PLAYER OF THE MATCH: With 3/20 from four overs, Lea Tahuhu picks up the award.
11.42 IST: WICKETS! Radha Yadav is stumped behind by Katey Martin and Deepti Sharma departs in the next ball, caught by Amy Satterthwaite. GAME OVER. New Zealand wins the first T20 by 23 runs. From 102/1 (11.2), India is all out for 136 in 19.1 overs. A shocking middle-order collapse saw India lose nine wickets for 34 runs. A lot to work on after this collapse.
11.37 IST: WICKET! Taniya Bhatia is caught and bowled by Leigh Kasperek. From 102/1 after 11.2 overs, India is now 132/8 after 18.2 overs.
11.33 IST:WICKET! Skipper Harmanpreet Kaur falls. Stumped by Katey Martin off Amelia Kerr. India 129/7 (17.3 overs) and need 31 runs in 15 balls. Taniya Bhatia, India's regular top order batter, walks in next.
11.28 IST:WICKET! Arundhati Reddy is gone. Out leg before to debutante Rosemary Mair. India 117/6 (16.3 overs)
11.24 IST:After 16 overs, India is 116/5. Skipper Harmanpreet Kaur and Arundhati Reddy in middle as they try to steady the ship, needing 44 runs off 24 balls.
11.18 IST:WICKET! Flurry of wickets now as Anuja Patil, who just came in, is sent packing. Same combination again. Amelia Kerr with the catch off Lea Tahuhu. India 114/5 after 14.4 overs , after being 102/2 a few balls ago. Lots of drama at Wellington. The early finish that we spoke of earlier can be comfortably set aside now.
11.16 IST: WICKET! Dayalan Hemalatha departs for three runs off six balls.A simple catch for Amelia Kerr at mid-wicket and Lea Tahuhu gets her second wicket of the day. India 114/4, 14.1 overs.
11.13 IST: Dayalan Hemalatha and Harmanpreet Kaur are at the crease currently with India at 111/3 after 14 overs.
11.05 IST:WICKET! Back in the attack and Lea Tahuhu picks up Jemimah Rodrigues' wicket. She tried to cut but gets caught behind by Katey Martin.
Jemimah Rodrigues 39 (33b) [4s-6] and India is 103/3 after 12.1 overs.
11.02 IST:WICKET! Amelia Kerr picks up the crucial wicket of Smriti Mandhana, who departs after Hannah Rowe pulled off a brilliant catch at wide long off.
Smriti Mandhana 58 (34b) [4s-7, 6s-3] and India 102/2, 11.3 overs.
10.58 IST: Overs 7 to 11 have given India 40 runs without the loss of a wicket.
10.54 IST: Amy Satterthwaite gives away only three runs and India is 90/1 at the halfway mark. Going by the urgency in Jemimah Rodrigues and Smriti Mandhana's batting, there's a good chance we will have an early finish.
10.50 IST: After 9 overs, India is 87/1. Jemimah Rodrigues 30 (24b) and Smriti Mandhana 51 (25b) helping India cruise towards the target.
10.48 IST:HALF CENTURY FOR Smriti Mandhana! Brings it up in style, with a six. Effortless stuff. Beautifully timed shots today along with impeccable placement. 50 off just 24 balls and she isn't done yet.
10.40 IST: Jemimah Rodrigues 23 (19b) and Smriti Mandhana 41 (18b) are comfortably steering India in Wellington. After 7 overs, India is 69/1.
10.34 IST: Jemimah Rodrigues gets in on the act now. Three fours off Leigh Kasperek in the fifth over! And with that the 50 run partnership between them comes up. Off just 29 balls.
10.30 IST: Jemimah Rodrigues 10 (12b) and Smriti Mandhana 31 (13b) have settled in well now. Both have hit a a few boundaries — plus a pair of maximums from Smriti. Rosemary Mair will not want to remember her first over in her debut T20. After 5 overs, India is 46/1.
10.23 IST: At the end of 3 overs, India is 19/1.Jemimah Rodrigues 5 (4b) and Smriti Mandhana 9 (9b) are at the crease.
10.13 IST: WICKET! Skipper Amy Satterthwaite makes the breakthrough. Priya Punia chips straight to Leigh Kasperek at square leg and her debut innings comes to an end early.
