The ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 got all hyped on October 4, 2024, as two giants clashed: New Zealand versus India at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium. It was a convincing 58-run win for New Zealand, as this was the 4th match of Group A.
Let’s delve deep into the details of this spurring encounter and dissect the India National Cricket Team vs New Zealand National Cricket Team Match Scorecard and key moments that dealt the death blow.
Match Highlights
| Category | Details |
| Match Details | Dubai International Cricket Stadium |
| Toss | New Zealand women elected to bat first |
| Series | ICC Women’s T20 World Cup |
| Season | 2024/25 |
| Player Of The Match | NZ Women – Sophie Devine |
| Match Number | WT20I no. 2061 |
| Match Days | 4 October 2024 – night (20-over match) |
| Umpires | England – Anna Harris |
| DRS | West Indies – Jacqueline Williams |
| TV Umpire | Australia – Claire Polosak |
| Reserve Umpire | South Africa – Lauren Agenbag |
| Match Referee | South Africa – Shandre Fritz |
| Points | New Zealand Women 2, India Women 0 |
Match Summary
- New Zealand Women: 160/4 (20 overs)
- India Women: 102 all out (19 overs)
- Result: New Zealand Women won by 58 runs
India National Cricket Team vs New Zealand National Cricket Team Match Scorecard
New Zealand Women: Batting (20 overs maximum)
| Batting | Dismissal | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR |
| Suzie Bates | c Patil b Reddy | 27 | 24 | 34 | 2 | 0 | 112.50 |
| Georgia Plimmer | c Mandhana b Sobhana | 34 | 23 | 38 | 3 | 1 | 147.82 |
| Amelia Kerr | c Vastrakar b Renuka Singh | 13 | 22 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 59.09 |
| Sophie Devine (c) | not out | 57 | 36 | 57 | 7 | 0 | 158.33 |
| Brooke Halliday | c Mandhana b Renuka Singh | 16 | 12 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 133.33 |
| Maddy Green | not out | 5 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 166.66 |
| Extras | (b 4, w 4) | 8 | |||||
| Total | 20 Ov (RR: 8.00) | 160/4 |
India Women: Bowling
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
| Pooja Vastrakar | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 9.00 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Renuka Singh | 4 | 0 | 27 | 2 | 6.75 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Deepti Sharma | 4 | 0 | 45 | 0 | 11.25 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Arundhati Reddy | 4 | 0 | 28 | 1 | 7.00 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Asha Sobhana | 4 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 5.50 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shreyanka Patil | 3 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 8.33 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
India Women – Batting (Target: 161 runs from 20 overs)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR |
| Smriti Mandhana | c Green b Carson | 12 | 13 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 92.30 |
| Shafali Verma | c & b Carson | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Harmanpreet Kaur (c) | lbw b Mair | 15 | 14 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 107.14 |
| Jemimah Rodrigues | c Green b Tahuhu | 13 | 11 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 118.18 |
| Richa Ghosh † | c Devine b Tahuhu | 12 | 19 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 63.15 |
| Deepti Sharma | c Devine b Tahuhu | 13 | 18 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 72.22 |
| Arundhati Reddy | c Bates b Mair | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 25.00 |
| Pooja Vastrakar | b AC Kerr | 8 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 114.28 |
| Shreyanka Patil | c sub (MM Penfold) b Mair | 7 | 13 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 53.84 |
| Asha Sobhana | not out | 6 | 10 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 60.00 |
| Renuka Singh | c Devine b Mair | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Extras | (b 2, w 11) | 13 | |||||
| Total | 19 Ov (RR: 5.36) | 102 |
New Zealand Women – Bowling
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
| Jess Kerr | 3 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 4.33 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Eden Carson | 4 | 0 | 34 | 2 | 8.50 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Rosemary Mair | 4 | 0 | 19 | 4 | 4.75 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Amelia Kerr | 4 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 4.75 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Lea Tahuhu | 4 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 3.75 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
New Zealand’s Innings: Setting a Formidable Target
New Zealand won the toss and chose to bat, and this turned out to be the turning point of the match. Their innings were packed with steady runs, coupled with a great performance by their captain, Sophie Devine.
