[Watch] Radha Yadav takes 2 stunners in the IND-W vs NZ-W 2024 2nd ODI
Team India Women's bowler Radha Yadav has taken two stunning catches today (October 27) in the ongoing ODI match against New Zealand Women. The second of the three W-ODIs in this series is being played at the Narendra Modi International Stadium, Ahmedabad.
After having a poor start with the ball in hand, the Women in Blue managed to get a breakthrough in the contest. In the 16th over of the White Ferns' batting innings, Georgia Plimmer looked to tuck it one down the legside off the bowling of Deepti Sharma but mistimed it. Radha Yadav leapt to her right and took a blinder to send the opener back to the hut for 41 runs.
Take a look at the catch below:
Radha Yadav would be in action as a fielder yet again and pull off another stunner, this time helping debutant Priya Mishra get her first wicket. Brooke Halliday decided to charge down the track and take the aerial route but could only hit that one high in the air. Yadav would go airborne and pluck that one out of thin air to help the Women in Blue get the fourth wicket of the contest as Halliday departed for just eight runs.
Take a look at the catch below:
Radha Yadav has been enjoying a good game, with the spinner also accounting for the wicket of Suzie Bates to go along with the two catches she has taken.
New Zealand Women continue to be in a good position despite losing four wickets
After losing the toss and being asked to bat first, New Zealand Women had an 87-run opening partnership between Suzie Bates (58 off 70) and Georgia Plimmer (41 off 50). The middle overs didn't help the visitors to accelerate as they could only muster 133 runs in the 30 overs during that phase.
At the time of writing, Maddy Green and Sophie Devine are batting in the middle, with the score reading 191/4 after 41 overs. India Women have a 1-0 lead in the three-match W-ODI series after having won the previous game by 59 runs.