New Zealand women came back strongly to beat India women in first T20I in Wellington. (Source: White Ferns/Twitter) New Zealand women came back strongly to beat India women in first T20I in Wellington. (Source: White Ferns/Twitter) India women’s cricket team went from a convincing position in the first T20I against New Zealand at the Westpac Stadium in Wellington to throwing it all away with the middle order collapsing miserably. Asked to chase 160 runs by New Zealand, India collapsed from 102/1 to 117/6 in five overs and eventually 136 runs to throw away momentum created by Smriti Mandhana and Jemimah Rodrigues at the top. The 23-run win gave New Zealand a 1-0 lead in the three-match T20I series. India women had earlier won the ODIs 2-1 which were part of the ICC Women’s Championship. In India women’s first T20I on New Zealand soil and as part of the double header in Wellington – with the men facing off at 12.30 PM IST – Mandhana and Rodrigues’ 98 run stand from 64 balls for the second wicket was undone with the middle order failing to strike miserably. In the absence of veteran Mithali Raj, none of the Indian women remained steady under rising run rate and pressure. This loss is expected to reignite discussion over not starting with her. In team news, Priya Punia made her debut and received the cap from Mithali with Harmanpreet Kaur continuing to lead the side. It is time for the first T20I and Priya Punia makes her India debut. @ImHarmanpreet wins the toss and opts to bowl first #NZvIND pic.twitter.com/c4368AvRPu — BCCI Women (@BCCIWomen) 6 February 2019 After the blip in the third ODI where both Mandhana and Rodrigues failed to fire, they returned to big hitting and high scoring in Wellington. Mandhana who has been in scintillating form in ODIs which has seen her hit two centuries and eight half tons in last 15 matches – which propelled her to top-rank among the batswomen – carried that into the shortest format also. Mandhana struck her first T20I fifty since 2014 and seventh overall in Wellington. Her 24-ball fifty is also the fastest for an Indian batswoman in T20Is bettering her own record by a delivery. She was given strong support at the other end by youngster Rodrigues who scored 39 runs from 33 balls with six boundaries to her name. Lea Tahuhu accounted for her wicket with a delivery outside off which Jemimah tried to slash but got the faintest of edges behind to Katey Martin. Dayalan Hemlatha (3) and Anuja Patil (0) too became her victims with India suddenly going from 102/1 to 111/5. Skipper Harmanpreet Kaur persisted for a while including hitting a six to give the visiting team hope for a late revival but those hopes were dashed when Amelie Kerr’s well flighted delivery deceived Kaur with Martin completing the stumping. Taniya Bhatia, Radha Yadav and Deepti Sharma exited in single digits as India women fell apart for 136 runs in the final over. Having won the toss, India put the White Ferns into bat. Experienced Suzie Bates failed to fire with New Zealand women also starting poorly. The fastest T20I fifty among the women belongs to Sophie Devine and she played a crucial role in New Zealand’s surge. As Bates faltered, her opening partner Devine struck 62 runs from 48 balls with six boundaries and two sixes. She had good support from skipper Amy Satterthwaite with 33 runs from 27 balls as they stitched a 69 run partnership. At the bottom end, wicketkeeper batswoman Martin played a firing cameo with 27 runs from 14 balls. BRIEF SCORES: New Zealand women: 159/4 (Sophie Devine 62; Deepti Sharma 1/19) beat India women: 136 all out (Smriti Mandhana 58, Jemimah Rodrigues 39; Lea Tahuhu 3/20) by 23 runs to win the first T20I.<doc-sep>Preview The Indian Women are ready to take on New Zealand Women for the T20I series after sealing the ODI series 2-1. The Indian team completely outplayed the home side in the first two ODIs to clinch the series. However, the White Ferns bounced back in the third ODI to avoid a clean sweep. Both the teams will now focus on the T20I series that is set to begin from February 06, Wednesday. Team India would be aiming to dominate the hosts in the opening T20I to keep them under the pump, just like they did in the ODI series. The home side will be looking to overcome their demons and perform well in the upcoming T20I series. New Zealand would be hoping to avenge one of the most significant defeats in their backyard. Smriti Mandhana will be pivotal to Team India’s success in the upcoming series. She proved her mettle in