Queenstown: The Indian women’s team suffered an 18-run defeat in the one-off T20 Cricket match against New Zealand today due to a disappointing performance by their batsmen. The lack of senior opener and vice-captain Smriti Mandhana was felt by the team which did not play this match.

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Chasing a target of 156 runs for victory, the Indian team was left behind by 18 runs. New Zealand women’s team defeated India by 18 runs in the only T20 match. New Zealand scored 155 when they were invited to bat first. In reply, the Indian team could only score 137 runs.