India Women vs New Zealand Women fifth ODI Live Score And Updates: Hello and welcome to our stay protection from the fifth and remaining contest of the sequence.
India will likely be seeking to keep away from a 5-0 clear sweep once they face New Zealand within the fifth and remaining ODI on the John Davies Oval on Thursday.
The match will likely be India’s final recreation within the format earlier than they soar into the warm-up and primary competitors of the Women’s Cricket World Cup. The batting and bowling haven’t clicked collectively for India in all 4 losses, leaving them with extra fear factors than options.
Bowling, particularly, is a large fear if one goes by Mithali Raj’s phrases after shedding a truncated fourth ODI by 63 runs. “But to be trustworthy the bowling is a little bit of a priority earlier than the World Cup. We need all our primary bowlers to get their rhythm. We are adapting to the situations however there are spells the place the bowlers have bowled nicely however we’re not constant and it’s one thing that we want to enhance.”
The spinners, barring Deepti Sharma, have been far from convincing. The pace attack also needs to shrug off inconsistency. Apart from the unit failing to click in unison, they have also been overpowered by the all-round brilliance of Amelia Kerr. But the positive aspect for India has been the form of wicketkeeper-batter Richa Ghosh and Mithali showing some glimpses of consistency.
New Zealand, on the other hand, will be delighted with how the series and their experimentations have turned out. Their top batters, Amelia alongside Suzie Bates and captain Sophie Devine, have been impressive. The lower-order, featuring Lauren Down and Katey Martin, have proved that they can finish matches when the top-order may not step up to the occasion.
Apart from Amelia’s six wickets, her sister Jess Kerr has been great with seven wickets. She has been well supported by Hayley Jensen (five wickets) and skipper Sophie (four wickets) in ticking all the right boxes. India will be hoping that the unit clicks together to get their first win in the country and snap the winless streak.
Full Squads
India: Sabbhineni Meghana, Shafali Verma, Yastika Bhatia, Mithali Raj (captain), Harmanpreet Kaur, Richa Ghosh (wicket-keeper), Deepti Sharma, Pooja Vastrakar, Simran Bahadur, Poonam Yadav, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Sneh Rana, Meghna Singh, Taniya Bhatia (wicket-keeper), Renuka Singh, Smriti Mandhana and Jhulan Goswami.
New Zealand: Sophie Devine (captain), Suzie Bates, Amelia Kerr, Amy Satterthwaite, Maddy Green, Katey Martin (wicket-keeper), Hayley Jensen, Jess Kerr, Rosemary Mair, Fran Jonas, Lea Tahuhu, Lauren Down, Frances Mackay and Hannah Rowe.
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