Having lost all matches played here so far, including the lone T20I, the Mithali Raj-led side is finding it difficult to stem the rot and faces the ignominy of a one-sided series defeat days ahead of the World Cup.
Deepti Sharma gained two spots to be at 18th while compatriot Richa Ghosh rose 15 places to occupy 54th position in the latest women's ODI batter rankings.
India will lock horns against Pakistan in their opening match of the tournament on March 6 at Bay Oval.
India will take on New Zealand in the 4th ODI Match of the ongoing India Women tour of New Zealand, 2022. The game will take place at John Davies Oval, Queenstown.
India suffered a second successive three-wicket loss to hosts New Zealand in the third game to concede the five-ODI series.
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India will take on New Zealand in the 3rd ODI Match of the ongoing India Women tour of New Zealand, 2022. The game will take place at John Davies Oval, Queenstown.
Mandhana, the ICC Women's Cricketer of the Year, had exited mandatory quarantine in Christchurch to join the squad ahead of the second ODI but needed a few days to get match ready.
The two teams will play three T20s on September 10, 13 and 15 in Durham, Derby and Bristol, respectively.
In the T20I rankings, India opener Shafali Verma is now third on the batting list.
Mandhana had missed the one-off T20 International and the two ODIs against New Zealand as she was in extended Managed Isolation and Quarantine (MIQ) along with two other players -- pacers Meghna Singh and Renuka Singh.
Amelia Kerr played a brilliant unbeaten 119-run knock to lead the home side to victory with an over to spare.
New Zealand Women vs India Women, 2nd ODI: Get the Live Streaming Details, Live Telecast Online, TV as India women face New Zealand in the 2nd ODI at the John Davies Oval, Queenstown.
Skipper Mithali Raj's well-crafted half-century went in vain as Indian batting flopped once again.
India batter Yastika Bhatia said that Smriti Mandhana is still in managed isolation as per the New Zealand government guidelines and that is the reason she did not play in the one-off T20I against the White Ferns.
Suzie Bates and Sophie Devine's good knocks with the bat were followed by Jess Kerr's two-wicket haul as New Zealand defeated India.
The one-off T20 is scheduled ahead of the five ODIs starting February 12.
Among the all-rounders, India's Deepti Sharma also gained one spot to be at fourth in the ICC Women's ODI rankings.
The World Cup is scheduled to be held in New Zealand from March 4, with the hosts taking on West Indies in the tournament opener.
The women's team will play one T20I and five ODIs, starting from February 9 while the last ODI will be played on February 24. The venue of all the matches will be at John Davies Oval in Queenstown.
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