Intercontinental Cup: India lose last group game to New Zealand

India suffered a 1-2 defeat at the hands of New Zealand in their final league match of the Intercontinental Cup tournament in Mumbai yesterday. With six points from two earlier games, the Indian team still hold a chance to enter the final to be played on Sunday. 

The home team had beaten Chinese Taipei and Kenya. If Kenya beat Chinese Taipei today, it will be a complicated calculation to



decide who plays in the final. 

In that situation, all the three teams -- India, Kenya and Chinese Taipei -- will have six points each and head-to-head results will be considered and then the goal difference. Since, India has a goal difference of plus 7 as against plus 1 of New Zealand, it has a big chance to make it to the final.