Bengaluru : The New Zealand women’s cricket team came up with a fine all-round performance to beat India by three wickets and level the five-match ODI series 1-1 at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium here on Wednesday.
Batting first, India, who had won the opening tie on Sunday, made a hash of a fine start by opener Thirush Kamini, 61, (96b, 11×4, 1×6) as they lost wickets at regular intervals to be all out for 163 in the final over after being 68/1 at one stage.
The Black Caps shrugged off a shaky start to recover from 68/4 to make 164/7 in 44.2 overs with useful contributions from Rachel Priest (21), Amy Satterhwaite (23), Sophie Devine (33), Katie Perkins (30) and tailender Anna Peterson (23 not out) while India paid the price for some sloppy fielding, including dropped catches.
— —Brief scores—–
India 163 all out in 49.3 overs (Thirush Kamini 61, Harmanpreet Kaur 31; Lea Tahuhu 2/29, Leigh Kasperek 2/22, Suzie Bates 3/21) lost to New Zealand 164/7 in 44.2 overs (Sophie Devine 33, Katie Perkins 30, Anna Peterson 23 not out; Jhulan Goswami 2/14, Ekta Bisht 2/31, Rajeshwari Gayakwad 2/33) by 3 wickets.
