MOUNT MAUNGANUI: A dominant India will glance to seal the three-ODI series with another collective effort and consolidate their position within the ICC ladies's championship desk when they face New Zealand in the second one one-day international right here Tuesday.
The Indian ladies's crew put at the back of off-field controversies via making a superb begin to the three-ODI rubber -- which is part of the ICC Women's Championship series -- thrashing New Zealand via 9 wickets within the opening match.
Ahead of the series, Indian ladies's cricket had discovered itself in the course of a furore when ODI skipper Mithali Raj and then trainer Ramesh Powar had a fallout all the way through the semifinal of the T20 World Cup in West Indies.
It sooner or later resulted in the exit of Powar and appointment of WV Raman as head trainer.
Under Raman, the Indian crew dished out a dominating efficiency, outclassing the hosts in all three departments within the series-opener.
The spin trio of Ekta Bisht (three/32), Poonam Yadav (three/42) and Deepti Sharma (2/27) strangled the Kiwi batters to brush aside them for 192 in 48.4 overs sooner than openers Smriti Mandhana and Jemimah Rodrigues recommended the facet home with a 190-run stand -- India's third-best for the primary wicket in ODIs.
Stylish opener Mandhana performed a starring position, hitting her fourth ODI century as India overhauled the target in 33 overs to toughen their position to fourth within the ICC championship desk, which is able to resolve qualifiers for the 2021 World Cup.
A win in the second one ODI will seal the series and can be a fitting revenge for the Indian crew, which had misplaced the home leg of the ICC Women's Championship series 1-2 to New Zealand all the way through the closing cycle that ran from 2014-2016.
New Zealand, on the other hand, are ranked second within the ICC Women's Championship desk and are assured direct entry into the 50-over World Cup being the hosts.
In the primary ODI, the Kiwis regarded clueless in opposition to India, a crew that ended the hosts' hope of qualifying for the knockouts at the ICC Women's World Cup 2017 and the Women's World T20 closing yr.
New Zealand's batting used to be in disarray within the opening match with many of the batters failing to capitalise on begins.
Opener Suzie Bates (36) and skipper Amy Satterthwaite (31) were the top-scorers for New Zealand within the first match and they'd hope to transform these begins in the second one ODI.
"We need to keep backing our abilities and play with more confidence. It is a bit of a mental challenge for us to step up against India," skipper Satterthwaite had said after the primary ODI.
"Not relying on a couple of players, whole batting order needs to contribute. Also need to back all our bowlers to execute."
SQUADS
India: Mithali Raj (capt), Tanya Bhatia (wk), Ekta Bisht, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Jhulan Goswami, Dayalan Hemlatha, Mansi Joshi, Harmanpreet Kaur, Smriti Mandhana, Mona Meshram, Shikha Pandey, Punam Raut, Jemimah Rodrigues, Deepti Sharma, Poonam Yadav
New Zealand: Amy Satterthwaite (capt), Suzie Bates, Bernadine Bezuidenhout (wk), Sophie Devine, Lauren Down, Maddy Green, Holly Huddleston, Leigh Kasperek, Amelia Kerr, Katie Perkins, Anna Peterson, Hannah Rowe, Lea Tahuhu
The Indian ladies's crew put at the back of off-field controversies via making a superb begin to the three-ODI rubber -- which is part of the ICC Women's Championship series -- thrashing New Zealand via 9 wickets within the opening match.
Ahead of the series, Indian ladies's cricket had discovered itself in the course of a furore when ODI skipper Mithali Raj and then trainer Ramesh Powar had a fallout all the way through the semifinal of the T20 World Cup in West Indies.
It sooner or later resulted in the exit of Powar and appointment of WV Raman as head trainer.
Under Raman, the Indian crew dished out a dominating efficiency, outclassing the hosts in all three departments within the series-opener.
The spin trio of Ekta Bisht (three/32), Poonam Yadav (three/42) and Deepti Sharma (2/27) strangled the Kiwi batters to brush aside them for 192 in 48.4 overs sooner than openers Smriti Mandhana and Jemimah Rodrigues recommended the facet home with a 190-run stand -- India's third-best for the primary wicket in ODIs.
Stylish opener Mandhana performed a starring position, hitting her fourth ODI century as India overhauled the target in 33 overs to toughen their position to fourth within the ICC championship desk, which is able to resolve qualifiers for the 2021 World Cup.
A win in the second one ODI will seal the series and can be a fitting revenge for the Indian crew, which had misplaced the home leg of the ICC Women's Championship series 1-2 to New Zealand all the way through the closing cycle that ran from 2014-2016.
New Zealand, on the other hand, are ranked second within the ICC Women's Championship desk and are assured direct entry into the 50-over World Cup being the hosts.
In the primary ODI, the Kiwis regarded clueless in opposition to India, a crew that ended the hosts' hope of qualifying for the knockouts at the ICC Women's World Cup 2017 and the Women's World T20 closing yr.
New Zealand's batting used to be in disarray within the opening match with many of the batters failing to capitalise on begins.
Opener Suzie Bates (36) and skipper Amy Satterthwaite (31) were the top-scorers for New Zealand within the first match and they'd hope to transform these begins in the second one ODI.
"We need to keep backing our abilities and play with more confidence. It is a bit of a mental challenge for us to step up against India," skipper Satterthwaite had said after the primary ODI.
"Not relying on a couple of players, whole batting order needs to contribute. Also need to back all our bowlers to execute."
SQUADS
India: Mithali Raj (capt), Tanya Bhatia (wk), Ekta Bisht, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Jhulan Goswami, Dayalan Hemlatha, Mansi Joshi, Harmanpreet Kaur, Smriti Mandhana, Mona Meshram, Shikha Pandey, Punam Raut, Jemimah Rodrigues, Deepti Sharma, Poonam Yadav
New Zealand: Amy Satterthwaite (capt), Suzie Bates, Bernadine Bezuidenhout (wk), Sophie Devine, Lauren Down, Maddy Green, Holly Huddleston, Leigh Kasperek, Amelia Kerr, Katie Perkins, Anna Peterson, Hannah Rowe, Lea Tahuhu
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