Deepti Sharma Makes an Amazing Catch: The series-deciding third women’s ODI saw middle-order batswoman Brooke Halliday lead New Zealand from a vulnerable 88/5 to 232 all out thanks to a 96-ball 86.
In the series-deciding third women’s ODI on Tuesday, middle-order batswoman Brooke Halliday led New Zealand from a shaky 88/5 to 232 all out thanks to a 96-ball 86. Initially, the Indian bowlers fired in synchrony, and their controlled line and length caused the visitors a great deal of trouble. India started the game with a strong start, scoring twice to leave the Kiwis at 25 for two in 7.1 overs.
They were hoping to win the series and make up some ground that had been lost after their early elimination in the most recent T20 World Cup. Suzie Bates was run out by Jemimah Rodrigues and wicketkeeper Yastika Bhatia, while Saima Thakor dismissed Lauren Down at the beginning of the ninth over.
Deepti Sharma Makes an Amazing Catch Against New Zealand:
When teenage leg-spinner Priya Mishra (2/41 in 10 overs) was brought on in the eleventh over, she dismissed New Zealand captain Sophie Devine (9 off 11 balls), putting the visitors in trouble at 36 for three. This was a significant breakthrough for India.
Given the predicament her team was in, Georgia Plimmer dropped anchor, which placed New Zealand’s aspirations of scoring a competitive score in jeopardy.
Plimmer’s batting lasted 67 balls, but Mishra removed her after she had walked to 39. During the 24th over, New Zealand fell to 88 for five as Maddy Green was dismissed for a 15-ball nineteenth.
The Kiwis were finally able to find a partnership when Halliday and wicketkeeper Isabella Gaze (25 off 49 balls) steadied the batting with an additional 64 runs for the sixth wicket.
