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Half-centuries from Harleen Deol and captain Harmanpreet Kaur helped India Women ease to a four-wicket win (DLS) against New Zealand in its second and last Women’s World Cup warm-up fixture in Bengaluru.
The two batters put up a 132-run partnership for the third wicket to put the team in control of the Kiwis’ rain-adjusted 237-run target in 42 overs.
A brisk start by Uma Chetry and Pratika Rawal helped the team begin the chase on the front foot. The fifty-run opening partnership came within the ninth over. By the time both openers were dismissed, the team already had 71 on the board within the tenth over.
Harleen and the skipper then took charge with a level-headed partnership, finding boundaries at regular intervals to keep the required rate in check.
New Zealand was guilty of dropping multiple catches — Eden Carson putting down a couple at point herself.
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Harleen retired out on 74 following which the team lost wickets in a trice. But the damage was done beforehand. Amanjot Kaur and Deepti Sharma sealed the result with 10 balls to spare.
Earlier, Kranti Goud struck twice in the first eight overs to remove both Kiwi openers. A solid partnership between Sophie Devine and Amelia Kerr rebuilt the innings for the team. Left-arm spinner Shree Charani removed both set batters to bring India back into the encounter.
Maddy Green waged a lone battle with a 42-ball 49 as wickets fell at regular intervals around her. Charani ended with a three-wicket haul, and part-timer Pratika too picked one, helping restrict the Kiwis to 233, a total that was chased down with relative ease.
Published on Sep 27, 2025
