India’s batting frailties had been as soon as once more uncovered as New Zealand skipper Sophie Devine’s all-round heroics propelled her facet to a series-levelling 76-run win within the second girls’s ODI on Sunday. Opting to bat, Devine struck 79 off 86 balls, hitting seven fours and a six whereas stitching a significant partnership of 82 runs for the fifth wicket with Maddy Inexperienced (42 off 41 balls) to raise New Zealand to a difficult 259 for 9. Devine additionally excelled with the ball, ending with figures of three/27 as New Zealand’s bowlers mixed to dismiss India for 183 runs, constructed round No. 9 Radha Yadav’s combating 48. For the White Ferns, Lea Tahuhu (3/42) additionally claimed three wickets, whereas Jess Kerr (2/49) and Eden Carson (2/32) chipped in with key dismissals.
Chasing the 260-run goal, India discovered themselves at 26 for 3 throughout the first 5 overs. They additional slipped to 102 for 7 in 26 over earlier than Radha and Saima Thakor (29) cast a spirited 70-run stand for the ninth wicket to maintain alive India’s slim hopes.
Nonetheless, Kerr broke the partnership, eradicating Thakor because the hosts had been finally dismissed in 47.1 overs, permitting New Zealand to stage the collection 1-1.
Smriti Mandhana’s struggles continued as she lasted simply two balls, dismissed by Tahuhu, whereas fellow opener Shafali Verma (11) managed two boundaries earlier than being adjudged LBW by Kerr.
Yastika Bhatia (12) additionally fell early, changing into Tahuhu’s second sufferer as India’s prime order faltered.
Skipper Harmanpreet Kaur, returning after lacking the primary ODI as a result of a minor harm, contributed 24 runs, as she partnered with Jemimah Rodrigues (17) so as to add 38 runs earlier than each had been dismissed.
Tejal Hasabnis (15) and Deepti Sharma (15) additionally did not construct on their begins, leaving India struggling at 102 for 7 in 26 over.
Earlier, New Zealand had been off to a wonderful begin with openers Suzie Bates (58 off 70 balls) and Georgia Plimmer (41 off 50) including 87 runs in slightly below 16 overs.
India fought again by snaring three wickets in fast succession, after which, Radha Yadav pulled off an unbelievable catch after working backwards to offer leg-spinner Priya Mishra her maiden worldwide wicket.
Yadav was concerned in three of the primary 4 New Zealand wickets because the guests appeared to have misplaced the plot when Brooke Halliday was strolling again to the dressing room after Yadav’s pyrotechnics.
However then, Devine had different different plans as she discovered an ready ally in Inexperienced and the 2 helped their facet regain management of the proceedings.
Maddy struck 5 fours to prop up the visiting facet that misplaced the primary recreation of the three-match collection.
With 4 wickets, left-arm spinner Yadav was probably the most profitable bower for India however gave away 69 runs in her 10 overs, whereas off-spinner Deepti Sharma ended with 2/30.
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