IND-W vs NZ-W 2nd ODI LIVE: Devine, Bates power NZ, India needs ...

Hosts, India will be eyeing to seal the series by winning the second ODI match against New Zealand at the Narendra Modi Stadium on Sunday (October 27, 2024). 

New Zealand, who were on a maiden T20 World Cup high faced a crushing defeat in the first ODI match against a charged-up Indian side powered by debutant Tejal Hasabnis and Saima Thakor. 

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The Hindu’s reporter P.K. Ajith Kumaris bringing in live updates from the stadium. 

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Chasing a target of 260, Indian women were 75 for 4 in 15 overs with Harmanpreet Kaur batting at 23 along with Tejal Hasabnis

Chasing a target of 260, Indian women were in further trouble as New Zealand captain dismissed Jemimah Rodrigues for 17 and India were in deep trouble at 64 for 4 in 13.3 overs.

Captain Harmanpreet Kaur, back in the team after a niggle ruled her out of the first ODI, and Jemimah Rodrigues are rebuilding the Indian innings after the loss of three early wickets. The hosts need these two to be there in the middle for a while, as they chase the stiff target set by New Zealand.

India 54 for three after 11 overs.

India is off to a disastrous start, with both openers back in the dressing room. Smriti Mandhana was dismissed in the first over, by Lea Tahuhu, who is bowling with good pace. Then Shafali Verma was trapped lbw by Jess Kerr, who is ensuring the family flag keeps flying, despite her sister Amelia has had to fly home after getting injured. India also lost Yastika for 12 and were deep trouble at 26 for 3 in five overs.

Chasing a target of 260, Indian women were in a spot of bother as they lose both the openers inside four overs. Jess Kerr removed Shafali Verma and India were in deep trouble at 19 for 2

Chasing a target of 260, Indian women lost Smriti Mandhana early. New Zealand’s Lea Tahuhu took the crucial wicket.

Let’s us look at the scorecard of the New Zealand innings

New Zealand innings: Suzie Bates c & b Yadav 58 Georgia Plimmer c Yadav b Sharma 41 Lauren Down run out 3 Sophie Devine c Rodrigues b Yadav 79 Brooke Halliday c Yadav b Priya Mishra 8 Maddy Green c Reddy b Yadav 42 Isabella Gaze st Bhatia b Sharma 11 Jess Kerr not out 12 Lea Tahuhu c Sharma b Yadav 0 Eden Carson b Thakor 1 Fran Jonas not out 1 Extras: (LB-1, NB-1, W-1) 3 

Total: (For 9 wickets in 49.6 overs) 259 

Fall of wickets: 1-87, 2-98, 3-114, 4-139, 5-221, 6-239, 7-245, 8-245, 9-252. 

Indian women bowling: Saima Thakor 10-0-58-1, Arundhati Reddy 10-0-52-0, Deepti Sharma 10-3-30-2, Priya Mishra 10-1-49-1, Radha Yadav 10-0-69-4.

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Sunday demoted premier pacer Shaheen Shah Afridi to Category B from Category A, and did not offer central contracts to senior players Fakhar Zaman, Iftikhar Ahmed and Osama Mir for the 2024-25 season.

Test skipper Shan Masood remained in Category B despite Pakistan scoring a come-from-behind 2-1 series victory over England recently.

The board awarded the central contracts to a total of 25 players just two short of the 27 who were given contracts last year.

Like last year, the PCB made the contracts announcement after a delay of nearly three months as the players performances, fitness levels and behaviour were analysed. -- PTI

For New Zealand, captain Sophie Devine scored a brilliant 79 while Maddy Green pitched in with 42. Among Indian bowlers, Radha Yadav was the pick taking four wickets for 69 runs. Deepti Sharma chipped in with 2 wickets for 30 runs.

Brief Score: 247/8 (49 overs)

Devine continues to score as Gaze joins the party, and hits a boundary towards the short fine leg. 

