CWC22 Warm-up wrap: New Zealand send tournament warning, India hold off West Indies

New Zealand defeated Australia by 9 wickets and with 41 balls to spare

New Zealand's top-order had Australia rattled at Lincoln Green, with Sophie Devine leading the way in a chase of 322.

The skipper sent an ominous warning to the rest of the field, finishing with an unbeaten 161 from just 117 balls, chasing down the mammoth target inside 44 overs.

While Australia captain Meg Lanning tried and tested nine of her chargers with the ball, no bowler was able to stem the flow of runs.

Alana King (1/48) claimed the only wicket for the Aussies, removing Suzie Bates (63), who had already set the chase up for the White Ferns with her captain.

Devine was joined by Amelia Kerr (92* from 75 balls), as the tournament hosts bludgeoned astonishing 48 boundaries.

Earlier, Hannah Rowe's 4/49 (10) was an outlier in a batting-heavy day of action, ruining Australia's middle order charge in the death overs.

Rowe removed Tahlia McGrath for a duck, and curtailed Ash Gardner's charge, albeit after making 60 from 32 balls.

Australia fell three balls short of batting their allotted overs, posting 321.

Six of Australia's bowlers went for over a run a ball, as New Zealand coasted to victory.

India defeated West Indies by 81 runs

Rangiora Oval was a little more bowler-friendly, though it mattered little to India opener Smriti Mandhana, who compiled a confident 66 from 67 balls.

Showing no inhibitions of the head-knock just two days earlier at the same ground, the left-hander hit seven boundaries in an innings of calm.

It set the platform for the middle order, with Deepti Sharma also reaching fifty. Seemingly set to keep the No.3 spot, Sharma ticked things over in spite of hitting just the solitary boundary.

Tried at No.5 after opening in the first fixture, Yastika Bhatia made another start of 42, with captain Mithali Raj compiling 30. After her century in the first fixture, Harmanpreet Kaur was rested from batting.

Stafanie Taylor tried a number of options, also finishing with figures of 0/27 from five overs. Cherry-Ann Fraser, Karishma Ramharack and Hayley Matthews finished with a pair of wickets each.

After playing their last match at Lincoln Green, the West Indies found going tough with the new ball on a tricky surface.

Jhulan Goswami caused headaches (0/14 from eight overs), though tied up the West Indies top order as wickets fell at the other end.

Pooja Vastrakar (3/21) led the way with the ball, as the likes of Meghna Singh, Deepti Sharma and Rajeshwari Gayakwad collected a pair of wickets each.

Hayley Matthews (44) looked in good touch as Shemaine Campbelle passed fifty.