India gear up for Sri Lanka clash with warm-up win vs NZ courtesy fifties from Harmanpreet and Harleen Deol.
Harmanpreet and Deol hit fifties as India gear up with warm-up win against New Zealand.
After suffering a crushing defeat to England in their opening encounter, India defeated New Zealand by four wickets in their second Women’s World Cup warm-up match in Bengaluru after chasing down 237.
India lost Pratika Rawal and Uma Chetry to leave the score at 71 for 2, following a strong start in which they reached 54 for 0 in the eighth over. India then reached the mark thanks to a 132-run third-wicket stand between Harleen Deol (74) and Harmanpreet Kaur (69). India managed to win with ten balls remaining following a late collapse from 203 for 2 to 230 for 6.
New Zealand had previously won the toss and decided to bat following a weather delay. By the eighth over, India had reduced them to 38 for 2, having struck early. New Zealand reached 132 for 3 thanks to the steadying of the innings by Sophie Devine’s 54 and Amelia Kerr’s 40. Their final score in a 42-overs-a-side match was 232 for 8.
Pacers Kranti Goud and Arundhati Reddy, who returned to action after being hit in the leg in the previous game, each got two wickets, while N Shree Charani claimed three for India.