Amy Satterthwaite and Amelia Kerr both hit half-centuries before the New Zealand bowling unit delivered a professional performance to help the hosts register a crushing 62-run win over India in Hamilton.
India were startled with early knocks in the form of Smriti Mandhana and Deepti Sharma while chasing 261 for the win.
Mithali Raj smashed 31 off 56 balls and Harmanpreet Kaur hit a 63-ball 71, but the Indian team never
seemed in command of the chase.
The Indian ladies were eventually bowled out for 198.Pooja Vastrakar had earlier taken four wickets to rip through New Zealand’s lower order and reduce the hosts to 260/9.
Suzie Bates of the White Ferns was bowled early on 5 before Vastrakar bowled dangerous-looking Sophie Devine for 35 to jolt New Zealand with early strikes.
Amelia Kerr helped New Zealand’s innings by scoring a fifty, however she was caught by Rajeshwari
Gayakwad.
Amy Satterthwaite and Maddy Green then combined to get their team to 150 before the 30th over.
However, Satterthwaite’s departure precipitated New Zealand’s collapse, which saw them lose four
wickets in 31 runs near the end. Katey Martin hit 41 runs to help New Zealand reach 260/9 in 50 overs.
