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Live cricket score: India Women 118/5 | Overs 40
Poonam Raut 8(37), Thirush Kamini 59(86)
The New Zealand women will be very content with how the period of 10 overs between 30 – 40 have happened. Raut was dismissed for 8 runs. Thirush Kamini had to walk out with a cramped up thigh after scoring a calm 59. Shikha Pandey fell to the flight and turn of Kasperek. Importantly, India’s champion from last match Jhulan Goswami was dismissed for just one run by Lea Tahuhu.
OUT! Poonam Raut 8(38) lbw Tahuhu
OUT! Shikha Pandey 2(11) c Bates b Kasperek
OUT! Jhulan Goswami 1(7) lbw Tahuhu
Live cricket score: India Women 94/2 | Overs 30
Poonam Raut 8(37), Thirush Kamini 59(86)
The India women are just ticking it along, no major risks taken in that period of 10 overs. Despite having wickets in hand, they have scored on the slower side. Perhaps the pitch is difficult to bat on and they have sights set on a small but effective target.
Live cricket score: India Women 68/2 | Overs 20
Poonam Raut 1(4), Thirush Kamini 42(59)
The New Zealand women have made a couple of breakthroughs after the 10th over. S Mandhana fell for 12, while Mithali Raj was adjudged out lbw in the 20th over for 13. However replays showed the ball would have gone on to miss leg. The Kiwi bowlers will happy with the progress.
OUT! S Mandhana 12 (36) b Kasperek
OUT! Mithali Raj 13 (21) lbw S Bates
Live cricket score: India Women 29/0 | Overs 10
Smriti Mandhana 12(35), Thirush Kamini 17(25)
It has been slow going for India Women, but both openers have looked solid. Smriti and Thirush are both playing well and have got India off to an ideal start.
Live cricket score: India Women 4/0 | Overs 1
Smriti Mandhana 4(6), Thirush Kamini 0(0)
India are up and running. Tahulu starts proceedings for New Zealand, and Smriti starts with a boundary. Just four off the first over though. Solid start for India.
TOSS: India have won the toss and elected to bat first. Only one change in the match, as Thirush Kamini comes in for Veda Krishnamurthy for India, while New Zealand are unchanged.
Hello and welcome to CricketCountry’s coverage of the second ODI between India Women and New Zealand Women at Bangalore on Wednesday. Indian Women snatched victory from the jaws of defeat in the previous match as they defended a mere 142 in a low-scoring thriller. They won the match by 17 runs in the end. All-rounder Jhulan Goswami was the star for India, along with support from Ekta Bisht. READ: India Women clinch low scoring thriller against New Zealand Women in 1st ODI at Bangalore
While opener Suzie Bates was handling the pressure quite well and rotating the strike every now and then, Rachel Priest failed to do so and fell for a 19-ball duck in the 6th over. Thereafter, wickets came by at regular intervals and New Zealand were kept under check.
Bates continued to bat sensibly even as Amy Satterthwaite and Kate Broadmore lost their wickets for small scores. Bates couldn’t go on for much longer however and fell for 28 runs to the spin of Rajeshwari Gayakwad. Wickets were in no short supply thereafter and the match was in the balance for pretty much the entire innings. READ: New Zealand Women will look to restrict India Women to less than 250, says Suzie Bates
After Bates, it was Sophie Devine who held the innings together with 24 runs before throwing her wicket away to Harmanpreet Kaur at a crucial stage. That wicket put India on top and further loss of wickets didn’t help the cause for the visitors. Leigh Kasperek, a debutant, held her nerve till the end but did not receive the support from the other end. The final wicket fell on 125 with her stranded on 21 not out, giving India an inspiring victory. READ: India Women aiming for performance over results against New Zealand Women, says Mithali Raj