5pm: So India will chase 260. And it will be a stiff one. New Zealand began superbly with Bates and Plimmer putting on 87. Then India struck four times in quick succession, before that big partnership between Devine and Green. Devine played superbly for her 79. New Zealand at one stage looked good for more than the 259 they’ve ended up with, but there was also a stage where they looked like they might end up short of this, so in the end, they’ll be happy enough with this score, which gives India a bit of a challenge. Are they up for it? We’ll find out in a bit, when Himanshu will be with you for the first part of the Indian response.
“It was a true track, there was good value for shots if you played straight. 259 is a good score. We talked about partnerships after the last game, when no one kicked on beyond 30. It’s a good cricket wicket, so we’ll have to bowl well to defend this score,” says Suzie Bates.
Thakor to Kerr, FOUR, Perfect way to finish for New Zealand as Radha misjudges a chance and drops it at long-on! She runs in too far and then sees Kerr’s loft just clip her fingertips and bounce within the field of play and then over the boundary.