Women's World T20: India beat New Zealand

Georgetown, Nov 10: Team India getting off to a strong start, recording a 34-run win over New Zealand at the Providence Stadium in Guyana to collect two points in the ongoing T20 World Cup.

Opting to bat, first batswomen did a fantastic job especially centurion Harmanpreet Kaur (103) and AJemimah Rodrigues (59) then Indian bowlers kept the pressure right from the first ball and restricted them for 160/9 to seal the match.

Chasing a mammoth 195, New Zealand never looked in contention as they lost wickets at regular intervals.

his is New Zealand Women s sixth consecutive defeat in T20Is.

Brief Scores: India 194/5 (Harmanpreet Kaur 103, Jemimah Rodrigues 59; Lea Tahuhu 2/18) vs New Zealand 160/9 (Suzie Bates 67;ADayalan Hemalatha 3/26).