Priya Punia 4 (5b) [4s-1]
10.11 IST: Frances Mackay opens the bowling for New Zealand. Priya Punia gets a four off the second ball but Mackay limps off after the third ball. She won't be able to finish her over,looks like a consequence of the collision with Katey Martin while they were batting.
INDIAN INNINGS: Smriti Mandhana and Priya Punia will get the chase underway.
10 IST: Katey Martin manages to squeeze two sixes off Radha Yadav in the final over and New Zealand finishes at 159/4. Amy Sattherthwaite said she would have opted to bowl first had she won the toss but the target India has been set will make her feel good.
9.54 IST: After 19 overs, New Zealand is 143/4. Katey Martin and Frances Mackay batting. A big final over coming up for New Zealand?
9.52 IST: COLLISION! Katey Martin and Frances Mackay run into each other while taking a single. Both take a tumble but get up and comfortably reach either end.
9.49 IST: Big shout from Deepti Sharma for an LBW. Original decision was not out and the third umpire takes a look at it. And the original decision stands. Frances Mackay survives the appeal.
9.48 IST: After 18 overs, New Zealand is 138/4 — with Katey Martin and Frances Mackay at the crease.
9.43 IST: WICKET! Amy Satterthwaite is gone. The full toss did the trick and Jemimah Rodrigues takes an easy catch at deep square-leg. Deepti Sharma gets the wicket of the skipper.
Amy Satterthwaite 33 (26b) [4s-4] and New Zealand: 121/4 (16.3)
9.36 IST: WICKET! Sophie Devine walks back to the pavillion after Deepti Sharma takes a good catch at cover. The slower ball did the trick. Deepti and Smriti Mandhana almost collided while going for the catch. Arundhati Reddy picks up the wicket.
Sophie Devine 62 (48b) [4s-6, 6s-2] and New Zealand: 116/3 (15.3)
9.34 IST: Back-to-back fours for Sophie Devine from Arundhati Reddy's first two balls of the over. NZ 116/2, 15.2 overs.
9.28 IST: Sophie Devine picks up a single with drive to long-off and brings up her half century.
Sophie Devine 50* (41b) 4x4s
9.26 IST: 50 run partnership for Amy Satterthwaite and Sophie Devine, and along with that New Zealand gets past the 100 run mark. NZ: 102/2. 13.5 overs.
9.24 IST: At the end of 13 overs, New Zealand is 95/2. Amy Satterthwaite 22 (16b) and Sophie Devine 49 (40b) are at the crease right now.
9:10 IST: 11th over proves to be costly for India. Satterthwaite blasts three boundaries in Poonam Yadav's bowling. NZ 78/2.
9:00 IST: WICKET! Poonam Yadav breaches Gurrey's defence. CA Gurrey b Punia 15(16b). NZ 47/2
5 overs: New Zealand has managed to avoid further damage in the first five overs and is scoring at more than run-a-ball. NZ 34/1 . Gurrey and Devine at the crease.
WICKET! India manages an early breakthrough! Suzie Bates gets a thick top-edge off Radha Yadav and gives keeper Taniya Bhatia an easy catch. New Zealand 11/1; Suzy Bates 7(6); b Radha Yadav c Tanya Bhatia
0.3 overs Suzy Bates goes straight down the ground and picks up the first FOUR of the match, off Arundhati Reddy.
∙ Debutant Priya Punia receives the cap from Mithali Raj. Symbolic stuff.
∙ For New Zealand Women, Rosemary Mair and Katie Gurrey make their debuts today.
∙ Mithali Raj does not make the team today. Priya Punia will be making her debut.
∙ Here's what the captains said at the toss.
Harmanpreet Kaur: "We can chase without any pressure. We're going with four spinners and a medium pacer."
Amy Sattherthwaite: "We would've wanted to bowl as well."
∙TEAM NEWS!
India: Smriti Mandhana, Priya Punia, Jemimah Rodrigues, Harmanpreet Kaur, Dayalan Hemalatha, Deepti Sharma, Anuja Patil, Taniya Bhatia, Arundhati Reddy, Radha Yadav, Poonam Yadav.
New Zealand: Suzie Bates, Sophie Devine, Caitlin Gurrey, Amy Satterthwaite, Katey Martin, Frances Mackay, Leigh Kasperek, Amelia Kerr, Hannah Rowe, Lea Tahuhu, Rosemary Mair.
∙TOSS: Captain Harmanpreet Kaur wins the toss and the Women In Blue will be fielding first.
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