END OF OVER:
19 | 3 Runs 2 Wkts | IND-W: 102/10 (59 runs required from 6 balls, RR: 5.36, RRR: 59.00)

  • Asha Sobhana6 (10b)
  • Rosemary Mair4-0-19-4
  • Amelia Kerr4-0-19-1

9.30pm: Time to hear from the captains, starting with Harmanpreet Kaur: "We didn't play our best cricket. Going forward we know every game is important. We created chances but we were not able to avail those chances. They played better cricket than us, no doubt about that. Fielding we made some mistakes so that is a learning for us going forward. [Target] We have chased many times 160-170, we were expecting that on the board. While batting, we knew someone had to bat through but we kept losing wickets. [Pakistan next] We know this group is capable of better, this wasn't the start we were expecting but we have to go from here."

Devine is up again: "I'm really proud of this group. People have been speaking about our recent results, coming out against a world-class side like India, to produce that performance I'm overwhelmed. We've been targeting this game for a long time. To come out and lay a marker [is great], but we've got a long way to go in the tournament. We've had some good starts in the powerplay from Georgia and Suzie. They showed great intent. Then to finish off the innings was really important, Brooke Halliday and Maddy Green played valuable hands. We were probably 10 over par, but we know how powerful their line-up is. We spoke about making batters play their most difficult shots, and the bowlers really delivered. [Australia] We know them too well. Always a great challenge, being able to play in these conditions levels the playing field a bit. We'll take great confidence, they're the games you want to play. Licking our lips to get stuck in."

Okay, that's a wrap for tonight, peeps. Srinidhi's report will be in the slot shortly, and we'll be back for another double-header tomorrow, as England and holders Australia get their campaigns underway in Sharjah. See ya!

9.22pm: Sophie Devine backed her side to come good, despite recent struggles, and they've done so in style at the Dubai International Stadium. The White Ferns were white hot, Devine leading from the front as they ransacked their way to 160 for 4, then marshalling her bowling attack brilliantly to dismantle the chase. India were caught cold and now find themselves up against it in the Group of Death

Sophie Devine is Player of the Match: "Thought the platform at the top of the innings from Suzie Bates and Georgia Plimmer set the tone. Me and Melie [Kerr] were maybe a bit slow through overs 7-12 but we were able to go hard at the back end. It was tough work out there, pace off and trying to find the gaps. [Innings] A bit scratchy to start with. Just really happy to contribute. We've worked so hard over the last six months, nice to see the team get their reward."

18.6
W
Mair to Renuka Singh, OUT, squirted to backward point, this is done! NZ win by 58 runs and send shockwaves rippling through Group A!! A golden duck for Renuka and Mair finishes with magnificent, career-best figures of 4 for 19. What a moment for NZ to remind everyone of their pedigree

Renuka Singh c Devine b Mair 0 (1m 1b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0.00

"Even Katy Martin, former NZ wicket keeper turned commentator, says this is a surprise." It's definitely that, Tautoru. NZ had lost 10 T20Is in a row before today!

18.5
W
Mair to Patil, OUT, slogged straight up the chimney - held this time! Full outside off, done by the slower ball. Molly Penfold, the sub fielder, steadies herself at mid-off and India lose their ninth

SR Patil c sub (MM Penfold) b Mair 7 (15m 13b 1x4 0x6) SR: 53.84

Srini: "@Ed - India will actually struggle to stay alive in the tournament. Very early in the tournament we might know that India's campaign is done, nevertheless the mathematical probabilities. Only chance from here is if they beat Aus"

18.4
0
Mair to Patil, no run, pace off wide of the stumps, Shreyanka swings to leg and misses
18.3
1
Mair to Sobhana, 1 run, Asha moves across on off stump, swipes through midwicket
18.2
1
Mair to Patil, 1 run, dropped at backward point! A skier into the off side, Plimmer did well to backpedal and get underneath it - then had about four goes at holding on, without success! She might have been distracted by Halliday, I think it was, who also went for the catch before pulling out
18.1
1
Mair to Sobhana, 1 run, full on the stumps and clipped through midwicket. That's the India 100

