Fri Oct 25 00:16:16 UTC 2024: India’s women’s cricket team achieved a convincing victory over New Zealand by 59 runs in the first ODI held at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.
Key points:
– India won the toss and opted to bat first, scoring 227 runs and getting all out in 44.3 overs.
– Shafali Verma scored 33 runs off 22 balls, while Deepti Sharma contributed 41 runs off 51 balls.
– Other notable contributions came from Yastika Bhatia (37 runs) and Tejal Hasabnis (42 runs).
– Amelia Kerr was the standout bowler for New Zealand, taking 4 wickets for 42 runs, with Jess Kerr claiming 3 wickets for 49 runs.
– In response, New Zealand struggled with their batting and were all out for 168 runs in 40.4 overs.
– Key contributions for New Zealand included Georgia Plumner (25 runs), Lauren Down (26 runs), and Brook Holliday (39 runs).
– India’s bowling was led by Radha Yadav with 3 wickets for 35 runs and Simran Tahkur with 2 wickets for 26 runs.
– Amelia Kerr remained not out at 25 runs but lacked adequate support from the rest of the team.
In other news, cricket coach Masar Moidu has been appointed as the fielding coach for the India ‘A’ team, and Kerala Blasters’ coach mentioned that Bengaluru FC’s clean sheet run will conclude tomorrow.
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