India Women vs New Zealand Women, Highlights, 2nd T20I at Auckland, Full Cricket Score: White Ferns clinch series with four-wicket win
India Women vs New Zealand women, 2nd T20I Live Score: There is still one match to go in the series and Harmanpreet Kaur and Co would look to finish things on a high. They bettered their game in 2nd WT20I. And would look to finally pack a punch in the last one. But that is still two days away and India will have chance to correct some mistakes. We will meet you again.
There is still one match to go in the series and Harmanpreet Kaur and Co would look to finish things on a high. They bettered their game in 2nd WT20I. And would look to finally pack a punch in the last one. But that is still two days away and India will have chance to correct some mistakes.
We will meet you again. For now, you can switch to men’s game which is to start in about 40 minutes. Click here to check over-by-over updates and LIVE score of the 2nd T20I.
Amy Satterthwaite, NZ captain: We could have done it in a more easier way. It is good place to be. We need to keep winning series from hereon.
Suzie Bates, Player of the match: Yeah, we did not take it easy on ourselves as it went down to the last over. We just loved the atmosphere in both the games. We just love playing here. Hopefully, the boys can win today too.
Harmanpreet Kaur, losing captain: We should give credit to our bowlers. It was not a decent total but they still fought hard. We were 30 runs short. The played better cricket than us but still one more game to go, so we will need to correct our mistakes in that match.
A roller-coaster of a game in the last five overs. India picked up quick wickets in this phase and pulled the game back but could not handle the nerves in crunch moments. That stumping chance that slipped out from Tania Bhatia’s hands would hurt her and the team.
That’s IT!
New Zealand win. Rowe taps it to point fielder and runs. Mandhana was wayward again with the throw as the batters complete the series-winning single. White Ferns win 2nd WT20I by 4 wickets.
Second last ball: Kasperek hits it to deep mid-wicket and collects another single. Match tied.
Rowe taps to the mid-wicket and runs, the throw is wayward. 2 needed off 2 now.
OUT! Mansi Joshi strikes, adjusts her length, targets the off-stump, gets it fuller and Martin misses it altogether, the ball hits the stumps. Katey Martin b Mansi Joshi 13(12)
FOUR! Short and wide, Martin hits it through the covers to get a boundary.
Mansi Joshi to bowl the final over.
After 19 overs,New Zealand Women 127/5 ( Katey Martin (W) 9 , Leigh Kasperek 3)
Bhatia, the keeper, has spilled one easy stumping chance and more than that, has allowed the batters one run. This might hurt India after the match. White Ferns are nervous but India have not done anything intelligent to play on that. 9 needed off 6 balls.
Deepti Sharma will bowl now.
After 18 overs,New Zealand Women 122/5 ( Katey Martin (W) 7 , Leigh Kasperek 2)
Wait a minute, India asked for a miracle and they have created one for themselves in the 18th over of the innings. Two wickets in the over. Suddenly, we see fielders taking catches and throwing themselves around. This is not over. Need 14 off 12 balls.
OUT! What is happening in the middle? Miracle is indeed happening here. Two wickets in this over. Peterson plays the glory shot but hits is straight to Deepti Sharma on long-on. India team is jubilated. Anna Peterson c Deepti Sharma b Arundhati Reddy 0(1)
OUT! Big one this is. Is this the wicket India wanted? Hell, yes! Bates walks back as she tries to clear the off side field but holds on to Rodrigues at mid-off. Bates c Rodrigues b Arundhati Reddy 62(52)
Reddy back on.
After 17 overs,New Zealand Women 117/3 ( Suzie Bates 62 , Katey Martin (W) 4)
19 needed off 18 balls now. This is easy now for the hosts. If there is any miracle waiting to happen, it should happen in this over. Hopefully, India did not leave it to a miracle to effect a win.
FOUR! Another short-tracker from Poonam and Bates rocked back and then pulled it to deep mid-wicket for a boundary.