Key Performances
Sophie Devine: The star of the match for Devine, she hit an unbeaten 57 off 36 balls, laced with 7 fours. Her fierce innings thus lifted New Zealand to a strong total.
Georgia Plimmer: The excellent start New Zealand needed was provided by the forceful 34 off 23 balls for Plimmer.
Suzie Bates contributed 27 runs after facing 24 balls.
Innings Progression
Powerplay: New Zealand got off to a flier as they managed to score 55 runs without any loss in the first six overs.
Middle Overs 7-15 overs: Team kept the run rate normal, getting 100 runs in the 14th over.
Death Overs: Devine furnished the final overs with her acceleration as New Zealand posted a challenging 160/4.
Bowling by India
Indian bowlers failed to stop the New Zealand batsmen. However, the bright sides were:
Renuka Singh: In her four overs, she gave away 27 runs, wherein she picked two wickets.
Asha Sobhana: Bowled economically as she gave away just 22 runs in her 4 overs and accounted for a wicket.
India’s Chase: A Disappointing Effort
Thus, chasing a target of 161, the Indian batting line-up succumbed to pressure. New Zealand bowlers received control at the start of the innings and never allowed the Indian batsmen to set in.
Key Moments in India’s Innings
Early Blows: India lost both openers, Shafali Verma and Smriti Mandhana – inside five overs.
The short resistances from Harmanpreet Kaur and Jemimah Rodrigues were of little use to India as they continued to fall at regular intervals.
Lower-Order Fight: The lower order also did not put up any fight, as the last 5 wickets fell for a mere 27 runs.
Top Bowling Figures New Zealand
Rosemary Mair: She was the star bowler for New Zealand, returning figures of 4/19 off her quota of 4 overs.
Tahuhu, on the other hand, was among wickets-harvesting as well-3 scalps in as many runs in her 4 overs.
Eden Carson was the key player in the powerplay, as she sent both openers back to the pavilion and ended up with 2/34 in return.
Player of the Match: Sophie Devine
Sophie Devine decisively took home the Player of the Match award for her all-round performance. Coming in to bat, her unbeaten 57 was very important in setting up the big total. She then took 3 catches in the field and made a heavy contribution to the collapse of India.
Key Reasons Behind New Zealand Being on Top
Good start: The New Zealand openers gave them a good platform in reaching 67 runs in the first 7.4 overs.
Captains’ Innings Meanwhile: New Zealand’s innings, of course, had its backbone in the unbeaten half-century by Sophie Devine.
Disciplined New Zealand bowling, however, allowed them to put pressure on India right through their innings, never once letting them build any partnership.
Excellence in the field began with sharp catching, three to Devine, as New Zealand sent India in to bat cheaply.
What This Means for the Tournament
This victory gives New Zealand the much-needed impetus in their T20 World Cup campaign, while for India, this has served as a wake-up call, underlining areas that need improvement, especially with regards to batting against quality bowling attacks.
Looking Ahead
With this result, both teams will have to quickly reorganize for their next matches:
New Zealand: All set to carry this momentum into the next group stage match.
India: They somehow need to solve the problems in their batting and come back harder in their next game to keep their semifinal hopes on.
Conclusion
This game was a reminiscent factor for the almighty uncertainty of T20 cricket. New Zealand experienced an emphatic victory that opened up Group A in the Women’s T20 World Cup 2024. Further in the tournament, both teams would be pitched in exciting battles based on how they did better in their respective matches.
For cricket fans, this match provided plenty of excitement and talking points. It showcased the growing competitiveness in women’s cricket and set the stage for what promises to be a thrilling T20 World Cup.
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