New Zealand vs India – World Cup Report: Satterthwaite & Kerr star in a White Ferns win!

New Zealand vs India – World Cup 2022 Report: New Zealand move to second spot on points table after securing a comfortable win against India

Venue: Seddon Park, Hamilton

Squads:

New Zealand:

Sophie Devine (c), Suzie Bates, Amelia Kerr, Amy Satterthwaite, Maddy Green, Frances Mackay, Katey Martin (wk), Hayley Jensen, Lea Tahuhu, Jess Kerr, Hannah Rowe

India:

Smriti Mandhana, Yastika Bhatia, Deepti Sharma, Mithali Raj (c), Harmanpreet Kaur, Richa Ghosh (wk), Sneh Rana, Pooja Vastrakar, Jhulan Goswami, Meghna Singh, Rajeshwari Gayakwad

Highlights:

Amy Satterthwaite held the innings for White Ferns with a well made 75 in 84 balls while Amelia Kerr displayed an all-round with a half century and 3 wicket haul. Pooja Vastrakar of India pulled back New Zealand innings with bowling figures of 10-34-4 including 2 wickets in 2 balls in the death overs – both bowled!

Jhulan Goswami created a new World Cup record when she bowled out Katey Martin for 41. She now has the most number of wickets in ICC Women’s World Cup history – 39!

New Zealand vs India – Match 8 – World Cup Match Summary

New Zealand 260-9 in 50 overs

Sophie Devine 35 (30) – 7 fours

Amelia Kerr 50 (64) – 5 fours

Amy Satterthwaite 75 (84) – 89 fours

Katey Martin 41 (51) – 3 fours

Rajeshwari Gayakwad 10-0-46-2

Pooja Vastrakar 10-0-34-4

India 198 all out in 46.4 overs

Yastika Bhatia 28 (59) – 2 fours

Mithali Raj 31 (56) – 1 four

Harmanpreet Kaur 71 (63) – 6 fours & 2 sixes

Lea Tahuhu 10-2-17-3

Hayley Hensen 6.4-0-30-2

Amelia Kerr 9-0-56-3

Result: New Zealand won by 62 runs

Player of the Match: Amy Satterthwaite

Points Table:

New Zealand – 4 points – 2nd spot

India – 2 points – 5th spot