IND-W vs NZ-W 3rd ODI Highlights: India defeat New Zealand by 6 wickets, bag series 2-1

India have won this. Captain Harmanpreet with the winning runs. India win the match and bag the series 2-1.

And there it is. Mandhana has got to her hundred. Her 8th and she has gone past Mithali to become the most prolific century-maker for India. Ohh dear. She has been clean bowled by Rowe right after the hundred.

Harmanpreet has got to her fifty here. She gets to her milestone in 54 balls. India need 30 from 66 balls.

Both the players are going extremely well and Harmanpreet has also pressed her foot on the pedal. India can see the line now.

Harmanpreet has played good second fiddle here. The 50-run stand between her and Mandhana is up. Harmanpreet was down with an issue and was seen applying tape to her left-leg. But she is continuing to bat.

India are in control of this with Mandhana playing well. She has brought up her fifty and India are in control of this chase.

Devine gets the breakthrough. This partnership was going well for India. Devine has dismissed Yastika caught and bowled and she is all pumped. IND 92/2 after 21

Smriti Mandhana and Yastika Bhatia are doing the heavy lifting of rebuilding things for India in this chase. The two have put up a stand of over 30 and are looking to keep going. India cross 50 at the end of 13 overs

India have lost Shafali early in the chase but Mandhana and Yastika are still at the crease. After 7 overs, India 25/1

The two Indian openers - Smriti Mandhana and Shafali Verma are out in the middle. Need a strong start from them. Veteran Tahuhu with the new ball in hand. 

Feeling really happy, the dream I saw has come true today. (On the celebrations)That was just instinctive. Harman was advising me throughout the spell, she told me to bowl more googlies to the left hander. I’ve worked very hard and was very nervous on how the ball will come out the hand today, glad it worked out fine.

New Zealand have been bowled out for 232. Jonas is the last batter to be dismissed. She has been run out by Saima Thakor. India now need 233 to win this game and series.

India have their seventh and Halliday is gone. She falls 14 short of her century as she has been caught at deep mid-wicket by Radha Yadav. NZ 200/7 after 46

The White Ferns are in deep trouble but Halliday has brought up her fifty here. Till the time she keeps going, New Zealand can post a competitive score.

India are keeping the grip tight here. They are not letting New Zealand score freely. NZ 123/5 after 33

Another one bites the dust and New Zealand are now five down. Good work in the field by Jemimah and Yastika and they get Maddy green run out. NZ 89/5 after 25

Some inspired captaincy from Harmanpreet Kaur as Deepti Sharma moved from short third to slip and India have gotten the breakthrough. Georgia Plimmer, who had batted so well until that point, hit straight to Deepti and New Zealand have lost four wickets.

And Priya Mishra has gotten a huge, huge wicket! A short delivery outside the off-stump, googly, came in just a little, Sophie Devine was late on the cut and saw her off-stump being castled. India have gotten three big wickets in quick succession and New Zealand are in some trouble here.

NZ - 36/3 (11 overs)

Saima Thakor has struck immediately as one has brought two for India. A lovely seam-up delivery from the right-armer just shaped away a touch and Lauren Down had a poke at it. A simple catch for Yastika Bhatia and New Zealand are 25/2.

Fielding has got Indian women's team a wicket! That's not often but Jemimah Rodrigues has caught Suzie Bates short of her ground as her bat turned upwards while inching into the crease. India have their first wicket.

A couple of boundaries in the last over bowled by Saima Thakor has just made the scoreline look respectable as the New Zealand batters have been cautious in their approach. India will be hoping to get a wicket or two before the powerplay ends.

Suzie Bates and Georgia Plimmer, the New Zealand openers are out in the middle and India will be aiming early wickets to not let the visitors run away with a score.

Playing XI: Smriti Mandhana, Shafali Verma, Yastika Bhatia(w), Harmanpreet Kaur(c), Jemimah Rodrigues, Tejal Hasabnis, Deepti Sharma, Radha Yadav, Renuka Thakur Singh, Saima Thakor, Priya Mishra

Playing XI: Suzie Bates, Georgia Plimmer, Lauren Down, Sophie Devine(c), Brooke Halliday, Maddy Green, Isabella Gaze(w), Hannah Rowe, Lea Tahuhu, Eden Carson, Fran Jonas

New Zealand have won the toss and skipper Sophie Devine had no hesitation in opting to bat. India have their job cut out as they will first have to field well and then chase the total in a series decider. Pressure... pressure!!

A 100 per cent red soil wicket, the pitch No 7. 69m is the straight boundary with 58 and 53m square boundaries on either side. The pitch is dry and hard and is likely to have some extra bounce. It turned in the first couple of games, however, WV Raman on air reckons that team with better power and shot selection is likely to win the decider and the series.

Sophie Devine, Suzie Bates and Lea Tahuhu, the three grandmas of the New Zealand women's team came up trumps in a spirited performance for the White Ferns with both bat and ball in sultry Ahmedabad. India need to pull some early strings to get the advantage in the decider.

It was an oxymoron of fielding effort from India in the second ODI where Radha Yadav was grabbing everything and others probably nothing. Radha single-handedly drove India out of a hole, otherwise the margin of defeat could have been even worse.

New Zealand women came back strongly in the second ODI to level the three-match series in Ahmedabad on Sunday led by captain Sophie Devine's all-round effort. India came upon short with the bat in the run-chase and will have to come up with an improved fielding and batting show to be able to seal the series as captain Harmanpreet Kaur can't afford a home series defeat after a premature exit from T20 World Cup. Welcome to our coverage of IND vs NZ third women's ODI live from Ahmedabad-