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India vs New Zealand, Live Score, ICC Women's World T20: Taniya Bhatia Departs Early

Cricketnext Staff | Updated: November 9, 2018, 8:37 PM IST

Match 1, Providence Stadium, Guyana 09 November, 2018

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20:36(IST)

OUT: Tahuhu starts the second over of the innings. And this is disaster for India as she gets in a yorker and Bhatia is castled. India are 9/1.

20:35(IST)

Jess Watkin starts the proceedings for White Ferns. And India get a good start as Bhatia plays a delicate shot towards fine leg and gets a four. This is what India needs. She gets the second boundary of the over too as Bhatia pulls one through deep midwicket. 9 runs come from the over. India are 9/0.

20:31(IST)

Players make their way to the field. Two Indian openers — Smriti Mandhana and Taniya Bhatia take guard. A lot would depend how these two players fare. 

20:21(IST)

And here is a message from Rahul Dravid to the Indian women's team: 

20:18(IST)

We are just minutes away from the start of the match. All eyes will be on India openers. Let's wait and watch what total can the Indians put on the board. 

20:13(IST)

New Zealand Women (Playing XI): Suzie Bates, Anna Peterson, Sophie Devine, Amy Satterthwaite(c), Katey Martin(w), Maddy Green, Leigh Kasperek, Jess Watkin, Hayley Jensen, Amelia Kerr, Lea Tahuhu

20:08(IST)

India Women (Playing XI): Smriti Mandhana, Taniya Bhatia(w), Jemimah Rodrigues, Harmanpreet Kaur(c), Dayalan Hemalatha, Mithali Raj, Deepti Sharma, Veda Krishnamurthy, Radha Yadav, Poonam Yadav, Arundhati Reddy

20:05(IST)

TOSS: India win the toss and elect to bat first. Hopefully India can get a few runs on the board. The pitch should suit India as they have decided to play with four spinners. 

19:58(IST)

Arundhati Reddy | Matches 5 | Wickets 4 | Average 30.75

The 21-year-old made her debut in September against Sri Lanka and looked impressive. Arundhati got all the support from her family from the very young age and has already played with Mithali for South Central Railways. Former Indian player and coach for the Indian Railways team Nooshin Al Khadeer and Hyderabad Cricket Association head coach Savita Nirala were instrumental in shaping her career. Joshi and Vastrakar might be the preferred pacers but Arundhati will get to learn a lot even if she doesn't get a game.

19:55(IST)

Mansi Joshi​ | Matches 2 | Wickets 1 | Average 32

India will be without Jhulan Goswami in this World T20 and the onus will be on Joshi to lead the pace attack. She played a couple of matches in the 50-over world cup last year and that will help her to tackle tough match situations. India have also dropped Shikha Pandey from the squad and that shows the believe they have in Joshi. The right-arm fast bowler is returning from a serious knee injury and will short on match practice. She can swing the new ball and her ability to bowl yorkers at the death can turn out to be pivotal.

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19:50(IST)

Ekta Bisht | 40 | Wickets 50 | Average 14.50

The experienced left-arm spinner has got the skills of bowling with the new ball and that might come very handy in the Caribbean. She is the only Indian bowler with a hat-trick to her name - v Sri Lanka in the 2012 World T20. Bisht, who is the first woman from Uttarakhand to play for India, has worked with India veteran Neetu David and the influence can be seen in her bowling. The 32-year-old has got tremendous control over her bowling and can bowl those tough overs inside the powerplay, and at death as well. Even if she doesn't play in all the games, Bisht's experience can come in very handy.

19:46(IST)

Radha Yadav | Matches 9 | Wickets 9 | Average 19.88

Radha might not end up playing all the games but the left-arm spinner will always be there when/if needed. She only made her international debut in February 2018 and has the ability to bowl those tight spells. At 12, Radha got picked for Mumbai in the 2014-15 season but it was her switch to Baroda that brought her into national reckoning. She took nine wickets in six T20s and was picked for the T20I series against South Africa. She did her reputation no harm in Sri Lanka where she played all the five games. She hasn't yet got the chance to showcase her skills with the bat in international cricket but it's believed Radha can play the big shots as well.

19:45(IST)

Poonam Yadav | Matches 43 | Wickets 61 | Average 13.34

The legspinner is India's highest wicket-taker in this format. Poonam is captain's go-to bowler and more often than not does the job for her team. The 27-year-old operates at an economy of 5.46 and is very difficult to get away. The second-ranked T20I bowler has featured in all the 20 T20Is that India has played this year and will lead the spin department which also comprises of Ekta Bisht, Radha Yadav, Deepti and Patil. Poonam has been in good form of late and her exploits will be crucial to India's chances.

19:40(IST)

Taniya Bhatia | Matches 20 | Runs 66 | Average 11

The 20-year-old from Chandigarh is one of the best wicketkeepers in India. It was her performance for India A and India Blue in the Challenger Trophy that earned her a spot in the India T20I squad for the tour of South Africa. Bhatia is yet to set the international stage on fire but her courageous knock of 68 in an ODI against Sri Lanka in September gave the team management such confidence that India have travelled to West Indies with just one wicketkeeper in their squad. She almost quit cricket at 17 after she faced a major loss of form but her family pulled her out of the funk. Three years later, she has turned it around in some fashion.

