Women's World Cup: India lose by 62 runs against New Zealand, Kaur scores 71 runs - Highlights, Scores, Updates
And back to cricket talk - the pitch is slower than the last match that was played here...
India will be playing New Zealand at Seddon Park, Hamilton which is usually a great pitch for scoring and favourable to batters!
Lisa Sthalekar and Craig McMillan analyse the pitch: "The pitch that was used for Australia-England earlier was a bit faster and bouncier. This one looks really good and a little bit dry as well. I think they’ll be looking somewhere at the 240-250 mark. Spin to win in today's game."
If it was Pakistan skipper Bismah Maroof's daughter Fatima grabbing eyeballs in the last match, watch out for another mother today - Amy Satterthwaite!
The Kiwis also have Amy Satterthwaite on their side, a mother to baby Grace!
What inspirations these women are!
Squads are out, Shafali Verma has been replaced with Yastika Bhatia!
Mithali Raj: "It’s a good wicket and the sun is a bit warm, but later there might be a bit of dew. We have one change, Yastika Bhatia will be swapping with Shafali Verma. We expect her to do well today. The first game was a bit of nerves, the girls are well settled now."
And the toss is DONE! India will bowl first!
And if you are just here, good morning as India won the toss and has chosen to BOWL FIRST!
India will be looking to restrict New Zealand to a tight score by bowling first!
Both India and New Zealand will be on the lookout for a 2-match winning streak!
While India got the perfect start to the tournament with a win over Pakistan, but they did suffer a scare when India's middle-order batting lineup crumbled and a Pooja Vastrakar and Sneh Rana rescued it for them.
India therefore will want to make a stronger statement today with an emphatic win over the seasoned and talented Kiwi side.
The White Ferns lost their World Cup opener to West Indies in a thriller quite unexpectedly by just 3 runs but obviously made a powerful punch against Bangladesh in their second match! Even they would be hungry for a win!
So can India pose the perfect challenge to New Zealand? Veteran Nooshin Al Khadeer says A THOUSAND TIMES, YES!
Just after India concluded their series against New Zealand on the Kiwi soil, ahead of the World Cup with a 4-1 showing, we spoke to a former Indian cricket team member and a veteran by her own right and someone who has played alongside Mithali, Jhulan and Harmarpreet, Nooshin Al Khadeer who shared her two pieces of advice.
Since that talk, India won both their warm-up matches against South Africa and West Indies and made a thumping start to their World Cup campaign by defeating neighbours Pakistan by 107 runs!
But does that mean the White Ferns might just be 'overconfident'? Here's what you can expect from the match...
Let's get right into the middle of things and take stock of what all the match can offer as Mithali Raj's women take on those from New Zealand!
Here's a short preview to get you in the zone!
It won't be easy, but who said the Women in Blue want it that way?
While India is still settling in with their combination of the squad, the New Zealand side is as strong and as sorted as ever.
Coming into this WODI match, the Kiwis will obviously enjoy the upper hand given their head to head record and having thrashed India 4-1 in the series leading up to the World Cup.
However, the room for surprises are galore and the Women in Blue will have made copious notes from that 4-1 series where they managed to win the final match to save face and avoid a whitewash. So, one can never tell!
A very good morning folks, we are JUST an hour away from New Zealand vs India!
Hello, hello! To all of you who just turned their alarms off and are here and to those who haven't slept a wink yet - a very good morning, rub your eyes and get ready for we are JUST an hour away now from India's second match at the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup 2022!
And of course, their big challenge lies in the form of the White Ferns today! Excited? You bet!
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