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DUBAI: Sophie Devine played a quick-fire 57-run knock to propel New Zealand to post a mammoth 161 against India in the fourth match of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 here on Friday.
New Zealand opted to bat first after winning the toss and got off to a flying start courtesy of a 67-run opening stand between Suzie Bates and Georgia Plimmer in 7.4 overs.
However, the White Ferns faced a double setback as both opening batters departed in a span of four balls.
Bates fell prey to Arundhati Reddy after scoring 27 off 24, while Plimmer scored a quick 34 from 23 balls, laced with three boundaries and one six before Asha Sobhana dismissed her.
Amelia Kerr then played a scratchy innings of 13 runs from 22 balls during a 33-run stand for the third wicket with captain Sophie Devine.
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Brooke Halliday (16) joined Devine after Kerr’s dismissal and together they added 46 runs from 26 balls for the fourth wicket to lift the team’s total to 145 before Renuka Singh removed the former.
Devine continued her domination and helped New Zealand post a mammoth 160-4 in their allocated 20 overs. She scored an unbeaten 57 off 26 with the help of seven boundaries.
For India, Renuka Singh claimed two tickets, while Arundhati Reddy and Asha Sobhana bagged one each.
PLAYING XIs
New Zealand: Suzie Bates, Georgia Plimmer, Amelia Kerr, Sophie Devine (c), Brooke Halliday, Maddy Green, Isabella Gaze(wk), Jess Kerr, Rosemary Mair, Lea Tahuhu, Eden Carson
India: Smriti Mandhana, Shafali Verma, Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Jemimah Rodrigues, Richa Ghosh (wk), Deepti Sharma, Arundhati Reddy, Pooja Vastrakar, Shreyanka Patil, Asha Sobhana, Renuka Singh
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