A terrible miscommunication between Amelia Kerr and Eden Carson leads to the latter's run out and that's it. New Zealand are bowled out to just 168.
IND - 227/10 in 44.3 overs.
NZ - 168/10 in 40.4 overs.
India women win first ODI by 59 runs.
India are now just a wicket away from a big win in the first ODI.
Radha Yadav bowls out Molly Penfold with a brilliant delivery. Eden Carson walks in next.
NZ - 168/8 in 40.3 overs.
Arundhati Reddy dismisses Izzy Gaze with Saima Thakor taking an easy catch at long-on. A big blow to New Zealand's late comeback.
Gaze scored 9 runs off 36 balls. Molly Penfold joins Amelia Kerr (25*) in the middle.
NZ - 168/8 in 40 overs.
New Zealand need 60 runs from 60 balls to win the game.
Amelia Kerr and Izzy Gaze are looking in good momentum and are also adding runs to stage New Zealand's comeback.
NZ - 162/7 in 39 overs.
New Zealand need 66 runs in 66 balls to win the game.
Amelia Kerr continues to add runs as New Zealand steady their collapse and rebuild their hopes for a comeback. India still remain ahead in this game.
NZ - 150/7 in 37 overs (Izzy Gaze - 6* off 30 balls, Amelia Kerr - 10* off 12 balls).
New Zealand need 78 runs off 78 balls to win the game.
Izzy Gaze is struggling for the runs as she scores just 4 runs off her first 21 balls. The required run rate remains below six but New Zealand need some big shots to regain control.
NZ - 145/7 in 35 overs.
New Zealand women need 83 runs in 90 balls to win the game.
Amelia Kerr walks in to bat at no.9 and joins Izzye Gaze in the middle. New Zealand will be hoping for a comeback from the duo as Indian bowlers dominate the game.
NZ - 136/7 in 33 overs.
New Zealand need 92 runs in 102 balls to win the game.
New Zealand lose their seventh wicket and third on the last ten deliveries.
Radha Yadav removes Jess Kerr who was looking to find a boundary over the point area but found Saima Thakor's safe hands.
Jess Kerr scored 3 runs off 5 balls.
NZ - 132/7 in 30.4 overs.
New Zealand need 96 runs in 116 balls to win the game.
Two wickets in an over and both settled Hallidy and Green are back in the pavilion.
Captain Smriti Mandhana's direct throw ends Maddy Green's innings as New Zealand lose their 6th wicket. India are now clear favourites to win this game.
Green scored 32 runs off 32 balls. Jess Kerr joins Izzy Gaze in the middle. Still no Amelia Kerr.
NZ - 130/6 in 30 overs.
New Zealand need 98 runs in 120 balls to win this game.
Saima Thakor with a much-needed breakthrough for India as she removes settled Brooke Halliday with a follow-through catch. New Zealand go 5 down.
Halliday scored 39 runs off 55 balls. Izzy Gaze joins Maddy Green (32*) in the middle.
NZ - 129/5 in 29.1 overs.
New Zealand need 99 runs in 125 balls to win the game.
India introduce Shafali Verma into the attack for the first time but the youngster proves costly and concedes 10 runs in an over. New Zealand continue to find runs in the middle overs.
NZ - 124/4 in 28 overs (Green - 32* off 29 balls, Halliday - 34* off 50 balls).
New Zealand need 104 runs in 22 overs to win the game.
Both Maddy Green and Brooke Halliday are looking in good rhythm after Lauren Down's dismissal as New Zealand go past 100 and are in control now.
NZ - 113/4 in 26 overs.
New Zealand need 115 runs in 24 overs to win the game.
New Zealand need 140 more to win from 29 overs and have six wickets in hand.
Lauren Down departs for 26 and New Zealand are 79/4.
Sophie Devine gets run out. Big blow for the White Ferns. They are three down for 46 at the end of 12 overs.
Deepti removes Georgia Plimmer. New Zealand are 40/2 after 9.5 overs.
Saima Thakor dismisses Suzie Bates to claim maiden wicket on international debut. New Zealand are 18/1.
Jess Kerr cleans up Deepti Sharma at an individual score of 41. India are all out for 227.
Saima Thakor departs. India are nine down for 226.
India are eight down for 223/8. Deepti Sharma going strong at 40*.
India are 200/6 with Arundhati and Deepti in the middle.
Tejal falls to Amelia Kerr. India are 181/6. Arundhati Reddy comes into bat.
Suzie Bates traps Jemimah in front of the stumps. India are five down for 152. Deepti Sharma comes into bat.
India are 150/4 after 26.2 overs. Tejal and Jemimah are going strong.
Tejal Hasabnis and Jemimah Rodrigues have added 52 runs for the fifth wicket. India are 143/4.
Team India have breached the 100 mark. They are 101/4 with Tejal Hasabnis and Jemimah batting together.
Yastika Bhatia falls at an individual score of 37. India are 91/4.
India women are 91/3 after the end of 15 overs. Yastika Bhatia (37*) and Jemimah Rodrigues (8*) are batting in the middle.
Dayalan Hemalatha throws her wicket away while going for a big shot down the ground and gets stumped off Eden Carson. India are 71/3.
India are 69/1 at the end of the powerplay.
Team India lose another wicket. Eden Carson picks up Shafali Verma. India are 49/2.
Shafali Verma is taking the attack to the White Ferns. She has raced to 23 off just 14 balls. India are 37/1 after 4.3 overs.
Yastika Bhatia has come in place of Smriti Mandhana.
Smriti Mandhana departs with just 12 runs on the board. She holes out to backward point. India are 12/1 after 2.1 overs.
A special day for Saima Thakor and Tejal Hasabnis as they make their debut together.
Shafali Verma and Smriti Mandhana have added six runs for the opening wicket and are looking to get the team off to a positive start.
Players from both sides have lined up for their national anthems.
Suzie Bates, Georgia Plimmer, Amelia Kerr, Sophie Devine (c), Brooke Halliday, Maddy Green, Isabella Gaze (wk), Lauren Down, Jess Kerr, Molly Penfold, Eden Carson
Smriti Mandhana (c), Shafali Verma, Yastika Bhatia (wK), Dayalan Hemalatha, Jemimah Rodrigues, Deepti Sharma, Tejal Hasabnis, Radha Yadav, Arundhati Reddy, Saima Thakor, Renuka Thakur Singh
Debut for Saima Thakor and Tejal Hasabnis
Harmanpreet Kaur has been rested for the first ODI due to a niggle. Smriti Mandhana will be leading the side in Harmanpreet's absence.
Team India have won the toss and elected to bat first.
New Zealand have a dominant head-to-head record in ODIs against the Women in Blue.
India's ODI record against New Zealand:
The Women in Blue put in hard yards in the lead-up to the first ODI and look prepared for the series.
After a phenomenal run in the UAE which culminated in the T20 World Cup triumph, the White Ferns now have a new challenge in the form of the three-match ODI series in India. Will they be able to ace it? Only time will tell.
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