Poonam continues
After 16 overs,New Zealand Women 111/3 ( Suzie Bates 57 , Katey Martin (W) 3)
Bates is stealing this one quickly from India. Supreme level of fitness as she runs a double to fetch 2 runs for her new partner. She has been there for a long time now and has been busy hitting and running. They need 25 off 24 balls.
Radha back on
After 15 overs,New Zealand Women 106/3 ( Suzie Bates 56 , Katey Martin (W) 0)
A wicket has come for India. They need a one more quick wicket here. Bates is batting well and NZ would want her to stand there and see the side through. 30 needed off 30
FOUR! Not the best ball to bowl after taking a wicket. Poonam Yadav pitches it full on the legs and Bates sweeps her for a boundary to fine leg.
Katey Martin, right handed bat, comes to the crease
OUT! This is the wicket India wanted and what a stage to get this one. Satterthwaite tried to sweep and the leading edge flew up in the air, Priya Punia caught her safely at square leg.
Satterthwaite c Priya Punia b Poonam Yadav 23(20)
Poonam Yadav back on.
After 14 overs,New Zealand Women 99/2 ( Suzie Bates 50 , Amy Satterthwaite (C) 22)
Fifty partnership has come up between Bates and Satterthwaite in no time. Fifty for Bates as well. This match will be over very soon if these two keep hitting the way they are doing now.
FOUR! Reddy tries slower one but Satterthwaite picked it up early and heaved it to deep of mid-wicket to get a boundary.
Reddy back on.
After 13 overs,New Zealand Women 88/2 ( Suzie Bates 45 , Amy Satterthwaite (C) 17)
Bates and Satterthwaite dominant now. Difficult for India to make a comeback from here but the game is far from being over yet. NZ women need 48 off 42 balls.
FOUR! Bates doing it easy, short ball and she hits it to backward square leg to fetch a boundary.
Radha Yadav back on.
After 12 overs,New Zealand Women 80/2 ( Suzie Bates 37 , Amy Satterthwaite (C) 17)
If things were going a little bad for India, they have turned worse in this over. Not in terms of runs leaked but Mandhana being hit on her leg while trying to cover a throw. She was seen limping but nobody knows about the status now.
FOUR! Satterthwaite hits another one to long-on to start the over on a positive note.
Joshi back on.
After 11 overs,New Zealand Women 70/2 ( Suzie Bates 34 , Amy Satterthwaite (C) 10)
Good over White Ferns. 8 off it and they are yet again given a chance to cruise. 64 required off 9 overs.
FOUR! Loopy and slow in pace, Satterthwaite comes out and hits it for a boundary to deep of mid-wicket.
Poonam continues
After 10 overs,New Zealand Women 62/2 ( Suzie Bates 32 , Amy Satterthwaite (C) 4)
Very good over by Deepti. Just 4 off it. Hosts now need 74 off 60 balls. A few tight overs here and the pressure will start talking.
Deepti back on.
After 9 overs,New Zealand Women 58/2 ( Suzie Bates 30 , Amy Satterthwaite (C) 3)
Poonam Yadav is into the attack. Her loopy, slow deliveries take a long time to reach the batter. Thw slow pace will not help the batswomen hit the balls easily. In that case, they may look for singles and doubles. If India can field well in this phase in the game and stop the singles and doubles, the pressure would build up.
FOUR! Half-volley, Bates sits and and sweeps it between the deep mid-wicket and long-on for a boundary.
Poonam Yadav, right-arm leg break, comes into the attack
After 8 overs,New Zealand Women 47/2 ( Suzie Bates 21 , Amy Satterthwaite (C) 1)
Two experienced players in the middle for the hosts. Captain Amy Satterthwaite along with Bates would look to finish things off for New Zealand. 6 off the over.
Reddy continues
After 7 overs,New Zealand Women 41/2 ( Suzie Bates 16 , Amy Satterthwaite (C) 0)
Gurrey was stuck for a while. She broke shackles by hitting a boundary and then that shot led her to another one, which was not that well implemented. India have made a comeback here for sure.
