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Player of the Match: Smriti Mandhana

Smriti Mandhana (Player of the Match): "Actually I am really pleased and also with the series win. As I said in the first match that it has been a tough one and a half months for this team and yeah off course the first two matches did not go my way because of single digit scores so tonight I was really pumped up to do really well for my team. I think it was more to control my shots today. I think as a batter you have to score runs regardless so I had to control myself to bat long and survive till the 10 overs and then take it forward. I think both ways works to be honest. I always prefer the harder way which is to play for the team. Whenever I get out I think that I have let my team down so yeah whenever I do well for my side it allows me to sleep early on bed. As a cricketer you will get highs and lows so you need to keep on going."

Harmanpreet Kaur (India Women Captain): "Definitely pleased with the result. As I said in the morning, we discussed a lot of things and were happy that we were able to execute them. Well, whenever we are playing, we want to give our 100%. Sometimes, things don't go your way. As a professional cricketer, you have to keep pushing yourself and keep going. We discussed these things in the team meeting, so I'm really happy we could return after losing in the last game. You have to think about your job and role. Even though we lost badly in the last game, we were confident we could pull it off today. I would like to give credit to Smriti; she was struggling early on, but she managed to get runs. It was important for us as we wanted to win this series at any cost. I'm really happy about our (between Harmanpreet and Smriti) partnership and got through. Always talking about our fielding, that’s an area we need to keep working hard. We are working hard but waiting for the results until we can be the best fielding side."

Player of the Series: Deepti Sharma

Deepti Sharma (Player of the Series): "Well I always try to enjoy myself at the ground and I try to adapt to the conditions and deliver for my team. Nothing much to be honest, I always had the belief on myself and wanted to make a comeback to do well for my team. I had the faith on myself and that's why I could perform well today. Yes absolutely, I try to vary my pace according to the conditions and also depending on the batter as well. So I try to use my skill and bowl better every single game. I think everything will be same for me but I will try to improve and perform better in the upcoming games."

Indian Women skipper Harmranpreet Kaur collects the Trophy, and hands it over to Tejal Hasabnis and Priya Mishra as the group poses for the photographs. Celebrations begin in the Indian camp as they complete some sort of revenge against the White Ferns.

So, that is the end of our live coverage as well. India Women claim the three-match ODI series 2-1 against New Zealand Women. I am AkshayaKrishna Polya, signing off on behalf of my co-commentator Pritam Dey and scorer/analyst Zeeshan Naiyer, who brought you all the live-action of this mouth-watering fixture. We will meet again. Until then, it's cheers!