New Zealand Women have taken an unassailable 2-0 lead in the series / PC: Twitter
New Zealand Women, on Thursday (September 22) edged out West Indies Women by two wickets in the low-scoring affair to take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the ongoing three-match ODI series.
After putting to bowl first, the visitors restricted the West Indies Women to a below-par total of 169 runs for the loss of nine wickets. In reply, New Zealand chased down the target in 40.1 overs, only after losing as many as eight wickets.
Maddy Green and Lauren Down were the chief architects of the run-chase, having scored 48 and 33 runs respectively. Amelia Kerr (21) and Brooke Halliday (24) also played breezy cameos in the middle as New Zealand Women sealed the ODI series.
For West Indies Women, Karishma Ramharack bagged a three-wicket haul while Shakera Selman got two to his name. Afy Fletcher, Stafanie Taylor, and Chinelle Henry also grabbed a wicket each.
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