Indian Eves Lose ICC World Twenty20 Opener Against NZ

Basseterre: Mithali Raj's 36-ball 44 and Diana David's four-wicket haul went in vain as India suffered a 11-run loss against New Zealand in their Group B opener of the Women's ICC World Twenty20.

Diana (4/27) wreaked havoc with her off-spinners but New Zealand recovered from a mid-innings collapse to post a competitive 139 for eight from their 20 overs.

Chasing the target, India rode on Mithali Raj's 44 and identical 28s from opener Sulakshana Naik and Amita Sharma to keep themselves in the hunt but eventually it was not enough to romp home as the Kiwi bowlers restricted them to 129 for eight. Sian Ruck (2/17) and Lucy Doolan (2/18) starred for New Zealand with the ball sharing four wickets between them.

Earlier opting to bat, Suzie Bates scored a 30-ball 32 up the order and was ably supported by Nicola Browne (24), Rachel Priest (20) and Sara McGlashan (15) to take New Zealand to 139. Diana was the star performer for India with the ball, picking up four crucial Kiwi wickets for 24 runs.

Reema Malhotra also chipped in with two wickets giving away 25 runs. Indian eves will take on archrivals Pakistan in their next group match on Saturday, while New Zealand will be up against Sri Lanka.

Brief scores
New Zealand Women 139 for 8 (Bates 32, David 4-27)
India Women 129 for 8 (Raj 44)
Result: New Zealand Women won by 10 runs

Scores	Upcoming	Results
South Africa vs Pakistan - 3rd ODI 4th Test - Australia v India - December 26-30, 23:30 GMT 1st Test - Zimbabwe v Afghanistan - December 26-30, 07:30 GMT 3rd ODI - Zimbabwe v Afghanistan at Harare Afghanistan won by 8 wickets (with 139 balls remaining) 3rd T20I - West Indies v Bangladesh at St Vincent Bangladesh won by 80 runs

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