India slumped to their maiden loss in the ongoing ICC Women's World Cup 2022 after losing to hosts New Zealand by 62 runs at the Seddon Park in Hamilton on Thursday. Opting to bowl first, India made a positive start by removing Suzie Bates early but knocks from Sophie Devine, Amelia Kerr and Amy Satterthwaite kept the hosts going. India pegged back into the match in last 10 overs taking five New Zealand wickets restricting the hosts to 260/9. In reply, Mithali Raj's girls were never in the chase. With the required rate is five-plus per over at the start, the Indians were three wickets down for 50 runs in 19.1 overs. The Ramesh Powar-coached side never took the extra risk as kept on losing wickets making it harder for Harmanpreet Kaur, who was a mere spectator at the other end. Harmanpreet went all guns blazing towards the end but the game was virtually over by then as India were all out for 198. Earlier, India opened thrashed Pakistan by 107 runs in their first match. Indian women had also lost the preceding ODI series against the White Ferns 4-1. Get highlights of IND vs NZ here.
13:25 PM IST: India Lose
Bowled! Jhulan Goswami is perfectly cleaned by a yorker from Hayley Jansen. Goswami departs for 15. Rajeshwari Gayadwad too perishes in the very next ball as India are all out for 198 in 46.4 overs.
13:18 PM IST: NZ's Game
New Zealand have virtually sealed the game. Harmanpreet Kaur trying to clear the long-off boundary finds Sophie Devine off Amelia Kerr. Kaur departs for 63-ball 77. IND 178/8 (44)
13:12 PM IST: Harman Opens Up
Harmanpreet Kaur opens her arms with two sixes and two fours off a Hanah Rowe over after reaching her fifty. Isn't it late? IND 171/7 (43)
13:06 PM IST: India Lose 7th
First Sneh Rana, now Pooja Vastrakar. India have lost both their heroes from the Pakistan encounter. Seventh Indian scalp for New Zealand. Hanna Rowe takes the wicket as Vastrakar goes for 6. IND 143/7 (40.4)
12:48 PM IST: Rana Departs
Short ball does the trick for Lea Tahuhu. Sneh Rana has nowhere to go and tries to evade but gets a slight edge to Katey Martin behind the stumps. IND 127/6 (36.4)
12:39 PM IST: India Need Boundaries
India need boundaries at this point in time. Only ones and twos won't suffice. The current run rate is 3.50 while the required rate is close to nine runs per over. Harmanpreet Kaur and Sneh Rana are fighting in the middle. IND 119/5 (34)
12:19 PM IST: India In Big Trouble
Disbelief! India lost two in two balls. Richa Ghosh is clean bowled the next ball by Amelia Kerr. India have lost half of their side in 30 overs. Sneh Rana cuts the hat-trick ball for a four. IND 101/5 (30)
12:15 PM IST: Bis Mistake
Stumped! Mithali Raj dances down the ground to completely miss an Amelia Kerr delivery and Katey Martin does the rest behind the stumps. Richa Ghosh joins Harmanpreet Kaur. 97/4 (29.4)
11:39 AM IST: India lose third
Soft dismissal! Yastika Bhatia tries to push it through covers but gets a leading edge for Frances Mackay to take a simple catch. The youngster goes for 28 off 59 balls. Harmanpreet Kaur joins Mithali Raj in the middle. IND 50/3 (19.1)
11:20 AM IST: Monumental Mithali
India's Mithali Raj becomes the first player to captain in 150 matches in women's ODIs.
11:16 AM IST: Perfect Platform
Young Yastika Bhatia has got a perfect mentor at the other end in Mithali Raj. India should also take advantage of the left-hand and right-hand combination to pace the innings from here on. IND 40/2 (15)
10:56 AM IST: Tahuhu strikes
Leah Tahuhu traps Deepti Sharma plumb in front in her first over. Deepti misses the line completely and the ball hits straight into the pads. Umpire gives not out initially but ultra-edge shows there was no connection with the bat and ball. IND 26/2 (10)
10:51 AM IST: India Chase 261
First boundary for Deepti Sharma. She flicks Hannah Roww towards the fine leg for a four as India look to build on a partnership. IND 24/1 (9)
10:38 AM IST: NZ Strike Early
Not the start India wanted. Smriti Mandhana is caught by Suzie Bates, Jess Kerr. Mandhana wanted to break the shackles but instead picks Bates. IND 10/1 (5.4)
10:25 AM IST: India Start
Smriti Mandhana and Yastika Bhatia start for India. IND 5/0 (2)
9:53 AM IST: Innings Update
New Zealand finish at 260/9 in 50 overs. India have really pulled the hosts back in the last 10 overs. In the last eight overs, India picked up five New Zealand wickets.
