal for India, with Limaye and Sonkar, for some reason, sitting a majority of the second quarter on the bench.
Meanwhile, Malaysia is living and dying by the 3-pointer, especially early in the shot clock. They have knocked two in the quarter to cut the lead to just one point (26-27).
Both teams are pushing the tempo and playing at a quick pace. India lead by 4 (20-16) with just a minutes away. Three-pointers have huge for India (4-for-4).
On Day 3 of the 2018 Commonwealth Games, the Indian Women’s Basketball Team is set to face Malaysia in their second match of the group phase in Pool B. Although Malaysia also lost their opening fixture just like India (66-57), but their they lost their game by 42 points.
If it wasn’t for an early run that Jamaica made in the final period, India could have very well won their opening game of the tournament. For most of the game, both teams were neck-and-neck with India only trailing by 5 points heading into the fourth quarter of the game. In their loss, team captain Shireen Limaye led by example top-scoring with 18 points on 70% shooting from the field and 80% on 3’s.
This fixture is a must-win for the team, if they want to make it to the Qualifying Finals of the tournament.