the ODI series and was declared the ‘Player of the Series’ for her contribution. All eyes will be on Harmanpreet Kaur to see how she leads the side after the T20 World Cup mishap. The visitors would be hoping to end this historic tour on a high by beating the Kiwis in the T20 series as well. Suzie Bates is ready for the challenge against the Indian side, heading into the upcoming match. The White Ferns fancy their chances in the T-20 format. The home side has released a 13-member squad to face the Blue Brigade in the opening T20I. Katie Gurrey and Rosemary Mair, the two uncapped players join the team along with Frances Mackay, who makes her return for the national side after 2014. Wellington, Auckland, and Hamilton will host the three T20Is on 6, 8 and 10 February respectively. Game Details Date: Wednesday, February 6, 2019. Time: 08:30 AM IST Venue: Westpac Stadium, Wellington League: India tour of New Zealand Live Telecast: Star Sports Network Online Streaming: Hotstar Head to head (in T20Is) Total – 08 India – 03 New Zealand – 05 Ground Stats Total matches – 9 Matches won batting first – 2 Matches won bowling first – 7 Average 1st Inns scores – 152 Average 2nd Inns scores – 130 Highest total recorded – 196/5 (20 Ov) by NZ vs PAK Lowest total recorded – 101/10 (16.1 Ov) by PAK vs NZ Highest score chased – 163/6 (19 Ov) by NZ vs WI Lowest score defended – 162/8 (20 Ov) by NZ vs SL Team News New Zealand Women have released a 13-member squad to take on India Women Amy Satterthwaite will lead the side Team India will look to go with the unchanged playing 11. Squads New Zealand Women – Amy Satterthwaite (c), Amelia Kerr, Suzie Bates, Rosemary Mair, Bernadine Bezuidenhout, Katie Gurrey, Hayley Jensen, Leigh Kasperek, Frankie MacKay, Katey Martin, Hannah Rowe, Sophie Devine, Lea Tahuhu India Women – Harmanpreet Kaur(c), Radha Yadav, Smriti Mandhana, Arundhati Reddy, Mithali Raj, Jemimah Rodrigues, Taniya Bhatia, Poonam Yadav, Anuja Patil, Ekta Bisht, Dayalan Hemalatha, Mansi Joshi, Shikha Pandey, Deepti Sharma, Priya Punia Probable Playing XI New Zealand Katey Martin Amy Satterthwaite Suzie Bates C Gurrey Sophie Devine F Mackay Amelia Kerr Leigh Kasperek Lea Tahuhu Rosemary Mair Hanna Rowe India Taniya Bhatia Smriti Mandhana Mithali Raj Jemmimah Rodrigues Harmanpreet Kaur Daylana Hemalatha Deepti Sharma (Doubt: Anuja Patil) Poonam Yadav Ekta Bisht Shikha Pandey Mansi Joshi<doc-sep>Ind W vs NZ W 2nd T20 Live Cricket Streaming Online: The 2nd T20I between India and New Zealand will be played at the Eden Park in Auckland, New Zealand. (BCCI Women Twitter) Ind W vs NZ W 2nd T20 Live Cricket Streaming Online: The 2nd T20I between India and New Zealand will be played at the Eden Park in Auckland, New Zealand. (BCCI Women Twitter) The Indian women team would hope to perform better with the bat as they take on New Zealand in a must-win clash on Friday. The Indian batting witnessed a collapse in the series opener as they went down from 102/1 to 136 all-out. The Kiwis, on the other hand, would like to carry forward the momentum after overpowering India in the previous two contests, the final ODI and the first T20I. Mithali Raj, who recently became the first woman cricketer to feature in 200 ODIs, was left out from the squad and her inclusion in the team could be the bone of contention for Indian women. Her experience could have come handy but the India team management dropped her and picked youngsters in order to build a squad for the 2020 T20I World Cup in which the senior player is unlikely to feature. When is India vs New Zealand 2nd T20I? The 2nd T20I between India and New Zealand will take place on Friday, February 8, 2019. Where is India vs New Zealand 2nd T20I? The 2nd T20I between India and New Zealand will be played at the Eden Park in Auckland, New Zealand. Which channels will broadcast India vs New Zealand 2nd T20I? The 2nd T20I between India and New Zealand will be broadcast on Star Sports 1 and all its regional and HD platforms. What time does India vs New Zealand 2nd T20I begin? India vs New Zealand 2nd T20I will begin at 7:30 AM IST. The toss will take place at 7:00 AM IST. How do I watch online live streaming of India vs New Zealand 2nd T20I? India vs New Zealand 2nd T20I live streaming will be available on Hotstar. You can catch scores and updates on Indian Express Sports’ Twitter account with report thereafter on IndianExpress.com.