India lose despite Deepti’s 4-52

Deepti Sharma

India felt the absence of experienced pacer Jhulan Goswami as they failed to defend an imposing 270 to go down by three wickets in the second women's ODI against New Zealand here on Tuesday.

The loss meant that the visitors have now conceded a 0-2 lead in the five-match series. Deepti Sharma took 4-52, while her spin colleagues Poonam Yadav, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, and Harmanpreet Kaur took a wicket apiece.

But India failed in the pace department with Pooja Vastrakar and debutant Simran Bahadur leaking runs without taking any wickets.

The presence of Goswami, rested from this game to try out new talent, could have made the difference after Indian batters rose to the occasion to set a stiff target of 271 for New Zealand despite the continued absence of star opener Smriti Mandhana, who on Tuesday came out of her extended stay in quarantine. But Amelia Kerr made the difference with her unbeaten 119 off 135 balls.

Brief scores
India 270-6 in 50 overs (Mithali Raj 66, R Ghosh 65, S Meghana 49; S Devine 2-42) lost to NZ 273-7 in 49 overs (A Kerr 119', M Green 52; D Sharma 4-52) by three wickets

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