India (W) vs NZ Women, 3rd ODI at Queenstown, NZ-W v IND-W, Feb 18 2022 - Match Result

down the pitch, and a six to seal it! This is now the second-highest run chase in the history of women's ODIs. Down takes it away with five balls to go. The ball was tossed up, and was full outside off. It invited the big shot, and Down obliged. She lofted that bang over the bowler's head, and that was that. New Zealand take the series with two matches left

yorker on off, and swung away to long leg. Deep square leg chases to her right, and that is two more

yorker on off, and she jams that down toward cover. Another single, and that is ten off the over already

mid-off slides to her left, but the ball slides through! Right in the slot on off, and she makes room to swing it high. Four more, and New Zealand ever closer now

makes room, as Goswami jams that yorker on middle and off. Mackay gets the bat down, and they pinch a single to the bowler's left

tries to reverse-scoop this full ball a touch wide of off, but is beaten. Trying to be too clever there

one-bounce four over mid-on! Came down the pitch to that full ball on off, and the length allowed her a free swing of the arms. Four runs, and that is a good start for New Zealand

and again. That was much slower, although it was again short and wide of off. Beaten by the lack of pace as she tried to cut. Just four off this over

she saw the batter trying to dance down, and went short and wide of off. Down missed her cut, and so Bhatia whipped off the bails

again full on off, and again she is down the track to clip toward short fine leg

full ball on off, and that is tucked toward midwicket. Another two run very quickly, with the bowler giving the chase before leaving it for the fielder in the deep

skips down, and lofts that full ball outside off on the bounce to long-off. That was hit flat

good length ball outside off, and chipped to long-on

lofted to deep midwicket, and that is an outstanding piece of work by Shafali! The ball was full on middle, and right in the slot. Down swung, as Shafali chased to her left before pulling it back off the rope

shortish in length, and wide of off. That is slashed to the left of the fielder at cover, and allows two. Deep point chases to her left, and this is Down's fifty off 45 balls. But the job remains to be done

good length ball outside off, and she shuffles across to clip that to deep backward square leg

back of a length outside off, with a hint of movement away. She has to go deep in her crease and leap while defending that back with a slightly open face of the bat

fuller and just outside off. Better ball from Goswami, and this is only blocked back

but that's a four to start! Good length ball on middle and leg, and she goes deep in her crease to tickle that off her hips to straightish fine leg

another dot. Good over for Deepti. That was short of a length and wide of off, and Down missed out on a scoring opportunity by finding point with her cut