It was just not India’s day at the Feroz Shah Kotla, as they conceded their second match of the ICC World Twenty20 to Pakistan. To add insult to the injury, the match was lost by two runs on the basis of the Duckworth-Lewis System after rain interrupted. Although the drizzle had cleared out, the ground wasn’t ready at the cut-off time, resulting in two points to Pakistan. The beginning of the match set the tone for its end. After being asked to bat first, India were tottering on 7 for 2 at the end of the powerplay, as the Pakistani bowlers maintained a tight stranglehold. Mithali Raj and Harmanpreet Kaur stitched a 29-run stand for the third wicket before the captain fell. Then it was Veda Krishnamurthy who upped the ante for the hosts with a 19-ball knock of 24 runs to get her team to a total of 96 for 7 in 20 overs. Veda’s contribution seemed to be a winning one when the Indian women fought their way back into the game with their bowling and fielding, reducing Pakistan to 77 for 6 after 16 overs. With 20 runs needed off 24 balls, it could have been anyone’s game. However, the skies opened up to halt India’s fightback and award the game to Pakistan by a meagre margin. The look of dejection on the faces of the Indians was unmistakable after the premature end to the game. They truly believed that with a couple of more overs in hand, they could have pulled off an unlikely win. In a chat with BCCI.TV after the heartbreaking defeat, Veda Krishnamurthy spoke about the disappointing day, her batting and the need of the hour to look forward. Everything that could go wrong went wrong today, didn't it? It was a bad day. We started off in a very bad manner. In the first six overs we hardly had any runs and we had lost wickets as well. That put a lot of pressure on us. We did well to get to 96 after that start. Even while bowling we started off badly, giving away a lot of runs initially, but came back into the game later on. Those two run-outs just before the rain arrived had put India back into the game. Was it more frustrating to end up on the losing side without actually finishing the game? We really believed that we could pull this off. Even 96 is a big total to score on this kind of wicket, and our bowlers were doing well. The fielding was also top-class – Mithali and Jhulan’s catches were exceptional and the run-outs and direct hits were brilliant. We were just right there. If the rain had stopped just five minutes earlier, we would have had a couple of overs to go and we could have fought back. Had we lost after playing the full quota of overs, we wouldn’t have felt this bad. That is what is running on everyone’s mind. But that’s how the game goes. It was our destiny. All we can do is take the positive out of it. Whatever bad had to happen, it happened today. And it is good that it happened at an early stage of the tournament. You went in to bat at 34 for 3, and really accelerated the innings with a quick 24-run cameo. It was very different from how the other batters played. When I went in to bat, we hardly had any runs on the scoreboard. I just backed my instincts to go for the shots because we really needed someone to press the accelerator button there. The wicket was on a lower and slower side but once you got under the ball, it was coming off nicely. Now the team finds itself in a virtually must-win situation. And the next game is a big one, against England in Dharamsala. The next two matches are very crucial for us to remain in the tournament. We will just look to recuperate from this game and get back to our winnings ways. We just have to look forward from here on and recover quickly from this loss. You took a blow on your finger while fielding. How is the condition of the injury? I had a previous injury on that finger and I just rolled over on it while fielding. I would be alright with probably a day’s rest.