India Women Defeats New Zealand Women By 6 Wickets in 3rd ODI 2024: Smriti Mandhana, Harmanpreet Kaur Shine As Women in Blue Win Series 2-1
Despite starting the series off with a win, New Zealand defeated India Women in the second match to level series. In the third and final match of the series, Smriti Mandhana powered India to a clinical victory and alongside secured the series in the favour of Women in Blue.
India Women comes back strong against New Zealand in the third and final ODI of the three-match series. Riding on the performances of Smriti Mandhana and Deepti Sharma, India Women defeated the New Zealand Women by six wickets and secured the series in their favour by a margin of 2-1. Sophie Devine won the toss and opted to bat first. New Zealand were off to a poor start as they lost five wickets for just 88 runs. Brooke Halliday started a fightback as she stitched a crucial partnership with Isabella Gaze and took the White Ferns out of deep waters. Due to their effort, New Zealand Women reached a competitive 232. Deepti Sharma was the pick of the bowlers with three wickets. Chasing it, India Women were off to a shaky start but Smriti Mandhana found her groove and alongside captain Harmanpreet Kaur, she put a match-winning partnership and also scored a century. After Smriti got out towards the end, Harmanpreet to India over the winning line. Smriti Mandhana Hits Her Eighth ODI Hundred, Achieves Feat During IND-W vs NZ-W 3rd ODI 2024.
India Women Defeats New Zealand Women By 6 Wickets
3RD WODI. India (Women) Won by 6 Wicket(s) https://t.co/B6n070iLqu #INDvNZ @IDFCFIRSTBank
— BCCI Women (@BCCIWomen) October 29, 2024
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