Summary

  • India fall well short as NZ complete impressive win - report

  • Kiwis win first T20 in 11 matches

  • No India player passes 15

  • Devine's 57 off 36 helps NZ post 160-4

  • White Ferns hit tournament's highest score so far

  • Bates & Plimmer put on quickfire 67 for first wicket

  • Watch: NZ's Kerr avoids embarrassing run out

Live Reporting

by Mike Peter, Adwaidh Rajan & Timothy Abraham

  1. Daniel Norcross
    Test Match Special commentator on BBC Sounds

    That's the second consecutive boundary. It's like London buses, you wait ages for one and then two come at once!

  2. NZ 93-2

    Asha Sobhana returns to the attack but her first two deliveries are hit for boundaries by Sophie Devine - first through the mid-off and then square on the leg side.New Zealand then take one run each in the next four deliveries as they inch towards the 100-mark.

  3. NZ 81-2

    Shreyanka Patil goes for six runs in that over as Sophie Devine and Amelia Karr are happy to rotate strike between them.

  4. Daniel Norcross
    Test Match Special commentator on BBC Sounds

    We were somewhat worried about what crowds we would get here, but there is a really decent crowd today and the atmosphere reflects that.

  5. Devine survives

    Sophie Devine had to stretch but the replays show she managed to get over the line before the bails were broken.The New Zealand captain survives.

  6. Umpire review

    There is a mix-up between Amelia Kerr and Sophie Devine and it is the New Zealand skipper who could be in danger of being run out. The umpire goes to the television umpire to have a look.

  7. Daniel Norcross
    Test Match Special commentator on BBC Sounds

    The humidity tends to rise in the evening and that, as you can imagine, brings dew, which can of course play a factor on these pitches.

  8. NZ 75-2

    Asha Sobhana is back for her third over after the drinks and only gives away three runs. New Zealand captain Sophie Devine and Amelia Kerr have a rebuild on their hands here.

  9. Thanks Tim! India have somewhat managed to put the break on the New Zealand innings with back-to-back wickets, but a very crucial few overs coming up here for both the sides.

  10. New Zealand 72-2 at drinks

    The players take a quick bit of liquid refreshment on board which is my cue to hand over to Adwaidh Rajan.

    He's making his live text commentary debut. Go easy on him, folks.

  11. Firdose Moonda
    Cricinfo writer on BBC Test Match Special

    150 to 160 runs is what I want to see. The India press seem to think that India have gone in with a batter short, so it will be interesting to see if India can prove them wrong.

  12. NZ 72-2

    Somewhat more sedate from Amelia Kerr and Sophie Devine after that bombastic opening partnership as they struggle to find the boundary against Arundhati Reddy.

    Four runs - all in singles - off Reddy's over.

  13. Firdose Moonda
    Cricinfo writer on BBC Test Match Special

    We didn't see this coming. I know we talked about New Zealand beforehand and how they had played quite poorly over the summer. But, they've come at India here with some real fight.

  14. NZ 68-2

    Superb from Asha Sobhana, who has put down a barricade to slow down the New Zealand juggernaut.

    A wicket and just one run off her second over.

  15. Henry Moeran
    Test Match Special commentator on BBC Sounds

    Both openers are gone and suddenly India feel a lot more confident in life. New Zealand seem to have lost their momentum.

  16. wicket

    WICKET

    Plimmer c Mandhana b Sobhana 34 (NZ 67-2)

    Georgia Plimmer skips down the pitch and biffs Asha Sobhana down the ground. The Kiwi hits it cleanly enough but does not quite get the height she needed on it.

    The ball drops out of the night sky and Smriti Mandhana comfortably takes the catch at long-on.

    Much better from India.

  17. NZ 67-1

    Amelia Kerr is the new batter for New Zealand.

    India need to improve in the field to get themselves back in this contest.

  18. Henry Moeran
    Test Match Special commentator on BBC Sounds

    It's sometimes easy to lose the ball in those floodlights, but Shreyanka Patil has it safely in her hands!

  19. wicket

    WICKET

    Bates c Patil b Reddy 27 (NZ 67-1)

    India have a much-needed breakthrough!

    Suzie Bates whacks Arundhati Reddy across the line into the leg side but Shreyanka Patil is as safe as houses down at deep mid-wicket

    Patil races in and gets her hands under the ball to pouch the catch.

  20. NZ 67-0

    Arundhati Reddy got pumped for 12 in her opening over but is chucked the ball by Harmanpreet Kaur as she searches for a wicket.

    Suzie Bates and Georgia Plimmer continue to play aggressively with six runs in twos off the first three balls.