Wellington, Feb 6 (PTI) The Indian women's cricket team lost by 23 runs to New Zealand in the first T20 International here Wednesday.

New Zealand lead 1-0 in the three-match series.

Brief Scores:

New Zealand Women: 159/4 in 20 overs (Sophie Devine 62, Deepti Sharma 1/19)

India Women: 136 all out in 19.1 overs (Smriti Mandhana 58, Lea Tahuhu 3/20).

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