IND W vs NZ W Highlights: Kerr, Satterthwaite guide White Ferns to victory

India Women vs New Zealand Women: India lose by a huge margin of 62 runs. Amy Satterthwaite, Amelia Kerr and Lea Tahuhu shone for the hosts, for India, Harmanpreet's form with bat was a bright spot

2:13 PM

Live | IND W vs NZ W | CWC 2022: What's ahead for India?

 

The Indian team has a lot to think of now as once again its batting has disappointed especially the players at the top in Smriti Mandhana and Deepti Sharma. Yastika Bhatia too failed to utilise on the start after utilising the deliveries. Mithali Raj is always coming under pressure and is failing to make any use of her game, getting out playing shots that shouldn't have been played. 

 

Harmanpreet Kaur's form today was a great respite for the Indian team and the women in blue would want their vice-captain to continue and batters to find from when they take on West Indies Women on March 12, 2022. 

 

With this, we at BS Web also take your leave from the coverage of this India Women vs New Zealand Women match and will see you on March 12 for the India Women vs West Indies match at the ICC Women's World Cup 2022. 

2:04 PM

Live | IND W vs NZ W | CWC 2022: Meet the Player of the Match

2:03 PM

Live | IND W vs NZ W | CWC 2022: White Ferns celebrate

2:01 PM

Live | IND W vs NZ W | CWC 2022: Summary of the 1st innings

 

Earlier in the day, after winning the toss and deciding to field first, the Indian team restricted the Kiwis to only 260-9 after a brilliant showing from bowling all-rounder Pooja Vastrakar who picked four wickets. The Madhya Pradesh bowler finished her spell with figures of 4-34. 

 

New Zealand were looking all set to get a score in the vicinity of 290-300 when Sattetherwaite (75) and Amelia Kerr (50) were batting together. Even with Katy Martin and Satterthwaite in the middle and New Zealand at 224-4 at the end of the 42nd over, 280 looked like a certainty. But very tight bowling from India meant that they got five wickets in the last eight overs and conceded only 36 runs. 

2:00 PM

Live | IND W vs NZ W | CWC 2022: India Women's dismal chase

 

India were nowhere near the target in the chase of 261 as they lagged behind right from the very start as Smriti Mandhana and Deepti Sharma fell in the Powerplay with India making just 26 runs. From there onwards it was a chasing game and India weren't able to chase as the biggest partnership they had was 47 runs between Mithali Raj and Harmanp[reet Kaur. Kaur top-scored for Women in Blue with 71 off just 63 balls, hitting six fours and two sixes. 

1:59 PM

Live | IND W vs NZ W | CWC 2022: Sattetherwaite Player of the Match

 

Sattetherwaite was adjudged Player of the Match for her match-defining knock. Amelia was her biggest competition as she finished with figures of 3/56 in nine overs and also scored 50. 

1:58 PM

Live | IND W vs NZ W | CWC 2022: Huge win for New Zealand Women

 

The India Women's cricket team lost by a huge margin of 62 runs against the hosts New Zealand Women's cricket team in the second game of their campaign in the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup at Seddon Park in Hamilton.

 

Amelia Kerr with her all-round performance, Lea Tahuhu with her three-wicket haul and Amy Sattetherwaite with her brilliant 75 with the bat were the heroes for the White Ferns as it registered its second win in a row after the opening day's 3 run loss to West Indies. 

1:30 PM

Live | IND W vs NZ W | CWC 2022: New Zealand win by 62 runs

 

And two wickets in two balls for Helly Jensen. She removed Jhulan Goswami with a yorker and then removed Rajeshwari Gayakwad with the first ball that India number 11 faced. India made 198 in 46.4 overs

 

Courtesy of those two quick wickets, New Zealand have now registered a huge 62 run win and that would take their net run rate to a huge plus and it would be the opposite for India. 

1:25 PM

Live | IND W vs NZ W | CWC 2022: Jhulan Goswami entertaining now

 

After Harmanpreet Kaur's departure, Jhulan Goswami is now entertaining as she has already made 15 off 12 balls and one catch of her has been dropped already, that to a dolly by Jess Jansen. Both Jhuland Meghna will do well to get some runs in the remaining four overs and get India as close as possible to the New Zealand total because every run counts when it comes to net run rate at the end of round 1

1:21 PM

Live | IND W vs NZ W | CWC 2022: Harman's brilliant knock

1:18 PM

Live | IND W vs NZ W | CWC 2022: Harman's entertainment ends

 

And finally, the entertainment from Harmanpreet Kaur has come to an end as India lose its eighth wicket. It was pitched up and flighted from Amelia Kerr who has a stumping chance missed off her bowling on the previous ball. Harman tried to lift it over mid-off for a six, but it wasn't to be as the ball could reach only Sophie Devin stationed at long-off and she pouched it easily. India are 179-8 and need 82 from 34 balls now

1:13 PM

Live | IND W vs NZ W | CWC 2022: Harman is now entertaining

 

Now Harmanpreet Kaur is just entertaining people here as she has now hit a four and a huge six both in the same area of the deep mid-wicket to get the Indian score to 161 and India now need only 100 runs off 45 balls. And here she goes again, yet another six. to the same place and boy are we in for a good night from Harman as she has paddled yet another ball for four runs and has collected 20 runs from the over. Now from the remaining 7 overs, India need 90 runs. If not the victory, Harman could at least try and get herself a hundred. 

