Chasing 147, the visitors kept losing wickets at regular intervals and were never allowed to bat freely by the Indian bowlers.
Smriti Mandhana led from the front and scored 90 off 67 balls as Trailblazers beat Supernovas by two runs.
Mithali said only against New Zealand the team became a bit complacent after wrapping up the rubber.
Interestingly Gayakwad was roped in as a replacement for Ekta Bisht, who was ruled out
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Ekta injured her left index finger during the final ODI against Australia and has been advised to rest for 10 days.
There were talks about a Women’s IPL, which did not materialise (and is unlikely to, in near future). However, the India Women’s A team is in place, and they duly thrashed Bangladesh A in both ODIs and T20Is.
Or, will you cheer for Veda Krishnamurthy, a fielder so good that you need to rub your eyes to see whether you are actually not dreaming?
Thanks to Rajeshwari Gayakwad's 5 for 15 that New Zealand slumped to 78, their lowest in World Cup.
Penny-pinching bowling by the likes of Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Ekta Bisht and Shikha Pandey saw their opponents stifle for run in the middle and gift Indian Eves a 109-run win over Sri Lanka.