ICC Women’s World Cup 2022 India vs New Zealand Highlights: India lose by 62 runs after Harmanpreet Kaur fifty

Team India have lost their second match of the ongoing ICC Women's World Cup 2022 by 62 runs to New Zealand at Hamilton on Thursday (March 10). Chasing 261 to win, India were bundled out for 198 in 46.4 overs in spite of a valiant 71 by vice-captain Harmanpreet Kaur.

White Ferns pacer Lea Tahuhu was the pick of the bowlers, claiming 3/17 in 10 overs while leg-spinner Amelia Kerr picked up three wickets as well including that of Indian captain Mithali Raj. Harmanpreet's knock came off just 63 balls with six fours and two sixes but came too late in the day for India.

India slipped deeper into trouble, losing their 7th wicket now with first match's hero and all-rounder Pooja Vastrakar dismissed for 6 off 16 balls. Vice-captain Harmanpreet Kaur is fighting a lone battle on 50 with India at 151/7 chasing 261 to win in their ICC Women's World Cup 2022 match against New Zealand in Hamilton on Thursday (March 10). India need another 110 runs to win in remaining 48 balls.

Captain Mithali Raj had fallen in her effort to push the run-rate, departing for 31 off 56 balls. Mithali charged down the track to New Zealand leg-spinner Amelia Kerr, as India slumped to 97/4 in 30th over still needing 164 runs to win in 20 overs

Amelia provided a double breakthrough in the 30th over, dismissing dashing Indian wicketkeeper Richa Ghosh for a duck to reduce India to 101 for 5. Vice-captain Harmanpreet Kaur is in the middle unbeaten on 22 off 29 balls with Sneh Rana. Rana survived the hattrick ball from Amelia, cutting a boundary for four off the first ball.  

Opener Yastika Bhatia was dismissed for 28 off 59 balls. Lea Tahuhu bagged her second wicket with India needing a further 211 runs to win in 30 overs at a run-rate of over 7 runs. 

Team India suffered a second blow in the first 10 overs of their chase as all-rounder Deepti Sharma was dismissed for 5 off 13 balls. Deepti Sharma followed dashing opener Smriti Mandhana back to the pavilion. Veteran White Ferns pacer Lea Tahuhu appealed successfully for a review against Deepti to dismiss her leg-before. New Zealand White Ferns pacer Jess Kerr dismissed Mandhana for a sedate 6 off 21 balls as Team India struggled to 11/1 in the first six overs.

Vice-captain Harmanpreet Kaur is now in the middle with Mithali Raj and the duo have a massive task at hand if they want to chase down this total by New Zealand.

Skipper Mithali Raj has joined Yastika Bhatia in the middle. Yastika has been brough into the match to replace out-of-form opener Shafali Verma. Mandhana had scored a fine half-century in the first World Cup match against Pakistan. 

Veteran Team India pacer Jhulan Goswami picked up her record 39th wicket in women's World Cup matches to put her at equal highest wicket-taker in the history of the tournament with Australia's Lyn Fulleston. Goswami dismissed New Zealand's Katey Martin for 41 in the final ball of the innings as India restricted the White Ferns to 260/9 .

Jhulan ended with figures of 1/41 in nine overs and Mithali Raj's team will need 261 runs to win to claim their second successive victory in the ongoing World Cup. All-rounder Pooja Vastrakar picked up wickets off successive deliveries in the 47th over of the White Ferns innings to reduce them to 240/8. Vastrakar finishes with superb figures of 4/33 in 10 overs.

India's pace bowling all-rounder Vastrakar made up for dropping a simple catch of Katey Martin off Rajeshwari Gayakwad by dismissing New Zealand captain Amy Satterthwaite in the next over for 75 off 84 balls. She ended up with 3/19 in his final six over spell.

Deepti Sharma provided much-needed breakthrough for Mithali Raj's side as New Zealand lost Maddy Green for a well-made 27 off 36 balls. New Zealand women are 178/4 in 34 overs with skipper Amy Satterthwaite going strong on an unbeaten 53 off 62 in their ICC Women's World Cup 2022 match in Hamilton on Thursday (March 10).

Green had put on 54 runs for the fourth wicket with Satterthwaite before going for a big blow off the Indian spinner only to hit it straight down the throat of Smriti Mandhana at long-on. Deepti now has 1/29 in five over with Katey Martin joining Satterthwaite in the middle.

Left-arm spinner Rajeshwari Gayakwad had bagged the big wicket of in-form New Zealand batter Amelia Kerr. Gayakwad has trapped Kerr in front of the stumps for a fine 50 off 64 balls.

The White Ferns have moved along to 128/3 in 23 over after being sent into bat by India's Mithali Raj. NZ skipper Amy Satterthwaite is unbeaten on 30.

All-rounder Pooja Vastrakar has got a big breakthrough for her side in her first over of the game. Vastrakar induces an edge off New Zealand opener Sophie Devine's bat to send her packing for a 30-ball 35 as the hosts are 76/2 in 15 overs.

Bates was involved in a mix-up while going for a quick single. Devine is rebuilding the innings in the company of in-form Amelia Kerr. The White Ferns opener has raced along to 33 off 26 balls with the score at 47/1 after being sent into bat.

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3rd success with the ball for #TeamIndia!

Rajeshwari Gayakwad strikes to get Amelia Kerr out.

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Earlier, Team India captain Mithali Raj has won the toss in Hamilton on Thursday (March 10) and elected to bowl first in their second match of the ongoing ICC Women’s World Cup 2022 against New Zealand. India started off the tournament with a win over arch-rivals Pakistan while hosts NZ have lost one (against West Indies) and won one (against Bangladesh) so far.

Brief Scores: NZ women 260/9 (Amy Satterthwaite 75, Amelia Kerr 50, Pooja Vastrakar 4/33, Rajeshwari Gayakwad 2/46) vs India women 198 in 46.4 ovs (Harmanpreet Kaur 71, Mithali Raj 31; Lea Tahuhu 3/18)

(with PTI inputs)