India vs New Zealand Highlights, Women’s World Cup 2022: NZ W register comprehensive 62-run win over IND W

Drinks are on the field now! India would be happy to remove both the NZ openers but the White Ferns still have some big names in the line-up. They can easily go past 250 on this surface if they have enough wickets in hand.

New Zealand 76/2

Kerr produces the sweep again and beats short fine leg to get a boundary. It's a fast outfield in Hamilton but skipper Mithali won't be too pleased with Yastika's effort at long leg.

New Zealand 75/2

Satterthwaite joins the fun! Boundaries don't seem to dry up for New Zealand. Satterthwaite timed it perfectly through the gap at the backward point for a boundary. The hosts don't look under pressure despite the exit of both openers.

New Zealand 68/2

Short and wide from Deepti and she's paid the price for it. Kerr knew exactly what she was doing. She slaps it through the cover region for a boundary. Also, Satterthwaite has joined Kerr in the middle.

New Zealand 63/2

WICKET! Vastrakar has struck in her first over to remove dangerous-looking Devine for 35. Massive breakthrough!

Yastika Bhatia just could not quite get there! What a wicket it would've been. Kerr swept it towards square leg and Yastika was a bit slow to reach there in time. Also, 50 up for New Zealand.

New Zealand 51/1

Rajeshwari Gayakwad comes into the attack! 

Freebies for Devine! She drives it to extra cover and Vastrakar lets it go through her hands to the boundary rope. Devine's already scored 33 off 26 balls.

New Zealand 47/1

Devine looks in phenomenal touch! Bit wide from Meghna and Devine whacks it towards extra cover for a boundary. She'd already hit six fours so far in 21 deliveries.

New Zealand 42/1

Kerr pushes it towards third man to take a single. Seven overs completed.

New Zealand 35/1

A dot ball to end the over. Tidy from Meghna as Kerr defends the last deliver with soft hands towards the off side. Devine, on the other end, is batting at a strike-rate of over 150!

New Zealand 33/1

Stand and deliver! What a shot from Devine, who drives it sweetly through the cover-point region. She cuts it through point for another boundary on the last delivery. Too easy for Devine!

New Zealand 31/1

Back-to-back boundaries for Devine! She first drove Meghna's low full toss straight down the ground and then cut the next delivery beautifully past point.

New Zealand 21/1

What an over! Indians are pumped up after that early wicket. Will be interesting to see how Devine steadies the innings.

Direct hit and Bates has to walk back on 5! New Zealand lose their first wicket. Excellent work by Vastrakar, who picked it up quickly and disturbed the stumps with a powerful throw. Amelia Kerr comes in next.

Oh dear!!! There were two slips for that swing from Bates but the ball flies over the cordon for a boundary. Thick edge and no one got a chance to get a hand on it.

New Zealand 9/0

Devine pierces it behind point and the third man had no chance! What a way to get off the mark. Five off Goswami's over.

New Zealand 5/0

Uh oh! Bates' flick was in the air and almost carried to Harmanpreet at short mid-wicket. She later nudges it to third man for a single. First runs!

We are all set for the start! Bates and Devine open for New Zealand. 

New Zealand are currently fifth in the points table and India are sitting at the third spot with a healthy NRR of +2.140. Teams are making their way in for the national anthems.

New Zealand Women: Sophie Devine(c), Suzie Bates, Amelia Kerr, Amy Satterthwaite, Maddy Green, Frances Mackay, Katey Martin(w), Hayley Jensen, Lea Tahuhu, Jess Kerr, Hannah Rowe

"We did play India well in the recent series, we were able to put together complete performances and that's something we've been speaking about for a while. It's now about replicating it today. Same team for us," says New Zealand skipper Sophie Devine.

"Looks a good wicket and later on, there could be dew which will make batting easier. Also we depend a lot on spinners, so better to bowl first. One change - Yastika replaces Shafali at the top," says Mithali.

Big update! Shafali has been dropped from the eleven. Yastika Bhatia comes in to replace her. 

India Women (Playing XI): Smriti Mandhana, Yastika Bhatia, Deepti Sharma, Mithali Raj(c), Harmanpreet Kaur, Richa Ghosh(w), Sneh Rana, Pooja Vastrakar, Jhulan Goswami, Meghna Singh, Rajeshwari Gayakwad