Brief Score: 236/5 (47 overs)

Sophie Devine and Maddy Green stand firm in the middle with a 78-run partnership as India search for a wicket. Green turns up the pressure with three consecutive boundaries. 

Brief Score: 217/4 (45 overs)

Devine and Green manage to keep the scoreboard busy as they keep rotating the strike. Skipper Harmanpreet in search of a crucial breakthrough. 

Brief Score: 200/4 (43 overs) 

The crowd is building up, still. But, in this massive stadium, empty seats far outnumber the occupied ones. This is a good crowd, though. And some of them are watching a women’s game for the first time. They should be happy: they have already been treated to some fine batting by two all-time greats Suzie Bates and Sophie Devine, and a couple of spectacular catches by Radha Diving Yadav.

-P.K. Ajith Kumar

Devine charges down the ground as she registers her 16th ODI half-century. Hits another boundary towards cover as India remains desperate for a wicket. 

Brief Score: 191/4 (41 overs)

Brief Score: 179/4 (40 overs)

Radha Yadav is diving all over the place. And she is taking stunning catches with those dives. India’s Superwoman’s stunner – she ran and ran before timing her diving perfectly – to send Brooke Halliday back to the dressing room. A maiden wicket for the young Priya Mishra, the debutante leg-spinner. 

Sophie Devine is still there though, after taking a successful DRS off the lbw verdict against Arundhati Reddy.

New Zealand 162 for four after 36 overs. Devine 39 not out off 48 balls.

-P.K. Ajith Kumar

Priya Mishra continues to make a mark in her debut game as she challenges an in-form Devine and unsettled Maddy Green in the middle. Completes her spell with 1-49 in 10 overs

Brief Score: 163/4 (36 overs)

Brief Score: 154/4 (34 overs)

Priya Mishra’s consistent effort and patience leads to her first international wicket as Radha Yadav pulls off another stunner. 

Brief Score: 139/4 (32 overs)

Sophie Devine is looking ominous for India. She seems determined to make up for her disastrous run-out – while not even attempting a run – in the first ODI She is one of the most dangerous batters in women’s cricket and she is on 26 not out off 34 balls. She has taken over from Suzie Bates, who stepped out against Radha Yadav and gave a return catch. 

New Zealand 138/3 in the 31st over

-P.K. Ajith Kumar

Devine continues to strike as she hits a boundary. 

Brief Score: 135/3 (29 overs)

Deepti Sharma looks to ball wide as Devine waits and slams a cut shot behind square. She manages to get another boundary as she plays late and pushes the bowl in the gap. 

Brief Score: 129/3 (28 overs)

India eyes to turn the pressure on for NZ as Brooke Halliday joins Devine, gets a boundary to start things off. 

Brief Score: 120/3 (27 overs) 

Priya Mishra desperate to scalp her first wicket as Devine hits a boundary as Radha drops the catch at fine leg. 

New Zealand is still well placed to post a good total on what looks nice a track yet again. Lauren Down was a bit unlucky to get run-out at non-striker’s end, off a deflection from bowler Priya Mishra, the debutante, who was trying to stop the drive from Suzie Bats, who has notched up her 35th ODI fifty. 

New Zealand 107/2 in 23 overs.

-P.K. Ajith Kumar

Bates continues to get crucial runs as Arundhati eyes for a breakthrough. 

Brief Score: 98/1 (20 overs)

Bates continues to put pressure as she gets to her half-century with a boundary. 

Brief Score: 95/1 (19 overs)

With Yadav’s stunning effort, skipper Harmanpreet turns on the pressure with pacer Saima Thakor in action. 

Brief Score: 89/1 (17 overs)

Radha Yadav is an exceptional fielder. And she has taken an exceptional catch, diving full-length to provide India the breakthrough. The promising Plimmer will have to wait for her maiden ODI fifty. Deepti Sharma is the bowler.