9:37 AM IST: Pooja Is On Fire
Two yorkers, Two outs! Pooja Vastrakar is on fire. Frances Mackay blocks the hat-trick balls. India are doing good to restrict New Zealand under 250. NZ 241/8 (47)
9:33 AM IST: Gayakwad strikes
Rajeshwari Gayakwad gets her second wicket of the day. Hayley Jansen is clean bowled while trying to go on the on-side. NZ 233/6 (43.1)
9:22 AM IST: Amy Out
Out! Finally, India have been able to send back Amy Satterthwaite for 75. India badly needed this wicket. And it's Pooja Vastrakar strikes again, who dropped Katey Martin in the last over. NZ 224/5 (42.2)
9:10 AM IST: NZ 200 Up
New Zealand bring up 200 runs in the 40th over. Amy Satterthwaite lofts Deepti Sharma over the head to bring up the double hundred for the hosts. NZ 211/4 (40)
8:50 AM IST: Deepti Strikes
Deepti Sharma breaks the partnership with Maddy Green holing out to Smriti Mandhana at long-on. She goes for 27. Katey Martin comes in. NZ 175/4 (33.1)
8:44 AM IST: Satterthwaite's 50
Amy Satterthwaite and Maddy Green deal in ones and twos as the fourth-wicket stand reaches 54 runs from 66 balls. Fifty for Satterthwaite too. NZ 175/3 (33)
8:19 AM IST: India Tighten Noose
Amelia Kerr's wicket has brought some respite for India. The likes of Jhulan Goswami and Sneh Rana have tightened the noose and New Zealand's run flow has dipped. The Indians have conceded 25 runs in the last five overs along with Kerr's wicket. Amy Satterthwaite and Maddy Green are in the middle. NZ 143/3 (26)
8:03 AM IST: Big Blow
New Zealand suffered another big blow as Amelia Kerr departs just after completing her fifty. Kerr tries to sweep a Rajeshwari Gayakyad delivery and is LBW. NZ 121/3 (22)
8:00 AM IST: Amelia Things
Amelia Kerr is turning out to be a nemesis for India. She tormented the Indian attack in the ODI series and she is doing it again today now. Fifty for the youngster. NZ 121/2 (21.5)
7:20 AM IST: Devine Departs
Pooja Vastrakar did it with the bat against Pakistan. She is doing the job with the ball as well today. Sophie Devine tries to cut a short delivery from Pooja and edged behind the wickets. Devine goes for 35. Massive wicket for India. NZ 54/2 (11)
7:01 AM IST: Steady Start
Sophie Devine has given New Zealand a steady start despite an early dismissal of Suzie Bates. Devine along with Amelia Kerr have so far negated the Indian attack quite well. NZ 35/1 (7)
6:42 AM IST: Early Strike
India get an early breakthrough. Suzie Bates is run out in the third over after a brilliant piece of fielding from Pooja Vastrakar. NZ 9/1 (2.1)
6:32 AM IST: Sophie, Suzie Start
Sophie Devine and Suzie Bates open the batting for New Zealand. Jhulan Goswami to bowl first ball for India.
6:12 AM IST: Captains Speak
Mithali Raj (IND): It looks like a good wicket and later on, there could be dew which will make batting easier. Also, we depend a lot on spinners.
Sophie Devine (NZ): We wanted to bat first. We had a good series against India recently. We were able to put together complete performances and that's something we've been speaking about for a while.
6:09 AM IST: Playing XIs
India Women: 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: Sophie Devine(c), Suzie Bates, Amelia Kerr, Amy Satterthwaite, Maddy Green, Frances Mackay, Katey Martin(w), Hayley Jensen, Lea Tahuhu, Jess Kerr, Hannah Rowe
6:02 AM IST: Toss
Mithali Raj wins the toss and India will bowl first. Yastika Bhatia replaces Shafali Verma in the playing XI. New Zealand remain unchanged.
6:01 AM IST: Hello
Hello and welcome to the big game between India and hosts New Zealand in the ICC Women's World Cup 202 at the Seddon Park in Hamilton.
This ICC Women's World Cup 2022 has seen some interesting results and New Zealand will be India's first big hurdle in the tournament. Having played a five-match ODI series in Queenstown, both teams have an abundance of knowledge of each other. But it will be a fresh day for both teams and India's facile win against Pakistan will actually count for nothing.
New Zealand women will be playing their third match. New Zealand recovered from a shock loss to the West Indies first up to defeat Bangladesh in a rain-affected game. All-rounder Amy Satterthwaite took three for 25 to restrict Bangladesh to 140 for eight, indicating there is a new lease of life for the 35-year-old at her fourth World Cup.
And with Jhulan Goswami and India captain Mithali Raj on their fifth and sixth tournaments respectively, there is plenty of inspiration in the opposition when it comes to longevity.
Jhulan Goswami is just two wickets away from overtaking Lyn Fullston of Australia as the most prolific wicket-taker at ICC Women’s Cricket World Cups. The veteran right-arm seamer took two for 26 against Pakistan in India’s opening 107-run win to stretch her tally to 38 wickets across five tournaments since 2005.
