India sealed a commanding 4-wicket win (DLS Method) against New Zealand in their second warm-up clash as they finalised preparation for the tournament opener against Sri Lanka on Tuesday, September 30 in Guwahati.
Chasing 237 for the win to bounce back after a heavy loss against England, and despite a strong start, India stumbled at the beginning.
An attacking start saw India speed through to 54/0 at the end of the eighth over, before Jess Kerr castled Pratika Rawal to bring New Zealand’s first wicket of the game. Uma Chetry kept going but eventually fell for 38 to leave India in a tricky situation at 71/2.
Harleen Deol and skipper Harmanpreet Kaur went on to steady the ship for India, with both batters reaching their respective half-centuries, amassing 74 and 69 respectively to power India through in the chase in the middle overs.
The duo added 132 runs for the third wicket to push India towards safety.
Bree Illing and Jess Kerr struck at the death with two quick wickets of Jemimah Rodrigues and the Indian skipper, but India eventaully survived the scare and sealed the deal with ten balls to spare.
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