ICC Women's World Cup, India Women vs New Zealand Women, Highlights: New Zealand Women thrashed India Women by 62 runs to inflict India's first loss of the tournament in Match 8 of the ongoing Women's World Cup at the Seddon Park in Hamilton on Thursday. For New Zealand, Amy Satterthwaite and Amelia Kerr played splendidly to help the hosts post 260/9 in their 50 overs. Only medium pacer Pooja Vastrakar looked like a bowler who troubled the New Zealand batters with a four-wicket haul. (SCORECARD)
Chasing a target of 261 runs, India never really looked like they were in the chase with a low scoring rate and loss of wickets in regular intervals. Amelia against showcased her all-around skills with a three-for that buried any hopes of India reaching anywhere close to the target. One of the few positives that came out for India was the coming back to form of vice-captain Harmanpreet Kaur who scored 71 runs. India will next play West Indies on March 12 at the same venue.
India Women (Playing XI): Smriti Mandhana, Yastika Bhatia, Deepti Sharma, Mithali Raj(c), Harmanpreet Kaur, Richa Ghosh(w), Sneh Rana, Pooja Vastrakar, Jhulan Goswami, Meghna Singh, Rajeshwari Gayakwad
New Zealand Women (Playing XI): Sophie Devine(c), Suzie Bates, Amelia Kerr, Amy Satterthwaite, Maddy Green, Frances Mackay, Katey Martin(w), Hayley Jensen, Lea Tahuhu, Jess Kerr, Hannah Rowe
India Women vs New Zealand Women, ICC Women's World Cup, Highlights, Seddon Park, Hamilton
New Zealand Win By 62 Runs !
Fifty For Harmanpreet
Hannah Rowe brings more misery upon India, dismisses Vastrakar
Wicket - Lee Tahuhu into the wickets again, dismisses Sneh Rana for 18 runs
India need 139 more runs to win in 90 balls
Kerr takes Two in two to rattle Indians
Indian hopes pinned on to Mithali and Kaur, required run-rate going up
After 25 overs, things looking bleak for India even with Mithali and Harmanpreet in the middle
Wicket - Lee Tahuhu gets Yastika Bhatia to put India on the backfoot completely
50 up for India but in the 19th over
Mithali Raj and Yastika in recovery mode as India aim to keep wickets
India in a spot of bother, Mithali Raj remains key
Wicket - Deepti Sharma departs for 5 runs
Wicket - Smriti Mandhana departs for 6 runs, India in trouble
In the first 5 overs, India feel the heat in run-chase
India Women run-chase begins !
NZ Post 260/9 in 50 overs !
Twin Wickets For Vastrakar as NZ stare down the barrel
Wicket - Amy Satterthwaite becomes Pooja Vastrakar's 2nd victim for 75 runs
Amy Satterthwaite is sticking the ball superbly now as she eyes the three-figure mark
Amy Satterthwaite hits 50, NZ lose Green's wicket
Maddy Green and Amy Satterthwaite rebuilding innings after losing Amelia Kerr for 50
Twin Fours- Jhulan concedes two back-to-back fours
50 and a wicket - Amelia Kerr departs after a sublime innings
Amelia Kerr is rebuilding the NZ innings after two early wickets
Wicket - Pooja Vastrakar gets Sophie Devine
End of 9 overs - NZ try to recover from a bad start where they lost Bates early
Devine looks like she is on a mission here
Wicket - Suzie Bates is run-out for 5 runs, NZ in trouble
Four - Bates is lucky to get her first boundary over the slips
Four - Devine cuts a short ball outside off for a boundary
Match 8 between India-W and NZ-W begins
Both teams' playing XI - India make 1 change, NZ go in unchanged
Captains Mithali Raj, Sophie Devine at the toss
Toss : Mithali wins toss, opts to bowl vs New Zealand
Looking at the squad and options that both teams have for this game
India Women
New Zealand Women