While Amelia Kerr did not make a huge impact with the bat, she was at the centre of controversy during New Zealand's innings as umpires called her back after she was run out. On the last ball of the 14th over, Amelia played a shot towards long-off and skipper Harmanpreet Kaur picked it up. The ball was in Harmanpreet's hands and Sophie Devine saw it as an opportunity to sneak another run. The White Ferns' batters went for the second run but Harmanpreet's throw at the striker's end caught her short of the crease. She was out and walking towards the dugout but the umpires called her back which led to controversy.
Amelia departed two balls later but the Indian team wasn’t happy with the umpiring standards. After the 58-run loss, Jemimah Rodrigues questioned the umpires as the ball had to be in the bowler or wicketkeeper's gloves before it was considered dead.
"New Zealand were pretty sure that it was a double run and Amelia Kerr went out which showed that the over was not called yet and we all thought that, okay, we got that run-out," Jemimah said in the post-match press conference. "I mean, what if that run out wouldn't have happened? Would they give [New Zealand] two [runs] for that?
"Honestly, that was not in our control. At the end, we respect the decision of the umpire and we were okay with that. But, yeah, it's a bit harsh. When Amelia Kerr herself walked out because she knew she was out.
"We know how important Amelia Kerr's wicket is and yes, at that moment it felt like why didn't [the decision] go in our favour. But at the same time, I think we did what we can. We spoke to the umpire, and then we had to accept their decision and move on. So, I think that's what we did really well, that we just moved on from that and I think we got her out pretty soon [anyway], so it worked out for us," the 24-year-old added.
Jemimah couldn't bat for long in the run chase. She opened her mark with a boundary but departed after scoring 13 runs from 11 balls. India were bowled out for 102 from 19 overs.