<doc-sep>Indian women lost a thrilling second T20 International against New Zealand by four wickets to concede the three-match series on Friday. They had earlier lost the first Twenty20 International by 23 runs in Wellington. Harmanpreet Kaur and Co had posted a modest 135/6 despite a great start provided by Smriti Mandhana and Jemimah Rodrigues. They were being 72/2 after the first 10 overs but lost wickets regularly in the second half of the innings. Chasing an easy target, the White Ferns succumbed under pressure but manahed to hit the winning run off the last ball of the match. In the third T20I, India would look to end the tour on a high. For now, we leave you with all the details concerning the television coverage and live streaming of the 3rd WT20I: When will the India women vs New Zealand women fixture take place? The 3rd women's T20I between India and New Zealand will take on 10 February, 2019. Where will the match be played? The third India vs New Zealand WT20I will be played at Seddon Park, Hamilton . What time does the match begin? The third WT20I will begin at 08:30 hrs IST. Toss to take place at 08:00 hrs IST. Which TV channels will broadcast the India-New Zealand women's T20Is? The match will be telecast on Star Sports network in English, Hindi and Tamil, in both standard as well as HD format. How do I watch the match online? The match will be live streamed on hotstar.com. You can also catch live updates on firstpost.com.<doc-sep>
New Zealand women beat India by 4-wickets in the second T20I at Eden Park. (Source: White Ferns/Twitter) New Zealand women beat India by 4-wickets in the second T20I at Eden Park. (Source: White Ferns/Twitter) India women’s cricket team took New Zealand close in the second T20I at Auckland but fell short on the last ball to concede the series. In a nervous finish to a low-scoring game, New Zealand women chased down the 136 run target on the last ball of the 20th over to take a 2-0 lead in the three-match series. Playing their 100th T20I, India couldn’t make the strong start provided by Smriti Mandhana and Jemimah Rodrigues count. For the second game running, the duo emerged as the leading scorers as the rest of the side couldn’t trouble the scorers much. In fact, except the ODI opening pairing, no one reached double digits with India scoring 135 runs. Rodrigues top-scored with 72 runs – her highest scores in T20Is – and her fifth T20I fifty with Mandhana scoring 36 runs. From a strong position after 10 overs, India women could only add 63 runs in the last 10 overs with 36 runs coming in the last five to take the side to 135/6 at the close of play. In reply, Suzie Bates was the pick of the White Ferns batswomen with 62 runs from 52 balls. She and New Zealand captain Amy Satterthwaite stitched a 61 run partnership for the third wicket to all but take the game away from India. Seeing how India are slipping in the middle, there is definitely a place for Mithali in the middle in T20s. After the tempo is set by Smriti, Jemimah & Harman, Mithali can ensure there is no disintegration after that.#INDWvsNZW — Sanjay Manjrekar (@sanjaymanjrekar) February 8, 2019 However, a defiant bowling effort late on allowed the Harmanpreet Kaur-captained India to produce a close finish. When Satterthwaite fell for 23 runs from 20 balls with the Kiwis 101/3, India tightened the flow of runs and it helped with Bates exiting to make it 118/4. Jemimah Rodrigues scored 72 runs in the second T20I against New Zealand. (Source: BCCI/Twitter) Jemimah Rodrigues scored 72 runs in the second T20I against New Zealand. (Source: BCCI/Twitter) Deepti Sharma kept the nervy finish alive by conceding just five runs in the penultimate over as she posted figures of 0/19 from her four overs. With New Zealand needing nine runs from six balls, Mansi Joshi was handed the responsibility of keeping India alive in the series. She started the final over by being spanked for a four by wicketkeeper Katey Martin. The boundary allowed the hosts to breathe easy but briefly. The next ball, Joshi struck after cleaning up Martin. Needing five runs from four balls, New Zealand were helped ever so slightly by an overthrow run on the next delivery. With the equation reading three runs from three balls, Hannah Rowe and Leigh Kasperek held their nerve to take a single on each delivery and complete the win. The third and final match of the series will be played on Sunday in Hamilton. Brief Scores: India women: 135 for 6 in 20 overs (Jemimah Rodrigues 72, Smriti Mandhana 36; Roesemary Mair 2/17) lose to New Zealand Women: 136/6 in 20 overs (Suzie Bates 51, Radha Yadav 2/23) by 4-wickets.