Last two, the result academic. Mair is back

END OF OVER:
18 | 5 Runs | IND-W: 99/8 (62 runs required from 12 balls, RR: 5.50, RRR: 31.00)

  • Shreyanka Patil6 (10b)
  • Asha Sobhana4 (8b)
  • Amelia Kerr4-0-19-1
  • Lea Tahuhu4-0-15-3
17.6
0
AC Kerr to Patil, no run, tossed up, this time Shreyanka misses with the reverse... Kerr appealed for lbw but didn't look that enthusiastic, and Devine won't review Anna Harris' decision
17.5
0
AC Kerr to Patil, no run, skidding into the body as she looks to pull
17.4
0
AC Kerr to Patil, no run, looped up on the stumps and Shreyanka goes a long way across to sweep, can't beat short fine leg
17.3
0
AC Kerr to Patil, no run, pushed through, swings unsuccessfully across the line stepping outside leg
17.2
4
AC Kerr to Patil, FOUR, reverse-thrashed past backward point! Well that's a shot to at least give the India fans in the stadium something to cheer. Although I think the fielder, who should have stopped it, was done by the bounce
17.1
1
AC Kerr to Sobhana, 1 run, floated up towards leg stump, Asha sweeps and gets something on it

END OF OVER:
17 | 3 Runs | IND-W: 94/8 (67 runs required from 18 balls, RR: 5.52, RRR: 22.33)

  • Shreyanka Patil2 (5b)
  • Asha Sobhana3 (7b)
  • Lea Tahuhu4-0-15-3
  • Amelia Kerr3-0-14-1
16.6
0
Tahuhu to Patil, no run, Shreyanka shuffles across outside off, looks for the big slog across the line... misses
16.5
1
Tahuhu to Sobhana, 1 run, full and straight again, nicely timed off the legs but just a single to deep square leg
16.4
1
Tahuhu to Patil, 1 run, pitched up and heaved leg side, in the air but square of midwicket
16.3
1
Tahuhu to Sobhana, 1 run, full at the stumps, Shreyanka whips on off her pads behind square
16.2
0
Tahuhu to Sobhana, no run, slightly fuller, driven back to the bowler in her follow through
16.1
0
Tahuhu to Sobhana, no run, length ball outside off, poked into the covers

Tahuhu to finish her allocation

"Will India struggle to qualify now?" A thumping loss certainly won't help in a group that also includes Australia, Ed

END OF OVER:
16 | 3 Runs 1 Wkt | IND-W: 91/8 (70 runs required from 24 balls, RR: 5.68, RRR: 17.50)

  • Asha Sobhana1 (3b)
  • Shreyanka Patil1 (3b)
  • Amelia Kerr3-0-14-1
  • Lea Tahuhu3-0-12-3
15.6
1
AC Kerr to Sobhana, 1 run, gives this plenty of air, taken on the full through mid-on
15.5
0
AC Kerr to Sobhana, no run, prodded back to the bowler on the front foot
15.4
0
AC Kerr to Sobhana, no run, tossed up full, tapped away

Asha Sobhana is next batter

15.3
W
AC Kerr to Vastrakar, OUT, googled through the gate! Kerr doesn't need a search engine to locate off stump. Teasingly flighted, brings Vastrakar outside the line where she hangs the bat, only for the ball to spin back inside and tickle off the bails. NZ nearly there

P Vastrakar b AC Kerr 8 (12m 7b 1x4 0x6) SR: 114.28

"India's tournament has got over even before it has started!!!" wails Machakaari. "Shocking display to say the least !!!"

IND Women 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st11S MandhanaShafali Verma
2nd17H KaurS Mandhana
3rd14H KaurJI Rodrigues
4th13JI RodriguesRM Ghosh
5th15DB SharmaRM Ghosh
6th5DB SharmaA Reddy
7th13DB SharmaP Vastrakar
8th2P VastrakarSR Patil
9th12A SobhanaSR Patil
10th0A SobhanaRenuka Singh