Women’s World Cup 2022, New Zealand vs India Stats Review: Lee Tahuhu's landmark, Jhulan Goswami's feat and other stats

Lee Tahuhu (89) went past Nicola Brown’s tally of 88 wickets and is now the second-highest wicket-taker for New Zealand in ODIs.

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Lee Tahuhu and Sophie Devine (Photo Source: Andy Jackson/Getty Images)

New Zealand batter Amy Satterthwaite scored a well-paced 75 while all-rounder Amelia Kerr also slammed a half-century in White Ferns’s victory over India by 62 runs in the eighth match of the World Cup at Seddon Park in Hamilton. Amelia mustered 50 runs off 64 balls and also took three wickets. Veteran pacer Lee Tahuhu also picked up as many wickets and gave away just 17 runs in ten overs.

Earlier in the match, India skipper Mithali Raj won the toss and elected to field first. Suzie Bates got run-out by Pooja Vastrakar for just five runs while captain Sophie Devine scored a quick-fire 35. Amelia and Satterthwaite then joined forces and brought up their respective fifties. Wicketkeeper batter Katey Martin amassed 41 runs off 51 balls as the hosts New Zealand reached a competitive total of 260/9 in 50 overs. Vastrakar was the pick of the Indian bowlers as she snared four scalps for 34 runs in ten overs.

In reply, Indian started off slowly as openers Smriti Mandhana and Yastika Bhatia struggled against the new ball. Mandhana scored six runs off 21 deliveries while Bhatia made 28 off 59 balls as all the Kiwi bowlers bowled tightly and economically, especially Lee Tahuhu. While captain Mithali scored 31, it was Harmanpreet Kaur who played a lone hand of 71 runs as regular wickets hurt the Indian side.

India got bundled out for 198 in 46.3 overs with Tahuhu and Amelia Kerr picking up three wickets apiece. At the end, New Zealand continued their domination over India from the bilateral series which was held prior to the World Cup. The host New Zealand subsequently moved to the second place with four points while India remained at the fifth place with one win and one loss.

Meanwhile, here are some of the important stats and numbers from New Zealand vs India, Women’s World Cup group match:

 39 – With 39 wickets, Jhulan Goswami is now the joint-highest wicket-taker with Lyn Fullstone in World Cups.

4570 – Amy Satterthwaite completed 4500 runs in ODIs.

2 – Lee Tahuhu (89) went past Nicola Brown’s tally of 88 wickets and is now the second-highest wicket-taker for New Zealand in ODIs.

4 – Mithali Raj (1179) surpassed Belinda Clark’s tally of 1151 runs and is now the fourth-highest run-getter in Women’s World Cup tournaments.

71 – Harmanpreet Kaur registered her highest ODI score (71) against New Zealand in 14 innings. Her Previous best was 63 in the bilateral series in February this year.

4/34 – Pooja Vastrakar recorded her best bowling figures of 4/34 in ODIs. Her previous best was 3/46 against Australia in 2021.

6 – New Zealand have now won their six of the last seven ODIs against India.

5 – Amelia Kerr has now smashed five consecutive 50-plus scores against India in ODIs. It includes one century and four half-centuries.

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