5 reasons why India failed to win the Women’s T20 World Cup 2020

Inability to deal with the big-match pressure

Ever since the 2013 Champions Trophy win, be it men’s or women’s, the Indian teams just haven't been able to cope with the pressure of the knockouts. They have stumbled and choked at crunch moments and knockout games.

The Indian women’s team have now lost their third ICC tournament in a knockout in as many tournaments. They lost the 2017 World Cup final from a winning position while they failed to get past the semifinals in the 2018 T20 World Cup. Now, in the 2020 T20 World Cup final, the Indian side fell short.

They've just let the nerves get to them on the big day. The way Deepti Sharma bowled the first over and the two drop catches was the precursor of India's dismal outing at the MCG. Alyssa Healy and Beth Mooney's fireworks at the top deflated the Indian team and they didn't have any answers this time around.

Thus, the pressure eventually got to the Indian team and cost them in the end. After a wonderful time in the group stages, India crumbled under pressure when it mattered the most.