India vs New Zealand Highlights, Women's T20I Full Score: Hosts clinch 18 run win

New Zealand skipper Sophie Devine: “It’s awesome to lift the cup, it’s the blue print of how we want to play the game. Plenty of positives. The foundation in the powerplay and then Lea gave us that lift with the bat and got us to that 150 mark. The bowlers executed the plans well. Pleased with the performance today and the everything just lengthens up in the fifty-over format and nothing to change really (tactically).”

India captain Harmanpreet Kaur: “I think we were in the game when we were bowling but the last few overs didn’t go in our favour and didn’t get any partnerships with the bat as well. Lot to learn from this and hopefully we will get better in the next few games. Playing at the same venue (for ODIs) definietly helps us.”

New Zealand win!

New Zealand win the only T20I by 18 runs. Simran collecting two boundaries in the final over before departing. But the ask had become too big by then anyway. Sabbhineni Meghana top-scoring for India with 37 from 30 balls. Yastika Bhatia next in the list with 26. Amelia Kerr and Hayley Jensen the pick of the New Zealand bowlers

Simran Bahadur is off to a good start on her debut. Picks up the full delivery off her pads and scoops it away to the fine leg boundary

After 19 overs,India Women 126/7 ( Deepti Sharma 2 , Simran Bahadur 1)

Two wickets in the Hayley Jensen over. Sneh Rana and Pooja Vastrakar departing to make way for Simran Bahadur, Deep Sharma. India need 30 runs from the final over

GONE!

Pooja Vastrakar goes for 10 runs from 9 balls. Hayley Jensen with the wicket. Suzie Bates backpeddles and completes the difficult catch. She keeps her eyes on the ball, holds on but loses the shades in the process.

GONE!

Sneh Rana falls for 6 from 9 balls. She looks to play it fine off Hayley Jensen but doesn’t get much on it. Gloves it and it is taken brilliantly by Katey Martin behind the stumps. That was very good keeping. India’s task gets tougher now. 36 needed from 11 balls

After 18 overs,India Women 120/5 ( Pooja Vastrakar 10 , Sneh Rana 6)

8 runs from the final Amelia Kerr over and she closes things out with figures of 4-0-25-2. Sneh Rana and Pooja Vastrakar in the middle, hoping to add 36 runs from the final two overs to get India the win

GONE!

Richa Ghosh is gone now. Yet another combination of two well-set batters departing for India in quick succession. Tries to be cheeky but ends up losing her off stump to Devine. She goes for 12 from 9 balls and India are 107/5

GONE!

Sabbhineni Meghana has to walk back and New Zealand have the breakthrough they really wanted. Lea Tahuhu strikes and India lose quite possibly the match right here. She flat bats the drive straight to Bates at extra cover. Meghana gone for 37 from 30 balls

More runs for debutant Sabbhineni Meghana. This time she goes down the ground to Jensen on a full delivery. No one at long off to cut it out

Both the new batters – Meghana and Richa Ghosh – dealing in boundaries now. Some much needed boundaries for India. Third four in five balls, this one coming from Meghana’s bat, is sent over the backward point fielder

GONE!

Harmanpreet Kaur is bowled! Angled into the right handed batter by Jess Kerr and there is a huge gap between bat and pad. Kaur goes for 12 (13) and India are 67/3

After 10 overs,India Women 61/2 ( Harmanpreet Kaur (C) 7 , Sabbhineni Meghana 12)

Runs not flowing as quickly as India would want given the stiff target. 8 runs from the Devine over and India need 95 runs now

GONE!

Shafali Verma is gone now. Tempted by the flighted delivery, Verma goes for the pull and finds Green at deep mid-wicket. Two in quick succession for Kerr. Verma gone for 13 (14) and India are 42/2

GONE!

Brilliant delivery by Amelia Kerr and Yastika Bhatia has to walk back. She was on the leg stump line, tried to sweep, but still had her leg stump disloged! Lovely googly from Kerr and Bhatia walks at 26 (26) with India on 41/1

After 6 overs,India Women 39/0 ( Yastika Bhatia 25 , Shafali Verma 12)

Raining fours from Shafali Verma’s bat now. She thumps one off the back foot and then uses her wrist to find the short mid-wicket boundary. 8 runs from the Tahuhu over. At the end of the powerplay, India are 39/0 (New Zealand were 49/0)

After 5 overs,India Women 31/0 ( Yastika Bhatia 25 , Shafali Verma 4)

Yasika Bhatia is flying away with it. Shafali Verma barely getting a look in at the moment. 10 runs from the Hannah Rowe over and India are cruising along in this chase

Much needed maximum for Yastika Bhatia. Looked to be struggling to relax her arms and now she has. Short delivery by Tahuhu and the hook shot sails beyond the boundary rope

After 1 overs,India Women 1/0 ( Yastika Bhatia 1 , Shafali Verma 0)

Yastika Bhatia gets India off the mark as she and Shafali Verma take the crease. Jess Kerr conceding just the one in a tight over

Target for India: 156

Suzie Bates (36), Sophie Devine (31), Lea Tahuhu (27), Maddy Green (26) star in New Zealand’s batting to take them to 155 runs. Two wickets each for Pooja Vastrakar and Deepti Sharma

After 20 overs,New Zealand Women 155/5 ( Brooke Halliday 7 , Katey Martin (W) 9)

Fantastic batting from Katey Martin. She picks up consecutive boundaries on the fourth and fifth ball off Poonam Yadav to power New Zealand past 150 run mark. A single to close things out and India will chase a steep 156 runs for the win

GONE!

