Ahmedabad : India defeated New Zealand by 6 wickets at Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad , in 3rd ODI and clinched ODI Series 2-1. Smriti Mandhana’s 8th ODI ton and Harmanpreet Kaur’s 59* (63) powered India to the victory.
Bowling 1st, Indian bowlers picked early wickets and restricted New Zealand to 88-5 (23.3). Brooke Halliday (86) & Isabella Gaze (25) notched up 64 runs partnership.
India bowlers broke the partnership and continued taking wickets, bundling up the Black caps on 232 runs.
Deepti Sharma’s 3/39 & Priya Mishra’s 2/41 played key roles in Indian bowling.
Chasing 233 runs, Smriti Mandhana (100) & Harmanpreet Kaur (59*) guided India to the target in 44.2 overs and bagged the 3 Match ODI Series 2-1.
Smriti was adjourned Player of The Match for her ton.
Brief Scorecard :
1st Innings :
Nz : 232 (49.5)
Brooke Halliday : 86 (96)
Ind :
Deepti Sharma : 3/39
2nd Innings :
Ind : 236-4 (44.2)
Smriti Mandhana : 100 (122)
Harmanpreet Kaur : 59* (63)
Nz :
Hannah Rove : 2/47
Result : India win by 6 Wickets.