1:08 PM

Live | IND W vs NZ W | CWC 2022: Well made 50 for Harmanpreet Kaur

1:07 PM

Live | IND W vs NZ W | CWC 2022: India 147/7 after 41 overs

 

And another bites the dust as India lose their seventh wicket here. Pooja Vastrakara, after getting stuck in the crease, tried to break away with an anything shot as it stood up in the air and Sophie Devine caught it at mid-off with much ease. Indi are seven down for 147 and need 114 from the last 54 balls. 

1:02 PM

Live | IND W vs NZ W | CWC 2022: Tahuhu has just been phenomenal

1:01 PM

Live | IND W vs NZ W | CWC 2022: India lose Sneh Rana

 

India have now been struggling big time in this game as Lea Tahuhu has now removed Sneh Rana and Women in Blue are now almost into tails as Pooja Vastrakar comes to bat. At the end of the 40th over, India are tottering at 140/6, still requiring 121 from the remaining 60 balls

12:27 PM

Live | IND W vs NZ W | CWC 2022: India struggle at 103/5

12:21 PM

Live | IND W vs NZ W | CWC 2022: Two in two for Melly Kerr

 

Gone!! Richa Ghosh's horrid run with the bat continues as she has been removed for a first-ball duck here at Hamilton. She tried to cut the googly from Amelia Kerr and missed it completely as the ball hit her off stums and Ghosh now moves back to the pavilion after a very short stay in the middle. Kerr is now on a hat-trick and has five close-in fielders and bowls the wrong un and Sneh Rana cuts it for four past the Point fielder to bring up India's 100

12:18 PM

Live | IND W vs NZ W | CWC 2022: Melly Kerr gets Mithali

 

And just as India was heading to some stability with Mithlai and Harman in the middle, Amelia Kerr has struck and Raj, trying to increase the run rate with a lot of pressure mounting, came out of the crease and missed the leg spinner from Kerr and is stumped behind the wickets by Katy Martin as India lose four wickets now. In the 30th over, the women in blue are 97-4 with Harmanpreet Kaur and Richa Ghosh in the middle

12:14 PM

Live | IND W vs NZ W | CWC 2022: Harman, Mithali going great

 

It was expected the two most experienced Indian players in captain Mithali Raj and vice-captain Harmanpreet Kaur need to come to the party and they seem to be coming with a 44 run standoff just 56 balls. The required rate is increasing, but not at the rate as it was before because the current rate is also going up consistently. India are now 95/3 at the end of the 29th over

12:01 PM

Live | IND W vs NZ W | CWC 2022: Four!! India 75/3 after 25 overs

 

Finally, a boundary for India and a boundary from a good host has come after a long long time. In fact, now the Indian captain and vice-captain have added 25 off just 30 balls for the fourth wicket and India have reached 75/3 at the end of the 25 overs. In the remaining 25 overs, the women in blue need 186 runs in 150 balls

11:49 AM

Live | IND W vs NZ W | CWC 2022: Tahuhu has indeed been on fire

11:48 AM

Live | IND W vs NZ W | CWC 2022: Captain and her deputy in the middle at 60/3 after 22

11:45 AM

Live | IND W vs NZ W | CWC 2022: Lucky escape for Mithali

 

Mithali seems to be in a hurry as she has taken the on Jess Jansen and after hitting one over the top for two runs, has edged one past the slips for a four. Very lucky escape for India and Mithali. The Indians now need more than seven runs per over as they are still struggling at 57/3 at the end of the 21st over

11:42 AM

Live | IND W vs NZ W | CWC 2022: Yastika Bhatia goes

 

Lea Tahuhu has struck once again and this time around it is Yastika Bhatia who bogged down under pressure and hit one straight to mid-off. Bhatia scored 28 off 59 balls. India have now lost three wickets and are struggling at 50-3 in the 20th over with the vice-captain and captain in Harmanpreet Kaur and Mithali Raj in the middle. 

11:36 AM

Live | IND W vs NZ W | CWC 2022: Dropped!! India 50-2 after 19 overs

 

Mithali Raj has been dropped here by Frankie MacKay and can count herself; lucky as she played the drive but the ball gripped and came to her quote let and the ball went in the air, but MacKay at short cover couldn't just time the jump to catch the ball as it touched her palms and flipped over. India are 50/2 after 19 overs and they need 211 from 31 overs which is almost 7 runs per over

11:23 AM

Live | IND W vs NZ W | CWC 2022: Partnership builds on, India 43/2 after 16 overs

 

The Indian team has slowly, but steadily built a 17 run stand in 33 balls between captain Mithlai Rajh and youngsters Yastika Bhatia with the latter taking the lead and now moving to 24 off 48 balls while Raj is on 5 off 14 balls. The Indian team would now need this partnership to get to at least the 25th over to build momentum in its favour Currently, the Women in Blue are 43/2 and Drinks have been called on the ground by the umpires 

11:05 AM

Live | IND W vs NZ W | CWC 2022: Two slips in and India feeling the heat

 

New Zealand are up and running as Lea Tahuhu is now bowling to India captain Mithali Raj with two slips and a gully which is rare in the 12th over. India are blocked here as they have played to back to back maidens and are 26/2 after 12 overs and need more than six runs per over from here on itself. 

11:03 AM

Live | IND W vs NZ W | CWC 2022: India 26/2 after 11 Overs

10:59 AM

Live | IND W vs NZ W | CWC 2022: Lea Tahuhu strikes, Deepti Sharma gone

 

New Zealand have struck on the very last ball of the Powerplay as Lea Tahuhu beat Deepti Sharma by the pace and struck her pads right in front of the wickets and appealed out loud for the LBW. The on-field umpire gave it not out and Sophie Devine, the New Zealand captain went for the review. The replays showed that the ball missed the bat and the impact was in line too with the ball going on to hit the stumps. And that's how New Zealand got its second wicket.