India win toss, to bat vs NZ
November 09, 2018  20:57
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Ind 37-2 (5 ovs) vs NZ | Scoreboard


India have lost openers Bhatia and Mandhana cheaply and it's now upto Jemimah and Hemlatha to script a fight back.


Medium pacer Jensen given the ball now and the Indian batters doing well to rotate the strike and then Hemlatha comes down the track and whacks it over long-on for a four.\

She then drives the ball through covers for another boundary.

Hemlatha is the new batsman and she gets off the mark with a couple to the leg side. 10 come off the over with a wicket.

Tahuhu continues and starts with a wide.

She then offers a little width and Jemimah punches it through cover-point for a boundary.

What a catch! Haley Jensen plucks the ball out of thin air! 

Short ball and Mandhana goes on the backfoot and pulls only to find a leaping Jensen pulls off a blinder! Mandhana out for 2.

Spinner Kasperek brought into the attack and Jemima gets a single off the first ball of the over.

Widish delivery and Mandhana cuts it square off her backfoot for a couple.

Jemima having problems against spin here. She is living dangerously.


Full ball, new batsman Jemima chips it over mid-wicket for a single. 

Did Mandhana get a knick? The fielders are up but they don't take the review.

Jemima gets across her crease and she survives a close LBW shout.

Mandhana ends the over with a single, a punch down the ground as 5 runs come off the over.

Fast bowler Lea Tahuhu will open the bowling from the other end and she strikes.

Superb length, some movement. the ball goes from Bhatia's pads onto the stumps and India lose Bhatia for 9.


Shruti Mandhana and wicket-keeper Tania Bhatia to open the innings for India while off-spinner Jess Watkin to open the bowling for New Zealand.

Jess gets some turn and Bhatia just plays it down to fine leg boundary to start the proceedings with a boundary.

A dot ball later, Watkin bowls it on the leg stump and Bhatia goes on her backfoot and gets another boundary

Mandhana on strike and nearly chops the ball onto her stumps. She survives and 9 come off that opening over.
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