Full and in the slot by Vastrakar, Lea Tahuhu goes after it but only finds the toe end of the bat. Taken by Shafali Verma at long on. She goes for 27 from 14 balls and New Zealand are 140/5

After 18 overs,New Zealand Women 131/4 ( Lea Tahuhu 19 , Brooke Halliday 0)

Two boundaries and a wicket from the Deepti Sharma over. Tahuhu hasn’t had much to play with but she’s not letting that stop her. Flurry of boundaries for her and New Zealand are motoring along

GONE!

Maddy green departs! Simple take for Poonam Yadav at short fine leg. Green went a long way across off-stump trying to slogsweep this over mid-wicket but only manages a top-edge. She goes for 26

WHAT A SHOT! Green dances down the track to Poonam Yadav. Waits patiently for the flighted delivery, gets to the pitch of the ball and thrashes it over Harmanpreet Kaur’s head

GONE!

Shortish from Vastrakar and Amelia Kerr looks to unshackle after three dots. The New Zealand batter gets the top edge and Shafali Verma completes a simple catch. Kerr goes for 17 from 20 balls and New Zealand are 102/3

OUCH!

Amelia Kerr looks to scoop a Vastrakar delivery over the keeper but ends up skewing it onto her helmet. The physio is out for a concussion test. She looks okay to continue

After 14 overs,New Zealand Women 102/2 ( Amelia Kerr 17 , Maddy Green 17)

Boundaries piling up for Maddy Green and two boundaries in the Gayakwad over bring up the 100 for New Zealand

GONE!

Premeditated shot from Bates and she is castled by Gayakwad. No pace on the flighted delivery that drifts before smashing the top of off stump. She goes for 36 from 34 balls, New Zealand are 80/2

After 10 overs,New Zealand Women 71/1 ( Suzie Bates 34 , Amelia Kerr 5)

At the halfway stage, New Zealand are 71/1 with Bates on 34 and Amelia Kerr on 5. After the onslaught to close the powerplay overs out, New Zealand haven’t found a boundary since

GONE!

Big wicket for India and Deepti Sharma! Sophie Devine goes for the sweep, doesn’t get the distance on it, looks to have top-edged it. And it is taken by Sneh Rana at deep mid-wicket

Devine c Rana b Deepti 31 (23)

After 7 overs,New Zealand Women 56/0 ( Suzie Bates 25 , Sophie Devine (C) 30)

Devine and Bates have started brilliantly. After producing 49/0 in the powerplay overs, they have added 7 runs from Poonam Yadav’s first over to bring up the 50 run partnership

After 6 overs,New Zealand Women 49/0 ( Suzie Bates 20 , Sophie Devine (C) 28)

What an end to the powerplay overs for New Zealand. 32 runs coming from the last two overs

FOUR! SIX! SIX! Sophie Devine is on fire! Simran Bahadur’s over is off to a dismal start. Poor bowling, into the pads and flicked away over square leg for a six

After 4 overs,New Zealand Women 17/0 ( Suzie Bates 7 , Sophie Devine (C) 9)

After Vastrakar went for just a single, left arm spinner Rajeshwari Gayakwad goes for eight runs. Devine converting a shortish delivery into a boundary by finding the gap between point and cover point

Lovely square cut by Sophie Devine to pick her first boundary. Picks the gap on the off side and tickles along to 8 runs from 11 balls

After 2 overs,New Zealand Women 8/0 ( Suzie Bates 6 , Sophie Devine (C) 2)

What an over and start for Simran Bahadur’s career. She dropped Sophie Devine on the first ball, almost bowled Suzie Bates, conceded a four on the next and then nearly saw a run out to close the over out.

Just after almost getting Bates bowled with a peach of a delivery, the New Zealand batter gets to the pitch of the ball and lofts over mid-wicket for a four

DROPPED!

Simran Bahadur is into the attack for the first time in T20I cricket. And on the first ball, Sophie Devine hits the ball right back at her but the chances goes begging. Dropped! Devine with a wry smile. Both players possibly shocked with that start

After 1 overs,New Zealand Women 2/0 ( Suzie Bates 1 , Sophie Devine (C) 1)

Singles for both batters in the opening over. Vastrakar getting the ball to shape away early on

Underway!

Pooja Vastrakar gets the contest underway with a slip in play. Suzie Bates and Sophie Devine the batters for New Zealand. It is a cloudy day in Queenstown which could help the seamers

India women XI: Harmanpreet Kaur (C), Deepti Sharma, Richa Ghosh (Wk), Shafali Verma, Yastika Bhatia, Sabbhineni Meghana, Pooja Vastrakar, Sneh Rana, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Simran Bahadur, Poonam Yadav.

New Zealand women XI: Suzie Bates, Sophie Devine(c), Amelia Kerr, Maddy Green, Brooke Halliday, Katey Martin(w), Lauren Down, Hayley Jensen, Lea Tahuhu, Jess Kerr, Hannah Rowe

TOSS: India women have won the toss and elected to field

Hello and welcome to our LIVE coverage of the one-off T20I between Sophie Devine’s New Zealand and Harmanpreet Kaur’s India set to take place in Queenstown’s John Davies Oval. This is the start of a long stay in New Zealand for the Women in Blue, who will also play five ODIs before beginning their ICC Women’s World Cup campaign against Pakistan on 6 March. Stay tuned as we build up towards the only T20I.