OUT! Gurrey tries to be aggressive, tries to go over the mid-off but does not connect, the bottom edge flies to Mansi Joshi at mid-off and she does not make a mistake. Caitlin Gurrey c Deepti Sharma b Radha Yadav 4(11
FOUR! Gurrey goes off the mark with a boundary after a shaky start, hits it just inches away from the mid-on fielder and gets a boundary.
Radha continues
After 6 overs,New Zealand Women 35/1 ( Suzie Bates 14 , Caitlin Gurrey 0)
Reddy into the attack. Gentle medium pacers from her. All the fast bowlers have looked to take the ball away but the line has not been quite right. There is a slip in the place so clearly, the plan is not to contain the batters and make them err but to straightaway look for wickets. End of powerplay.
Arundhati Reddy, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack
After 5 overs,New Zealand Women 34/1 ( Suzie Bates 13 , Caitlin Gurrey 0)
India get their first victim and they should be happy of the fact that it was Devine who has gone back. However, Indians still not completely in it. Radha needs to be more consistent with the line.
Caitlin Gurrey, right handed bat, comes to the crease
OUT! Devine comes out to Radha Yadav but does not connect, the inside edge hits the timber and she has to leave after scoring 19 off 16. Devine b Radha Yadav 19(16)
FOUR! Poor bowling, short, slow and flighted, Devine takes her own sweet time to hit it over the mid-off fielder for a boundary.
Radha Yadav, left-arm orthodox, comes into the attack
After 4 overs,New Zealand Women 29/0 ( Sophie Devine 15 , Suzie Bates 13)
White Ferns openers going easy in the chase. Mansi Joshi has erred in line and length and gives the hosts at least two chances to score a boundary. India need a wicket here or it will be too late for any possible comeback.
FOUR! Short and going down the leg stump line, Bates comes forward and heaves it through the mid-wicket for a boundary.
Mansi continues
After 3 overs,New Zealand Women 21/0 ( Sophie Devine 14 , Suzie Bates 6)
A much, much better over from Deepti. Keeps it wicket-to-wicket and this is exactly what Harmanpreet asked for. She almost tempted Devine to give a catch to mid-on fielder. 5 from the over.
Deepti continues
After 2 overs,New Zealand Women 16/0 ( Sophie Devine 12 , Suzie Bates 3)
Pace from the other end. Ugly dives from India on the ground. Mansi Joshi found herself tangled by a powerful shot in the previous and on the second ball of the second over, Punia at covers threw herself on the ball and almost injured herself. Devine batting with some authority here. One boundary minimum per over looks like to be the plan.
FOUR! Outside the off stump, too wide to be honest and Devine punishes it by cutting it through the point fielder for a boundary.
Mansi Joshi, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack
After 1 over, New Zealand Women 8/0 ( Sophie Devine 6 , Suzie Bates 2)
Attacking but sensible start by NZ as Devine looks to come down the wicket on two occasions and was successful to hit a boundary once. The idea must be to never let the score-board become a pressure at any stage of the game. 8 from the first over.
FOUR! Second ball of the innings, Devine comes down the ground and hits it between mid-off and cover for a boundary. Great start.
Team India in a huddle. They want to win this to make it 1-1.
Suzie Bates and Sophie Devine to open the innings for White Ferns. India start off with right-arm off spin of Deepti Sharma.
It wasn’t India’s day with the bat today. Smriti Mandhana and Jemimah Rodrigues added 63 for second wicket but it went all downhill once Mandhana got out. Rodrigues fought valiantly with a score of 72 but lack of support means India could only manage 135 in 20 overs.
It’s over! Five from the last over and the wicket of Reddy. New Zealand need 136 to win the second T20I and the series
After 20 overs,India Women 135/6 ( Radha Yadav 6 , Mansi Joshi 0)
Mansi Joshi comes out to bat
OUT! Reddy had not other option as she tried to go aggressive only to give a catch to Kerr at mid-off.
