wilted

After another commanding season, the Chiefs hoped to be the first team to win three in a row - but they wilted in the New Orleans heat.

Flowers wilted in a vase in the dining room, and cups and plates had been left to dry by the sink.

Faced with batting the best part of an entire session under floodlights against a pink ball, India's top order wilted in the face of some skilful bowling - spearheaded by Scott Boland.

In pop culture, they’re the sad, wilted contents of plastic containers relegated to sitcom refrigerators — proof of a dinner gone unloved.

Their batting is inconsistent, talented pace bowlers Naseem and Shaheen are short of their best and Pakistan wilted in the field, both physically and tactically, in the face of England’s relentless run-scoring.