4 MinsSmriti Mandhana Leads India Women for the First Time in ODI Against New Zealand
Smriti Mandhana is leading the Indian women's cricket team for the first time in a One Day International (ODI) match. India won the toss and chose to bat first in the first match of a 3-game series against New Zealand. India is currently 153/5 after 27.3 overs, with a run rate of 5.56.
Tejal Hasabnis is playing well with 32* runs from 45 balls, and Deepti Sharma has just come in, scoring 1* run off 4 balls. New Zealand bowlers Sophie Devine and Suzie Bates are bowling, with Bates taking 1 wicket for 12 runs in 2 overs. Devine has bowled 3.3 overs, giving away 15 runs without taking a wicket.
India Women's Team:
Smriti Mandhana (captain), Shafali Verma, Yastika Bhatia (wicketkeeper), Dayalan Hemalatha, Jemimah Rodrigues, Deepti Sharma, Tejal Hasabnis, Radha Yadav, Arundhati Reddy, Saima Thakor, Renuka Thakur Singh.
New Zealand Women's Team:
Suzie Bates, Georgia Plimmer, Amelia Kerr, Sophie Devine (captain), Brooke Halliday, Maddy Green, Isabella Gaze (wicketkeeper), Lauren Down, Jess Kerr, Molly Penfold, Eden Carson.
India is hoping to score a good total under Mandhana’s first time as captain, while New Zealand looks to slow them down with tight bowling.