India Chasing 233 to Win Series Against New Zealand
Women’s New Zealand has challenged Team India to 233 runs for victory in the third and final ODI. New Zealand scored 232 all out in 49.5 overs. The 3-match series between the two teams is tied at 1-1. So both the teams have a double chance to win the series with this third match.
But only one will be the winner. Therefore, both teams will now see a strong battle for the series victory. The bowlers of Team India did an amazing performance. After that, it is the turn of the batsmen. Now how do the Indian batsmen fare against the New Zealand bowlers? Everyone’s attention is going to be on this.
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New Zealand’s Innings
New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat. But the Indian bowlers managed to stop New Zealand within 250 runs by striking at regular intervals. Brook Halliday contributed the most runs for New Zealand. Halliday scored 86 runs off 96 balls with 3 sixes and 9 fours.
Apart from Halliday, none of the Indian bowlers were shown the way off the field before the big innings. Georgia Plimer added 39 runs off 67 balls with 6 fours. Isabella Gaz scored 25 runs. While Lee Tahuhu added 24 runs not out. Maddie Green scored 15 runs. Hannah Rowe scored 11 runs. Apart from this, others are wrapped cheaply.
A total of 7 bowlers from Team India bowled out of which only 4 were successful. Deepti Sharma took the most wickets with 3 wickets. Priya Sharma showed them the way out of the ground. While Saima Thakor and Renuka Singh both took 1-1 wickets.
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Key Moment for India’s Batting
With 233 runs needed to win the series, India’s batting lineup, led by captain Harmanpreet Kaur, will face a challenging task. Openers Smriti Mandhana and Shafali Verma will look to give a strong start, while Deepti Sharma and Jemimah Rodrigues will aim to build partnerships in the middle order.
Playing XIs
- India: Harmanpreet Kaur (captain), Smriti Mandhana, Shafali Verma, Yastika Bhatia (wk), Jemimah Rodrigues, Tejal Hasbanis, Deepti Sharma, Radha Yadav, Renuka Thakur Singh, Saima Thakor, Priya Mishra.
- New Zealand: Sophie Devine (captain), Suzy Bates, Georgia Plimmer, Lauren Down, Brooke Halliday, Maddie Green, Isabella Gaz (wk), Hannah Rowe, Lee Tahuhu, Eden Carson, Fran Jonas.
With the series at stake, this match promises an intense battle as both teams aim to secure the series win.
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