Arundhati Reddy c Amelia Kerr b Rosemary Mair 3(6)
Mair back into attack
After 19 overs,India Women 130/5 ( Arundhati Reddy 3 , Radha Yadav 1)
Three consecutive fours for Rodrigues before she got out. First with a sweep to fine leg, second with hoick over mid-wicket and then with an excellent cover drive. Took a double and then got out trying to keep the scoreboard ticking. Came down the pitch but Kerr beat her this time for Martin to remove her bails. 15 off the over.
Radha Yadav comes out to bat
OUT! STUMPING! Rodrigues had to keep the runs coming as she danced down the ground but missed the ball and Martin did the remaining
Rodrigues st Katey Martin b Amelia Kerr 72(53). India: 129/5.
FOUR! Full and Rodrigues creams it through cover for a boundary
FOUR! Rodrigues comes down the ground and slams Kerr over mid-wicket. Devine made a good run but couldn’t get to the ball
FOUR! Full and Rodrigues sweeps it through the fine leg boundary
After 18 overs,India Women 115/4 ( Jemimah Rodrigues 58 , Arundhati Reddy 3)
Excellent over from Tahuhu as she gives away just five runs and finishes with figures of 28/0 in four overs.
Tahuhu comes into attack
After 17 overs,India Women 110/4 ( Jemimah Rodrigues 55 , Arundhati Reddy 2)
Rodrigues pulls the first ball to mid-wicket for a four and also brings up her fifty. She has kept India in the game single-handedly. Seven off the over.
FOUR! FIFTY! A bit short and Rodrigues pulls it to mid-wicket to bring up her half-century
After 16 overs,India Women 103/4 ( Jemimah Rodrigues 49 , Arundhati Reddy 1)
Another wicket falls as Deepti gets run out. Rodrigues wanted to take a quick single and called Deepti after a soft push but keeper Martin was quick on her feet as she charged down and hit the stumps before Deepti could reach home. Rodrigues needs more support from the other end. Four off the over.
Arundhati Reddy comes out to bat
OUT! A direct hit from keeper Martin and Deepti has to walk back. Rodrigues drops it on the pitch and charges for a single but Deepti wasn’t ready as keeper Martin chases the ball and hits the stumps before Deepti could get into the crease.
Deepti Sharma run out (Katey Martin) 6(8). India: 101/4.
After 15 overs,India Women 99/3 ( Jemimah Rodrigues 47 , Deepti Sharma 5)
Rodrigues collects a treble off first delivery with a cover drive which is cut off just before reaching the ropes. Deepti takes a single with a cover drive followed by a single for Rodrigues. Another single for Deepti with a flick to long-on. Rodrigues adds one more with a push to mid-wicket. Seven off the over.
Peterson back into attack
After 14 overs,India Women 92/3 ( Jemimah Rodrigues 42 , Deepti Sharma 3)
Four singles off first four balls before Mair bowls two dot balls to Deepti. Rodrigues has now moved into the 40s.
Mair back into attack
After 13 overs,India Women 88/3 ( Jemimah Rodrigues 40 , Deepti Sharma 1)
Rodrigues comes out of crease and manoeuvres the full ball to square leg for a double. Tries the same on next ball and gets a single. Hemalatha adds a single with a push to mid off before injuring her shoulder after putting in a dive. She has been forced to leave the pitch. Deepti Sharma has come out to join Rodrigues and gets off the mark with a push to long-on. Six off the over.
Hemalatha has been forced to retire hurt due to a shoulder injury. Deepti Sharma comes out to bat.
Hemalatha has injured her shoulder trying to dive to avoid a run-out
After 12 overs,India Women 82/3 ( Jemimah Rodrigues 36 , Dayalan Hemalatha 1)
Good bowling from Tahuhu as she concedes just three singles. Two singles for Rodrigues while Hemalatha also gets off the mark with a push to deep backward point.
Dayalan Hemalatha comes out to bat. Tahuhu back into attack.
After 11 overs,India Women 79/3 ( Jemimah Rodrigues 34 , )
Another big wicket for White Ferns. After Mandhana, India lose Harmanpreet. Excellent variation from Kasperek. She kept it full but slow as the skipper gave the catch to her opposite number at cover. Seven off the over.