19:31(IST) And news from the centre is that Dayalan Hemalatha will make her T20 debut.
19:25(IST)

Dayalan Hemalatha

The all-rounder from Tamil Nadu has played three ODIs but is yet to make her T20I debut. The middle-order batter, who is also a handy offspinner, did well for India A against Australia and that helped her fetch in Indian ODI for their ODI series against England. She didn't feature in any of the games but played three ODIs in Sri Lanka where she scored a crucial 35 in the second encounter. Unlike other players, Hemalatha only started playing competitive cricket at the age of 18. She made her debut for Tamil Nadu in 2011 before playing her first Challenger Trophy in 2016 and then for India A in 2017. She mostly opens for her state but will be asked to do the finishing work if she gets an opportunity.

19:22(IST)

Anuja Patil | 42 | Runs 381 | Wickets 38

Patil is someone who provides India that much-required balance. She is equally good in both the departments and likes shouldering responsibilities. Despite being out of international contention sometime, Patil kept playing domestic cricket. She is the only Indian women cricketer to score a fifty and take three wickets in a T20I. She can contribute some way or the other and will have to play a vital role in the tournament.

19:15(IST)

Deepti Sharma | Matches 19 | Runs 95 | Wickets 18

Don't let her size fool you! This is the same player who tonked 188 off 160 deliveries in an ODI against Ireland. She can bat. She can bowl. She can field. Deepti is a captain's dream. The 21-year-old can be a floater when it comes to batting, but it's her bowling that helps India build pressure on the opponents. She started playing cricket when she was only nine but got into state cricket around the age of 15. She is not one of those who needs specific roles to shine, just tell her to do something and Deepti will do it. And you need these types of players in the shortest format of the game.

19:05(IST)

Veda Krishnamurthy | Runs 647 | Average 19.02

She's an aggressive batter and a brilliant fielder, but can be inconsistent sometimes. The 26-year-old from Karnataka is currently going through a lean patch. Her performance in the ACC Women's T20 Asia Cup in Kuala Lumpur and the recently concluded tour of Sri Lanka was nothing but ordinary. Veda is still one of the best finishers in the team and that's what will be expected of her in the World T20. She can be a nightmare for bowling attacks when in full flow.

18:59(IST)

Jemimah Rodrigues | Matches 14 | Runs 336 | Average 37.33

The new girl in town! She might be only 18 years old but Rodrigues has already made quite a name for herself. She made her Under-19 debut at the age of just 12 and that tells a story in itself. Rodrigues is only the second woman after Mandhana to score a double hundred in a 50-over cricket match. She hit 202 in just 163 balls in Aurangabad against Saurashtra in November 2017. She was rightly fast-tracked and made her India debut in February this year. Her scores of 37, 44, 50, 36, 57, 52* and 46 suggest she can be that game-changer up the order. Playing around the likes of Mithali and Mandhana will give her the freedom to play her natural game. Also, she is amongst the best fielders in the team.

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18:52(IST)
18:45(IST)

Harmanpreet Kaur | Matches 88 | Runs 1703 | Average 27.91

Her ferocious knock of 171* in the semi-final against Australia completely changed the dynamics of the Indian women's cricket. Harmanpreet calls Virender Sehwag her idol and bats with the same mantra of 'see ball, hit ball.' She made her international debut in 2009 but it took her 3-4 years to stamp her authority at this level. She became the first Indian player to play in the WBBL and KSL. Apart from leading the side, Harmanpreet's role will be to provide that late surge, and also finish the innings when required. She's a match-winner, and on her day, Harmanpreet can rip apart any bowling attack. She is also a very handy offspinner and can bowl those difficult overs when required.

18:41(IST)

Smriti Mandhana | Matches 47| Runs 868 | Average 21.27

The left-hander is one of the sweetest timers of the ball and can take the game away in the space of few overs. Mandhana will be burdened with the responsibility of providing India quick starts and she has got the game to do it. She didn't quite do justice to her talent in two successive editions of the World T20, and in her debut Women's Big Bash League (WBBL) stint for Brisbane Heat. However, she came to her own in the 2017 World Cup in England and played a couple of eye-pleasing knocks. It was her performance in the 2018 Kia Super League (KSL) that blew everyone away. The 22-year-old smoked 421 runs in nine innings at an average of 60.14 and a breathtaking strike rate of 174.68. Mandhana, however, has struggled to get going in the last couple of months, and India will hope she gets back to her best if they want to win the cup.

