India Women vs New Zealand Women Highlights, 1st ODI: India beat New Zealand by 59 runs

Deepti Sharma to Lauren Down, Three dots now! Full, on middle, Lauren Down flicks it to mid-wicket.

Deepti Sharma to Lauren Down, Short, on middle, Lauren Down tucks it to the mid on fielder.

Deepti Sharma to Lauren Down, Full, on middle, Lauren Down flicks it to the mid-wicket fielder.

Arundhati Reddy to Sophie Devine, Slower one, on middle, Sophie Devine blocks it to the mid on fielder.

Arundhati Reddy to Lauren Down, Lands it on off, Lauren Down cuts it to point for one again.

Arundhati Reddy to Sophie Devine, Another single as Sophie Devine drives it through the cover region.

Arundhati Reddy to Lauren Down, Slower one, wide of off, Lauren Down slaps it to point for one.

Arundhati Reddy to Sophie Devine, Bowls it on off, Sophie Devine punches it to covers for one. She gets off the mark.

The variable bounce is troubling the batters at the moment. New Zealand Women are going along at a sedate pace and need a strong partnership here. This stand between Lauren Down and Devine will be very pivotal for the Kiwis moving forward into the inning.

Arundhati Reddy to Lauren Down, On a length, sliding down leg, Lauren Down flicks it to mid-wicket for one.

Deepti Sharma to Sophie Devine, Full and tossed up outside off. Devine defends it back to the bowler. End of the first Powerplay and New Zealand Women are 40/2, versus India's 69/2 at this very stage.

Sophie Devine is in at number 4.

Deepti Sharma to Georgia Plimmer, OUT! CAUGHT AND BOWLED! Deepti Sharma clings on this one and dismisses the in-form Georgia Plimmer on 25! Sharma varies her length this time, and drops it on a good length, spinning on the middle and leg stump with an extra bit of bounce. Georgia Plimmer is cramped up for room as the ball turns a bit more off the deck and gets heavy on her. She goes through the shot and just chips it straight back to Deepti Sharma who takes an alert catch.

Deepti Sharma to Georgia Plimmer, Tossed up nicely, full and on off, Georgia Plimmer shovels it off the toe end, towards the bowler. It dips ahead of Deepti and lands just ahead of her.

Deepti Sharma to Lauren Down, Sharma tosses it up, full and on middle, Down skips ahead and flicks it past mid-wicket for a single.

Deepti Sharma to Lauren Down, Full, outside off, Lauren Down eases it to the point fielder. 

Deepti Sharma to Georgia Plimmer, Deepti continues and lands it fuller, tosses it up, on off, Georgia Plimmer drills it down the ground but it is intercepted by Deepti on her follow-through. It deflects off her fingertips to mid on and they take a single.

Arundhati Reddy to Lauren Down, Half-tracker outside off, Lauren Down squats at it and cuts it nicely but finds the fielder at backward point.

Arundhati Reddy to Lauren Down, Not that short, just outside off, cut away straight to cover.

Arundhati Reddy to Lauren Down, Tails back into the batter, on a good length on middle, Lauren Down knocks it down the ground to the left of mid on.

Arundhati Reddy to Lauren Down, Outside off, full in length, punched away to cover by Lauren.

Arundhati Reddy to Lauren Down, Reddy stays over the stumps, bowls a leg-cutter on the fullish length, shaping onto the pads, Lauren Down flicks it to mid-wicket who misfields and the ball rolls to the deep. Two taken.

Arundhati Reddy to Lauren Down, Arundhati Reddy is introduced into the attack now, she replaces Renuka Singh Thakur. Hits the deck hard, outside off, this is sliced away to cover-point by Lauren Down.

Deepti Sharma to Georgia Plimmer, Just around off, on a good length, Georgia Plimmer goes back and across and knocks it straight to mid off.

Deepti Sharma to Georgia Plimmer, Slower through the air, on the fuller length, around off, Georgia Plimmer leans ahead and punches it back to the bowler.

