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This will be the fifth Women’s T20 World Cup match between India and New Zealand. Each of their four meetings in the tournament have been won by the team batting first.

Daniel Norcross
Test Match Special commentator on BBC Sounds

New Zealand have got off to a very bright start indeed. An explosive start to the match!

A welcome boundary-less over for India as leg-spinner Asha Sobhana stymies the run-rate a little.

New Zealand openers Suzie Bates and Georgia Plimmer still manage to milk six runs off it, though.

India are under the cosh here. They need a wicket.

New Zealand will be eyeing 200 if Suzie Bates and Georgia Plimmer continue in this vein.

Henry Moeran
Test Match Special commentator on BBC Sounds

Unusually, we have an India team under pressure here.

Bates dropped on 19published at 5.4 overs

5.4 overs

Bad to worse for India after Suzie Bates skies one off Arundhati Reddy.

The ball comes down with snow on Richa Ghosh dances around waiting before attempting to take it with the fingers of gloves pointing upwards and spills it.

Henry Moeran
Test Match Special commentator on BBC Sounds

That was appalling! I don't think I've seen a piece of fielding that bad for many, many years.

Harmanpreet Kaur is fuming.

Georgia Plimmer whips Arundhati Reddy to square leg where Renuka Singh lets the ball through her legs as she scooped to down to field it.

It dribbles over the rope for four.

Tash Farrant
England bowler on BBC Test Match Special

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Great running from Suzie Bates here. These boundaries have big pockets, there's lots of space so you have a lot more time to pick up runs yourself.

India Harmanpreet Kaur looks a little rattled by New Zealand's aggressive approach.

Jemimah Rodrigues is busy down at deep mid-wicket as Suzie Bates and Georgia Plimmer go after Deepti Sharma.

It's been a lightning start by New Zealand's opening pair, with Suzie Bates setting the tone.

Tash Farrant
England bowler on BBC Test Match Special

It's going to be a theme in this tournament that you have to make the most of that power play to get ahead with runs. Once the slow spinners come on a bit later, it won't be as easy to score.

Georgia Plimmer comfortably in her ground.

India's players use the brief break for the review to have a conflab, led by skipper Harmanpreet Kaur.

A quick check by the third umpire after Richa Ghosh whips the bails off to a delivery from Renuka Singh.

Georgia Plimmer looks to have her foot on the line after a play and miss, though.

Daniel Norcross
Test Match Special commentator on BBC Sounds

New Zealand are going like a train here!

India are leaking runs at the moment.

Four byes this time as Richa Ghosh misses a scoop from Georgia Plimmer off Renuka Singh and the ball races to the fence.

Daniel Norcross
Test Match Special commentator on BBC Sounds

It's a great bit of ambition from Georgia Plimmer. There is a long-on, but had the long-on stayed on the line, that would have been caught.

NZ 27-0published at 3 overs

3 overs

Suzie Bates is like a cat on a hot tin roof as she dances round the crease on her tip toes looking to throw Deepti Sharma off her length.

Georgia Plimmer ends the over with a flourish, launching a bottom-handed heave over long-on for six.

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Harmanpreet Kaur quickly turns to spin of Deepti Sharma after that expensive start from Pooja Vastrakar.

However, Georgia Plimmer shows a real aggressive intent to her first legal delivery as she dances down the track and crisply drills the ball to the fence.

Top shot.