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Women's T20 World Cup, Dubai
New Zealand 160-4 (20 overs): Devine 57* (36); Renuka 2-27
India 102 (19 overs): Harmanpreet 15; Mair 4-19
New Zealand won by 58 runs
India suffered a daze 58-run decision by New Zealand successful their opening lucifer of the Women's T20 World Cup successful Dubai.
The White Ferns were connected a dismal tally of form, losing their 10 erstwhile T20s, but came retired with admirable aggression from the outset by posting an imposing 160-4.
Openers Suzie Bates and Georgia Plimmer blasted 67 successful 7.3 overs, with the erstwhile dropped connected 18 arsenic India's fielding wilted successful effect to the explosive start.
India, 1 of the pre-tournament contenders, fought backmost powerfully successful the mediate overs lone for New Zealand skipper Sophie Devine to onslaught a counter-attacking 57 not retired astatine the death.
In reply, India buckled nether the run-rate pressure, slipping to 75-6 and past 102 each retired successful the look of impressively disciplined New Zealand bowling, with seamer Rosemary Mair's career-best 4-19 starring the way.
Five India batters reached treble figures but nary made much than skipper Harmanpreet Kaur's 15 arsenic the wickets tumbled successful pursuit of much-needed boundaries throughout.
New Zealand's ain innings stuttered somewhat aft Bates and Plimmer fell successful consecutive overs and Melie Kerr lone managed 13, but Devine's sound proved the quality arsenic her beardown decorativeness helped her broadside instrumentality each the momentum into the defence of their total.
A pugnacious radical which besides includes defending champions Australia is present wide open, with India astir successful must-win territory already if they are to marque it to the semi-finals.
They look Pakistan adjacent connected Sunday, portion New Zealand instrumentality connected favourites Australia connected Tuesday.
More to follow.
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