During the 3rd over of the match, and the second over being bowled by Jhulan Goswami, NZ batter Sophie Devine nudged the first delivery softly towards the off-side and promptly called for a single. The NZ batters tried to sneak in a single but Pooja Vastrakar, fielding at covers, charged in, collected the ball and inflicted a rocket throw straight at the stumps at the striker's end and dismissed Suzie Bates.
Move away everyone.#TeamIndia have the first wicket Suzie bates is run out with a brilliant direct hit from Pooja Vastrakar.#CWC22 #NZvIND #CricketTwitter #Cricket pic.twitter.com/vC7fmvsG7j
— Asli BCCI Women (@AsliBCCIWomen) March 10, 2022
While talking about the match, New Zealand posted 260/9 in 50 overs after being asked to bat first. Amy Satterthwaite remained the top scorer with her knock of 75 runs off 84 balls with 9 fours. While Amelia Kerr also added 50 runs and wicketkeeper Katey Martin contributed with 41 runs. In reply, India were bowled out for a total of 198/10 in 46.4 overs as Amelia Kerr and Lea Tahuhu picked up 3 wickets each. Harmanpreet Kaur played a praiseworthy knock of 63-ball-71 but it went in vain due to lack of support from other Indian batters.
