Indian women lose again in basketball

Peng Shiqing

India women suffered their second loss on the trot as they were outplayed by Chinese Taipei 84-61 in Group A match of the Asian Games basketball here on Sunday. India had lost to Kazakhstan 61-79 in their opening match. After a hard-fought first quarter (18-17), the Taipei women consolidated the position in the second quarter and led 33-28 at the half-time. Taipei raced away with the game in the third quarter as they led 66-45 going into the final one. For the second game running, captain PS Jeena top-scored for India with 13 points. Raspreet Sidhu (169-F-89) (12) and Sangeeta Sangeeta Kaur (165-F-96) (11) also made it to the double digits. Peng Szu-Chin (163-G-91) was the star for the Taipei side with 14 points. India take on United Korea on Monday and play hosts Indonesia on August 23.
Courtesy of: manoramaonline.com