Brief Score: 87/1 (16 overs)

-P.K. Ajith Kumar

This is a superb start for New Zealand. Suzie Bates and Georgia Plimmer are moving along nicely, without taking too many chances. This is the 20th ODI for the 20-year-old Plimmer, while it is the 165th one for Bates, the 37-year-old who is one of the all-time greats of women’s cricket.

New Zealand 87 for no loss in 15 overs.

-P.K. Ajith Kumar

Yadav continues to eye for a breakthrough as Bates and Plimmer keep the scoreboard running. 

Brief Score: 79/0 (14 overs)

Plimmer knicks a bottom edge as the googly went in and between the wicketkeeper’s gloves for a boundary. 

Brief Score: 75/0 (13 overs)

NZ openers manage to clear the inner circle as they use the depth of the crease against the spinners. Plimmer strikes hard as she goes down the ground and swing straight over the bowler for a maximum. 

Brief Score: 66/0 (12 overs)

Bates and Plimmer continue to stitch a crucial partnership as Priya Mishra takes on the fiery duo. 

Brief Score: 53/0 (11 overs)

Plimmer utilises the powerplay as she slashes Deepti through extra cover followed by a catch that she drops. 

Brief Score: 46/0 (10 overs)

Suzie Bates and Georgia Plimmer have put on 42 for the first wicket so far. The Indian bowlers aren’t bothering the duo much. Arundhati Reddy has made a sort of comeback though, after conceding 13 in her first over; in her next two, she has given away 10.

Brief Score: 41/0 (9 overs)

-P.K. Ajith Kumar

Bates gets through the off-side as she takes on Deepti Sharma for a boundary through the extra covers. 

Brief Score: 36/0 (8 overs)

Deepti Sharma, player of the last match, is into the attack. Her variations of pace had kept the New Zealand batters in check in that game. Openers Suzie Bates Georgia Plimmer are looking good though for the visitors.

-P.K. Ajith Kumar

In-form pacer Saima Thakor joins the attack as NZ continues their attacking approach. 

Brief Score: 28/0 (5 overs)

Bates hits a boundary as NZ-W manages to register the fifth boundary off Arundhati’s delivery between the cover point and extra cover. 

Brief Score: 23/0 (4 overs)

Georgia Plimmer and Suzie Bates put on a confident show as they attacked the India pace attack early on in the match. In three overs, they managed to put in 18 runs. 

Brief Score: 18/0 (3 overs)

Back-to-back boundaries for Plimmer as she takes on pacer Arundhati. 

Brief Score: 13/0 (1.4 overs)

Harmanpreet Kaur is back as captain for India. And Priya Mishra, leg-spinner, is making her debut for India.

-P.K. Ajith Kumar

Good afternoon from a bright, sunny, hot Ahmedabad. There is a big queue in front of the stadium, and there are a lot of women and girls. The entry is free, all you need is an ID card and you will be issued a ticket free of cost.

So, if you are anywhere near, and if you want to watch a World Cup winning side taking on a strong Indian team, you have an excellent chance. After this, there is one more match in the series, on October 29. 

India is leading the three-match series 1-0. — P.K. Ajith Kumar

New Zealand skipper Sophie Devine won the toss and elected to bat against India in the second women’s ODI on Sunday.

India skipper Harmanpreet Kaur is back after missing the series opener due to a niggle, while the hosts have handed a maiden cap to young Priya Mishra.

For New Zealand, Fran Jonas and Lea Tahuhu came in for injured Amelia Kerr and Molly Penfold.

India lead the three-match series 1-0.

- PTI

All-rounder Deepti Sharma in a press conference ahead of the match says, “According to the wicket, we had a decent total of 200 plus on the board. But yes, the more we can play in the 50 overs, the better it will be for us. So, I don’t think there was much talk about that,”. 

She further adds, “The track is going to remain the same. It’s not much different. But if we bat first, the more time we spend on the wicket, the better it will be.” 

-PTI