India beat New Zealand by 4 wickets in a rain-affected Women's World Cup warm-up match, chasing a revised target of 237. Harmanpreet Kaur (69) and Harleen Deol (74*) led India to victory, while Shree Charani took 3 wickets

Bengaluru: Skipper Harmanpreet Kaur’s 69 underlined a comprehensive effort from India in their four-wicket victory via the DLS method over New Zealand in the second and final warm-up match ahead of the Women’s ODI World Cup, here on Saturday.

India will take on the tournament co-hosts Sri Lanka in their first match on September 30.

In a 42-overs-per-side contest, which was marred by rain followed by a delay due to a wet outfield, India outplayed the Kiwis in all departments to bounce back from their heavy loss to England in the first warm-up match for the tournament.

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