India defeated New Zealand by 34 runs in the opening match of the Women's World T20. Harmanpreet Kaur became the third woman to hit a hundred in World T20. She also became the first Indian women to record a century in T20 format. Harmanpreet scored 103 runs in 51 balls hitting eight sixes and seven fours, which guided India to a total of 194 for five against New Zealand.