18:31(IST)

Mithali Raj | Matches 82 | Runs 2176 | Average 36.88

The 35-year-old has been playing international cricket since 1999 and has managed to evolve as per the demands of the game. Someone with even a basic knowledge about women's cricket will be well aware of her resume. Mithali's consistency is second to none but she is not a dasher. The team management realised it and started to use her as an opener. She mostly operates at 100-120 strike rate and allows other batters to play freely. India have got quite a few big hitters in their squad and that makes Mithali's role very important. However, she is someone who can always throw in a surprise as she did against Australia A last month, smashing an unbeaten 105 off just 61 balls. Mithali is one of the pioneers of the game and her experience will help other players to settle down in the event where the stakes will be high.

18:21(IST)

Here is the full India squad for the championship:

Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Taniya Bhatia (wk), Ekta Bisht, Dayalan Hemalatha, Mansi Joshi, Veda Krishnamurthy, Smriti Mandhana, Anuja Patil, Mithali Raj, Arundathi Reddy, Jemimah Rodrigues, Deepti Sharma, Pooja Vastrakar, Radha Yadav, Poonam Yadav.
 

18:10(IST)

And the biggest event of all, the World Cup is here. Some of the best women's cricket teams will fight it out for the next 15 days to win the coveted ICC Women's T20I World Cup. India have made to the semifinals of this event twice before, and would love to go one better this time. Hello and welcome to the live blog of the tournament opener between India and New Zealand. 

India vs New Zealand, Live Score, ICC Women's World T20: Taniya Bhatia Departs Early

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LATEST UPDATES: OUT: Tahuhu starts the second over of the innings. And this is disaster for India as she gets in a yorker and Bhatia is castled. India are 9/1.

Catch all the live scores from ICC Women's World T20I match between India and New Zealand. The live telecast of the match between India and New Zealand (IND v NZ) will start at 8:30 PM on November 9 (Friday). The match can be seen live on the Star Sports Network and live streaming will be available on Hotstar. You can also follow our live blog for ball-by-ball updates and analysis on cricketnext.com.

A young Indian squad will aim to emerge from the shadows of a winless past when it launches its bid for a maiden title with a tough opener against New Zealand in the first standalone Women's World T20 starting here Friday. India have not been very competitive in the shortest format compared to the 50-over game in which they scripted a path-breaking moment last year when they reached the World Cup final. In the end, nerves got the better of them and they lost the title clash to England after being in complete control at one stage. Captain Harmanpreet Kaur and recently-appointed coach Ramesh Powar insist that the team has learnt from that final loss and the presence of youngsters, including six World Cup debutants, makes the squad "fearless".

India have never won the World T20 in their previous five attempts with their best result, a semifinal appearance, coming in 2009 and 2010. This is the first standalone World T20 for women after being held alongside the men's event in the past editions. In the lead-up to the World T20, India have hit good form, beating hosts Sri Lanka before blanking Australia A at home. What should give them additional confidence going into the opener is the wins against reigning champions West Indies and England in the warm-up matches. Opener Smriti Mandhana, on whom India will be relying heavily in the Caribbean, said the Asia Cup T20 final loss to Bangladesh in June was a timely wake-up call. "After the setback in the Asia Cup, everyone went back and worked hard. You can see everyone is up to the mark where you need to be at the international standard," said Mandhana, who is also the vice-captain.

"The Sri Lanka series has been really good. For me personally, I didn't get really good scores, but one match, Harmanpreet and I didn't score a single run and we got 170. That was brilliant. "The bowlers too have improved massively in last three months, they are clear with their plans. And fielding wise, we are 10 per cent better than in the last World Cup," added Mandhana, who will open alongside veteran Mithali Raj. While Mandhana's performance will be crucial at the top, teenager Jemimah Rodriguez, Tanya Bhatia and Harmanpreet will make up the middle order. The spin department, led by leggie Poonam Yadav, is India's strength while the pace department lacks experience after the retirement of veteran Jhulan Goswami.

India have failed to go past the group stage in the previous three editions and they will have to play well consistently to advance to the knock-outs. After the opener against New Zealand, India will face Pakistan on November 11, Ireland on November 15 and three-time champions Australia on November 17. Coach Powar, a former India off-spinner, has high expectations from his team. "They know that if we grow as individuals, the team grows, the Indian women's cricket grows, and people will start noticing the game in India and around the world," Powar told the ICC's official website. "When you enter such tournaments, you have to break records, get noticed as an individual and team also, so I'm looking forward to that," he added.

India squad: Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Taniya Bhatia (wk), Ekta Bisht, Dayalan Hemalatha, Mansi Joshi, Veda Krishnamurthy, Smriti Mandhana, Anuja Patil, Mithali Raj, Arundathi Reddy, Jemimah Rodrigues, Deepti Sharma, Pooja Vastrakar, Radha Yadav, Poonam Yadav.

New Zealand squad: Amy Satterthwaite (c), Suzie Bates, Bernadine Bezuidenhout (wk), Sophie Devine, Kate Ebrahim, Maddy Green, Holly Huddleston, Hayley Jensen, Leigh Kasperek, Amelia Kerr, Katey Martin, Anna Peterson, Harriet Rowe, Lea Tahuhu, Jess Watkin.



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