India felt the absence of skilled pacer Jhulan Goswami as they did not defend an imposing 270 to go down by three wickets within the second girls’s ODI towards New Zealand on Tuesday.
The loss meant that the guests have now conceded a 0-2 lead within the five-match sequence.
Deepti Sharma took 4 for 52 whereas her spin colleagues Poonam Yadav, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, and Harmanpreet Kaur took a wicket apiece.
But India failed within the tempo division with Pooja Vastrakar and debutant Simran Bahadur leaking runs with out taking any wickets.
The presence of Goswami, rested from this recreation to check out new expertise, might have made the distinction after Indian batters rose to the event to set a stiff goal of 271 for New Zealand regardless of the continued absence of star opener Smriti Mandhana, who on Tuesday got here out of her prolonged keep in quarantine.
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But Amelia Kerr made the distinction along with her unbeaten 119 off 135 balls with the assistance of seven fours as New Zealand surpassed the goal with one over to spare by reaching 273 for 7.
The Indian bowlers misplaced the plot within the center overs once they allowed Amelia Kerr and Maddy Green (52) to sew a 128-run stand from 24.4 overs for the fourth wicket.
Green was dropped by Taniya Bhatia when on 23 whereas Kerr survived a couple of half possibilities in the direction of the top of New Zealand run chase.
New Zealand didn’t have the most effective of begins as they have been 55 for 3 within the ninth over.
Sophie Devine (33), first match centurion Suzie Bates (16) and captain Amy Satterthwaite (0) returned to the dressing room earlier than the tenth over.
But they discovered their saviours in Kerr and Green because the duo lifted the house aspect with a 128-run stand from 24.4 overs for the fourth wicket to provide them nicely on target for a victory.
That stand modified the complexion of the sport as New Zealand wanted simply 88 runs from 16.3 overs for a win. They have been 213 for five on the finish of the fortieth over and wanted 58 runs from 60 balls which they finally succeeded in knocking off.
Earlier, captain Mithali Raj continued her tremendous type with an unbeaten 66 whereas Richa Gosh additionally struck a half century as India posted 270 for six.
Raj, who had scored 59 in a shedding trigger within the first ODI on Saturday, remained unbeaten on 66 off 81 balls to play sheet anchor.
Young wicketkeeper-batter Gosh, nevertheless, outshone his captain as she slammed 65 off 64 balls with the assistance of six fours and a six in an excellent efficiency.
Gosh and Raj shared 108 runs in 17.4 overs for the fifth wicket to assist India set a stiff goal for the house aspect. In the later a part of her innings, Gosh struggled whereas working for fast runs.
Raj’s unbeaten knock had three fours in it.
Sabbhineni Meghana additionally made a big contribution with a 50-ball 49 which was studded with seven fours to sew 61 runs for the opening wicket with Shafali Varma (24), who, nevertheless, did not convert an excellent begin but once more.
Yastika Bhatia, who had made 41 within the first match, contributed 31 from 38 balls this time because the Indian top-order, apart from vice-captain Harmanpreet Kaur, gave an excellent account of itself.
Kaur continued her woeful type as she might solely rating 10 runs off 18 balls — the identical rating as within the first match.
For New Zealand, Sophie Devine was the choose of the bowlers with two wickets for 42 runs.
The house aspect have been additionally sloppy on the sector as they conceded runs and dropped catches, together with at the very least two reprieves given to Shafali.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
