New Zealand skipper Sophie Devine won the toss and opted to bat first in the 2nd ODI at the Narendra Modi, Ahmedabad. The New Zealand openers Georgia Plimmer and Suzie Bates got their side off to a solid start with an 87-run opening partnership. Deepti Sharma picked up the wicket of Georgia Plimmer to provide the first breakthrough for India.
Priya Mishra makes ODI Debut for India
New Zealand suffered a mini collapse as they lost their next three wickets for just 52 runs. Maddy Green joined skipper Sophie Devine at the crease and the duo stitched a much-needed 82-run partnership for the 5th wicket to take their side past the 220-run mark. Radha Yadav picked up the wicket of Maddy Green to provide the 5th breakthrough for her side.
New Zealand eventually ended up with a total of 259/9 in their quota of 50 overs. Skipper Sophie Devine (79 off 86 balls), Suzie Bates (58 off 70 balls), Maddy Green (42 off 41 balls), and Georgia Plimmer (41 off 50 balls), were the top performers with the bat for New Zealand. Radha Yadav (10-0-69-4), Deepti Sharma (10-3-30-2), Priya Mishra (10-1-49-1), and Saima Thakor (10-0-58-1) were the top performers with the ball for India.
India needed 260 to clinch the three-match ODI series
Chasing a target of 260, India got off to a poor start as they lost their top three inside the by the end of five overs. Jemimah Rodrigues joined skipper Harmanpreet Kaur at the crease and the duo stitched a much-needed 38-run partnership for the 4th wicket to take their side past the 50-run mark. Skipper Sophie Devine picked up the wicket of Jemimah Rodrigues to provide the 4th breakthrough for New Zealand.
Skipper Harmanpreet Kaur soon followed her back to the pavilion to provide the 5th breakthrough for New Zealand. Deepti Sharma joined Tejal Hasabnis at the crease and the duo stitched a crucial 23-run partnership for the 6th wicket to take their side to the 100-run mark. India lost a couple of wickets in quick succession to leave the home side in big trouble, falling a little too far behind in the run chase.
🇳🇿 New Zealand beat India by 76 Runs
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Radha Yadav and Saima Thakor record highest 9th-wicket partnership for India
Saima Thakor joined Radha Yadav at the crease and the duo displayed remarkable resilience and character to form a much-needed 70-run partnership for the 9th wicket to take their side closer to the 200-run mark. It is also the highest 9th wicket partnership for India, surpassing (43*) between Nooshin Al Khadeer and Jhulan Goswami Vs New Zealand in 2007. It is also the overall 3rd highest 9th-wicket partnership in the Women’s ODIs.
Radha Yadav fought hard, firstly with the ball and then with the bat 👏🫡 #CricketTwitter #INDvNZ pic.twitter.com/2sEyhnmIes
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Jess Kerr picked up the wicket of Saima Thakor to provide the much-needed 9th breakthrough for New Zealand. India was eventually bundled out for 183, as a result, falling short of the target by 76 runs, with 17 balls to spare. Radha Yadav (48 off 64 balls), Saima Thakor (29 off 54 balls), skipper Harmanpreet Kaur (24 off 35 balls), and Jemimah Rodrigues (17 off 28 balls) were the top performers with the bat for India.
Skipper Sophie Devine (7.1-0-27-3), Lea Tahuhu (10-1-42-3), Eden Carson (10-2-32-2), and Jess Kerr (10-0-49-2) were the top performers with the ball for New Zealand. Skipper Sophie Devine was named the Player of the Match for her sensational all-round show (79 off 86 balls, with the bat and 7.1-0-27-3 with the ball). She played an instrumental role in helping her side level the three-match ODI series.
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