OUT! India lose Harmanpreet. Half-volley but Kasperek keeps it slow forcing Harmanpreet to play it early as she skied it to Satterthwaite at cover.
Harmanpreet Kaur c Satterthwaite b Kasperek 5(5). India: 79/3.
FOUR! The edge off Harmanpreet’s bats beats the keeper and runs down to third man boundary
Kasperek back into attack
After 10 overs,India Women 72/2 ( Jemimah Rodrigues 32 , Harmanpreet Kaur (C) 0).
Cover drive off first ball for a single from Rodrigues followed by another uppish square cut by Mandhana for two through deep extra cover but then she gets out trying to up the scoring rate as she holes up one at long-on. Rodrigues adds one more single. Four off the over.
Harmanpreet Kaur comes out to bat
OUT! Big wicket! A few quiet overs and Mandhana gets out trying to up the ante. The opener wanted to go big and tonked the full delivery over the bowler only for Bates to take the catch at long-on.
Mandhana c Bates b Rosemary Mair 36(27). India: 71/2.
Pacer Rosemary Mair comes into attack
After 9 overs,India Women 68/1 ( Smriti Mandhana 34 , Jemimah Rodrigues 30)
Five off the over. Three singles for Rodrigues and two for Mandhana before Kerr bowls a tight one on the last ball to keep Mandhana quiet. India are currently scoring at a rate of more than 7.5 per over.
After 8 overs,India Women 63/1 ( Smriti Mandhana 32 , Jemimah Rodrigues 27)
Kasperek starts off by conceding seven runs in her first over. Rodrigues pulls the first one to backward square leg for a double, adds a single before Mandhana plays one over cover for a double. Followed by a single for both.
Off-spinner Leigh Kasperek comes into attack
After 7 overs,India Women 56/1 ( Smriti Mandhana 29 , Jemimah Rodrigues 23)
Good start for Kerr as she gives away just four runs in her first over. Two singles each for Mandhana and Rodrigues. Three of them came on leg side, which has been the preferred area today.
Leggie Amelia Kerr comes into attack
After 6 overs,India Women 52/1 ( Smriti Mandhana 27 , Jemimah Rodrigues 21)
India cross 50-run mark with six runs from the sixth over. Rodrigues slams the first ball to deep mid-wicket for a four before two more singles were added.
FOUR! Rodrigues gets a boundary through the deep mid-wicket area
Devine returns to attack
After 5 overs,India Women 46/1 ( Smriti Mandhana 26 , Jemimah Rodrigues 16)
Another big over as Indian batters start to free their hands. Back-to-back fours for Mandhana. First a straight drive to long-off and then a flick to mid-wicket. 13 off the over.
FOUR! Mandhana creams it through mid-wicket
FOUR! Another good shot from Mandhana to long-off
After 4 overs,India Women 33/1 ( Smriti Mandhana 16 , Jemimah Rodrigues 13)
Big over for India! 16 runs off it. Rodrigues slams Tahuhu back of the length delivery to backward square leg before Mandhana pulls the short ball over mid-wicket for a six and then gets a four with a flick to same area.
FOUR! On Mandhana’s pads and she flicks it to mid-wicket ropes past Kerr
SIX! Excellent shot. A bit short and Mandhana pulls it over mid-wicket
FOUR! On Rodrigues pads and she flicks it to mid-wicket. Another good shot
After 3 overs,India Women 17/1 ( Rodrigues 8 , Smriti Mandhana 5)
White Ferns gets the first wicket as Devine removes Punia in her first over. The opener got out trying to play a lofted straight drive which could not get past the mid-wicket fielder. Mandhana takes a single after which new batswoman Rodrigues collects a double and finishes the over with a six. 10 off the over.
SIX! First boundary of the match. Devine pitches on middle and leg and Rodrigues pulls it confidently over mid-wicket
Jemimah Rodrigues comes out to bat
OUT! Punia gets out trying to play a big shot. Punia wanted to go big but her mistimed lofted straight drive was take comfortably by Satterthwaite at mid-wicket.