Deepti Sharma to Georgia Plimmer, A slip in place now. Full and spinning in, Plimmer goes back and punches it to cover.

Deepti Sharma to Lauren Down, Pushed through, on a good length, around off, Lauren Down hangs back and punches it down to the right of long on for a single.

Deepti Sharma to Lauren Down, Slightly slower through the air, on a fullish length, on middle, pushed away to mid on by Down.

Deepti Sharma to Lauren Down, Length ball, outside off, cut away to point by Down.

Deepti Sharma is into the attack now, replacing Saima Thakor.

Renuka Singh Thakur to Georgia Plimmer, Length-delivery outside off. Plimmer drives it to short cover.

Renuka Singh Thakur to Georgia Plimmer, WIDE! She will have to reload that one again! Sprayed down leg, on a length, Plimmer misses to flick it away and Yastika Bhatia collects it cleanly behind the wickets. Sees Plimmer's back leg outside the popping crease, Bhatia tries to dislodge the bails but fails to do so and Plimmer drags her back foot in the crease. Wide called.

Renuka Singh Thakur to Lauren Down, Full and pushed through on middle, driven straight to mid on for a single.

Renuka Singh Thakur to Lauren Down, Keeps the line of attack outside off, on a fullish length, sliced away to the cover region by Lauren Down. The fielder dives to her left and intercepts the ball nicely to prevent any single.

Renuka Singh Thakur to Lauren Down, Much fuller on off, Lauren Down gets ahead with a good stride across and drives it straight to cover.

Renuka Singh Thakur to Georgia Plimmer, Bowls from wide of the crease, does Renuka, short and angling on the middle, Georgia Plimmer pulls it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Renuka Singh Thakur to Lauren Down, On middle and leg, shaping in, full in length, Down flicks it along the ground to mid-wicket for a single.

Saima Thakor to Georgia Plimmer, FOUR! Identical line and length, and identical result! An expensive over by the debutant! Saima misfires on the pads again, on a fuller length, Georgia Plimmer brings her wrists into play again and skilfully flicks it through the mid-wicket region for a boundary.

Saima Thakor to Georgia Plimmer, FOUR! A confident shot by Plimmer! Saima again drifts it onto the pads, a genuine half-volley on offer, Georgia Plimmer tilts ahead and flicks it off with her wrists and gets a boundary at deep mid-wicket.

Saima Thakor to Georgia Plimmer, Half-tracker on the middle, Georgia Plimmer hangs back and punches it to mid on.

Saima Thakor to Georgia Plimmer, Length, on the stumps, Plimmer knocks it to mid on.

Saima Thakor to Georgia Plimmer, FOUR! Plimmer isn't going to stay quiet for long! Poor delivery and gets the treatment! Curving back into the pads, on a fuller length, Georgia Plimmer finds the middle of the bat and flicks it through the vacant deep square leg region for a boundary.

Saima Thakor to Georgia Plimmer, On pads, on a length, nurdled away to the square leg region by Plimmer.

Renuka Singh Thakur to Lauren Down, Much improved over by Renuka! Concedes just a single off it. Fuller-length delivery around off, Lauren Down pushes it straight to cover to end the over.

Renuka Singh Thakur to Lauren Down, A leg-cuttter on a good length, on middle, worked away to the mid-wicket region by Down.

Renuka Singh Thakur to Lauren Down, This one tails back into the batter, from off, on a good length, Lauren Down hits it off the back foot from the inner half of the bat.

Renuka Singh Thakur to Lauren Down, Angling into the pads, on the good length, Lauren Down is beaten all ends up as she tries to flick it away to the leg side and wears on the front pad.

Renuka Singh Thakur to Georgia Plimmer, Well outside off, on a good length, Georgia Plimmer slashes hard at it to cover-point and milks a single.

Renuka Singh Thakur to Georgia Plimmer, Thakur continues and hits the deck hard, around off, Plimmer hangs back and punches it on the back foot to cover.

Saima Thakor to Lauren Down, On off, length, punched solidly to the off side to end the fourth over. New Zealand Women need 210 runs in 276 balls.