NewzVille Sports Desk
Indian women cricket team beat New Zealand by 53 runs (DLS Method) in an ODI World Cup Cricket league match at DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai tonight. Now India has greater chance to place them in the Semifinals. Australia, South Africa, England are already in the SF. The fourth spot is yet to be decided.
With one match each to play India to face Bangladesh and New Zealand to face England in their last encounters.
India greater placed with 6 points with 3 wins and the Net Run Rate is to +0.628, where as New Zealand have 4 points and the NRR is -0.490.
If India registers a win against Bangladesh then they will qualify for the Semis. If India losses, the New Zealand have to register a win against England with a higher margin, which seems very very difficult.
In today’s match NZ captain Sophie Devine won the toss and invited India to bat. Women in blue had a very good start with both the openers got century.
Pratika Rawal scored 122 in 134 balls with 13 fours and 2 sixes, where as Smriti Mandhana scored 109 runs in 95 balls with 10 fours and 4 towering sixes.
For the first wicket they have added 212 runs, and Mandhana got out to Suzie Bates. Both the openers blazed all around the parks with a run rate of more than 6.
After the fall of first wicket Jemimah Rodrigues came to bat and she steadied the task further. She scored 76 runs in just 55 balls with 11 fours.
India scored mammoth 340 in stipulated 49 overs. New Zealand started their innings badly. Opener Suzie Bates got out to Kranti Goud in the 2nd over when the score was only 1.
NZ had to get the DLS target of 325 in 44 overs. They tried their best, but were unable to cross the big mountain.
NZ could only get 278 runs losing 8 wickets. Brook Halliday remained top scorer for NZ with 81 runs. Wicket keeper Izzy Gaze also got her half century and remained 65 not out, but unable to cross the target.
For India Renuka Singh and Kranti Goud got 2 wickets each.
Brief Score
India 340/3 (49 overs)
NZ 271/8 (44 overs)
