New Zealand were particularly harsh on Ireland leg-spinner Cara Murray who went for 119 runs in her 10 overs.
Images from the women's T20 World Cup match between India and New Zealand in Melbourne, on Thursday.
Next year's Women's Cricket ODI World Cupw ill be capped by a final in Christchurch under lights at the Hagley Oval, one of New Zealand's main Test venues.
Captain Harmanpreet Kaur struck a sensational half century as Supernovas clinched the Women's T20 Challenge with a four-wicket victory over Velocity in a dramatic final, in Jaipur, on Saturday.
She hit 31 boundaries and two sixes in her 145-ball knock, then after a 10-minute nap on the physio's table between innings, took 5-17 as Ireland were bowled out for 135 to give the White Ferns a 305-run win and 3-0 series victory.
Mithali Raj's Velocity overcame some anxious moments late in the innings before registering a three-wicket victory over Trailblazers to keep their hopes alive in the inaugural Women's T20 Challenge, in Jaipur, on Wednesday.
Stand-in White Ferns captain Amy Satterthwaite was named the women's ODI Player of the Year, after taking some time off to have a baby and returning to the fold to score 304 runs at 38, including a top score of 119 not-out against England in Dunedin.
India will be keen to go one step ahead and claim the title that has eluded them
Teenage Indian batting sensation Shafali Verma on Wednesday rose to the top spot in the ICC women's T20 International rankings, riding on her stellar run at the T20 World Cup in Australia. The 16-year-old Verma takes over from New Zealand's Suzie Bates, who had been the top batter since October 2018 after wresting the spot from West Indies captain Stafanie Taylor.
India suffered 18-run defeat to hosts New Zealand
Harmanpreet Kaur, who did not get to do much in ODIs in which Mithali Raj was captain, will lead the T20 side.
Indian batting is prone to collapses, especially from a position of strength. Chasing 160, India were going strong at 102 for 1 but Smriti Mandhana and Jemimah Rodrigues's dismissals proved fatal for the visitors who collapsed to 136 all out, bringing back memories of their inexplicable surrender in the 2017 50-over World Cup final against England.
Harmanpreet Kaur led Supernovas to a four-wicket victory over Velocity with a brilliant 51 in the final of the Women's T20 Challenge on Saturday, and immediately credited her team-mates for the triumph.
Teenager Jemimah Rodrigues struck an unbeaten 77 to help Supernovas beat Velocity by 12 runs and enter the final of the Women's T20 Challenge.
After winning the ODI series 2-1, Indian women lost momentum and subsequently the T20 series.
The Indian women's team put behind off-field controversies by making a superb start to the three-ODI rubber -- which is part of the ICC Women's Championship series -- thrashing New Zealand by nine wickets in the opening match.
Harmanpreet, who was the second highest run-maker during the recently concluded ICC Women's World T20 event, gained three slots to reach the third position.
With this victory, New Zealand have taken a 2-0 lead in the series with a match to play.
In the lead-up to the World T20, India have hit good form, beating hosts Sri Lanka before blanking Australia A at home. What should give them additional confidence going into the opener is the wins against reigning champions West Indies and England in the warm-up matches.
Smriti Mandhana smashed 58 from just 34 balls but a middle order collapse saw India lose to New Zealand by 23 runs in the first T20 International.
IMAGES from the first ODI played between New Zealand and India at Napier
Hanging on to fourth spot on the points table, a loss tomorrow will shatter India's semi-final hopes.
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