<p>Invited to bat, New Zealand posted a modest 125 in their stipulated 20 overs, courtesy Elizabeth Perry, who cracked an unbeaten 41-ball 48 to anchor the innings.<br /><br />Chasing 126 to win, Indian batting came a cropper and were restricted to 100 for seven in 20 overs as they succumbed to their second consecutive loss of the tournament.<br /><br />Skipper Jhulan Goswami was the pick of the bowlers, claiming two wickets for 18 runs, while S Pradhan, A Sharma and G Sultana took one each.<br /><br />But India's chase got off to a pathetic start and they kept losing wickets at regular intervals that allowed the Kiwis to run away with the match.<br /><br />Perry hit four boundaries in her sparling innings, while KJ Martin (29) and N J Browne (22) were the other notable contributors.<br /><br />But India couldn't produce similar partnership and barring Mithali Raj (24), A Sharma (26), V Krishnamurty (13) and P Raut (11) none could even reach double digit.<br /><br />Indian eves, who had suffered defeat in their first match against Australia, will now take on England at County Ground in Taunton.</p>
<p>Invited to bat, New Zealand posted a modest 125 in their stipulated 20 overs, courtesy Elizabeth Perry, who cracked an unbeaten 41-ball 48 to anchor the innings.<br /><br />Chasing 126 to win, Indian batting came a cropper and were restricted to 100 for seven in 20 overs as they succumbed to their second consecutive loss of the tournament.<br /><br />Skipper Jhulan Goswami was the pick of the bowlers, claiming two wickets for 18 runs, while S Pradhan, A Sharma and G Sultana took one each.<br /><br />But India's chase got off to a pathetic start and they kept losing wickets at regular intervals that allowed the Kiwis to run away with the match.<br /><br />Perry hit four boundaries in her sparling innings, while KJ Martin (29) and N J Browne (22) were the other notable contributors.<br /><br />But India couldn't produce similar partnership and barring Mithali Raj (24), A Sharma (26), V Krishnamurty (13) and P Raut (11) none could even reach double digit.<br /><br />Indian eves, who had suffered defeat in their first match against Australia, will now take on England at County Ground in Taunton.</p>