Priya Punia c Satterthwaite b Devine 4(10). India: 8/1.
Sophie Devine comes into attack
After 2 overs,India Women 7/0 ( Priya Punia 4 , Smriti Mandhana 3)
Mandhana gets off the mark first ball with a dab to deep backward point before taking two more with a push to backward point and a pull to mid-wicket. Two singles for Punia in the third-man area. Five off the over.
Right-arm medium fast Lea Tahuhu comes into attack
After 1 overs,India Women 2/0 ( Priya Punia 2 , Smriti Mandhana 0)
Two dot balls and Punia plays the third ball of the first over down the ground for a double. Eden Park’s shortest boundaries are the straight ones, so we can expect a lot of down the ground charge. Peterson has opened the attack for White Ferns.
Priya Punia has come out to open with Smriti Mandhana. Punia on strike. Anna Peterson to bowl the first over.
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Alright, time for national anthems now. We are five minutes away from live action!
New Zealand playing XI: Suzie Bates, Sophie Devine, Caitlin Gurrey, Amy Satterthwaite(c), Katey Martin(w), Anna Peterson, Leigh Kasperek, Hannah Rowe, Amelia Kerr, Lea Tahuhu, Rosemary Mair
India playing XI: Priya Punia, Smriti Mandhana, Jemimah Rodrigues, Harmanpreet Kaur(c), Dayalan Hemalatha, Arundhati Reddy, Mansi Joshi, Deepti Sharma, Taniya Bhatia(w), Radha Yadav, Poonam Yadav
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Toss: Amy Satterthwaite wins toss and White Ferns decide to bowl first in the second T20I against India at Eden Park
Toss to take place in five minutes. Don’t go anywhere.
All eyes on skipper Harmanpreet Kaur
In the absence of Mithali Raj, all eyes will be on Harmanpreet Kaur. Indian middle-order is severely short on experience without the veteran Mithali and it’s imperative for India that Harmanpreet scores big for them to chase massive totals or to set up stiff targets. She got out for 17 in the first match.
With most of this squad in the early twenties, this is a side whose primary goal is to learn that they can win without Jhulan Goswami and Mithali Raj. They showed it in the last T20 World Cup. By the time the next one comes around, they need to believe that they can. Read Snehal Pradhan’s two cents on what India need to do in a Mithali Raj-less team.
White Ferns’ Sophie Devine to be in focus again
Devine’s 62 off 48 balls was the major force behind hosts scoring a competitive total of 159 in the first match. The second best score of 33 belonged to skipper Amy Satterthwaite. Opener Devine will be in focus once again at the Eden Park as India will hope to get her out early to dent New Zealand’s chances.
It is a packed house at Eden Park, Auckland, we have been told.
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One of the biggest talking points from the first T20I at Wellington was the absence of Mithali Raj. Skipper Harmanpreet Kaur said at the post-match presentation that India are looking to build a team for the future, in which case Mithali could also sit out of the second match as well.
Opener Smriti Mandhana looks to bat till death overs
Despite being 102/1 in chase of 160, a batting collapse saw India lose the first match. Mandhana is now planning to bat as deep as possible.
“Practically, I would say I have to bat till 20 overs that is the best option. The more I bat till 18 overs, we won’t collapse because if the top three or four batters can bat till the 18-20th overs then the rest can revolve around them, so tactically that is what I will try to do,” Mandhana said ahead of second T20I.
Smriti Mandhana remained an unstoppable juggernaut with a record-smashing half century but the Indian women’s cricket team failed to make it count, going down by 23 runs in the opening T20 International against New Zealand on Wednesday. Read the report of the first T20I here .
Hello and welcome to Firstpost’s coverage of the 2nd women’s T20I between India and New Zealand at the Eden Park in Auckland. The White Ferns are leading the series 1-0 after their 23-run win at Wellington, and will hope to make up for the ODI defeat by sealing the T20Is with a game to spare.
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