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Best performances - Batsmen

HC Knight
109(91) 15x4 - 1x6
Control %90%
  • Productive Shot
  • sweep shot
  • 23 runs
  • 5x4 - 0x6
25 17 15 6 15 2 2 27
S Mandhana
88(94) 8x4 - 0x6
Control %89%
  • Productive Shot
  • square drive
  • 15 runs
  • 3x4 - 0x6
5 17 23 4 15 4 8 12

Best performances - Bowlers

DB Sharma
O10
M0
R51
W4
Eco5.1
RHB
OFFLEG
1W
2W
1W
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
Nat Sciver-Brunt
O8
M0
R47
W2
Eco5.87
RHB
OFFLEG
1W
1W
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF

Match Details

Toss

England Women , elected to bat first

Player Of The Match

Season

Hours of play (local time)

15.00 start, First Session 15.00-18.10, Interval 18.10-18.40, Second Session 18.40-22.10

Match days

19 October 2025 - day/night match (50-over match)

TV Umpires

Reserve Umpire

Match Referee

Points

England Women 2, India Women 0

Scorer: K Vairavan | Commentator: Andrew Miller

END OF OVER:
50 | 9 Runs | IND-W: 284/6 (5 runs required, RR: 5.68)

  • Amanjot Kaur18 (15b)
  • Sneh Rana10 (9b)
  • Linsey Smith10-0-40-1
  • Lauren Bell9-0-52-1

10.34pm So, that is a wrap from a thriller in Indore. England were beaten in T20Is and ODIs by India on home soil last summer, but as they had hoped then, the struggle made a real difference tonight. A gritty display to cling on in adversity... not a flawless performance and their middle-order batting remains a worry, but the fight was unequivocal. As for India, Harmanpreet's post-match mood was bleak. A home World Cup, and they are right up against it. Got to get back to winning ways against New Zealand or they'll be braced for an early exit.

For now though, from Miller, Shashank and Vairavan, good night!

Hypocaust: "That was the second highest scoring women's ODI, and highest scoring Women's World Cup match, to be won by a single figure runs margin."

Satyam Garg l: "2 brilliant knocks but the difference was 1 was 109 (91) the other 88 (94)"

Time for the presentations, here's Harmanpreet Kaur: "Smriti's wicket was the turning point for us. Still had batters, but I don't know how things went the other way. Credit to England. They didn't lose hope, they kept bowling and getting wickets. It's a bad feeling when you have put so much hard work in but the last 5-6 overs didn't go according to the plan. It's a heartbreaking moment. We are playing good cricket, we are not giving up, but have to cross the line. It's been the last three games where we showed up with good cricket, but ended up on losing side. Next game is very important. Our bowlers did a really good job, because when Heather was batting they were looking very good. Did a lot right, but last five overs, we have to rethink. Next game [against New Zealand] is very important"

Nat Sciver-Brunt: "So so happy. Everyone just showed how calm they were, really clear in what they had to do. In bowling innings, we had to stick in. A partnership obviously happened with Harman and Smriti and they looked like they were going to chase it easy. But we knew if we got a wicket, we could put on the pressure... Fielding is something we've spoken about before the game - haven't been tested towards the end of the innings with the ball. Wanted to be ready for that, but everyone came in with brilliant plans and executed brilliantly. Linsey was always going to bowl her last over, hopefully she could kill the game, and she did. Heather's innings was special, her use of sweeps and reverse-sweeps was brilliant. We messed up the last five-six overs but crucial runs from Charlie. Australia, one to look forward to, and get into the battle. So happy to get the qualification but want to take some confidence into the knock-outs."

Linsey Smith is talking to Sky: "Heart-rate's recovered, hamstrings in pieces. The fight we showed was amazing. I knew I had one over left, and I'd gone alright. Role is clear, lot of powerplay, a lot of death. Trying not to overcomplicate too much. Bowl a tight line into their heels and block off the off-side. Try to keep it simple and not rewrite the books. Back myself to do it out here. Out on the boundary, I was trying to take it all in. Learn as much as I can and put the big performances in for the team."

The Player of the Match is Heather Knight: "Really pleased, nice to get conditions conducive to batting. Felt we needed 300, frustrated with how I got out, and 300 caps, a big occasion. A tiny bit slow at the start, but more boundary options, I was free to play reverse-sweeps. Pleased with a match-defining innings. There was a gap so any nudge on it was away to the boundary square of the wicket. Back in the ranks is different, having responsibilty was good for me, but it's a slightly different role. Australia are a quality team, good chance to test ourselves against the best in the world now that we've qualified."

10.15pm Goodness me, what a match! The best of the World Cup so far, not that that is of any consolation to India, who now need to end their three-match losing streak if they hope to reach the last four. It was all under control while Mandhana and Harmanpreet were in harness, but neither could match Heather Knight's feat of reaching three figures, and that was ultimately the difference. Linsey Smith was immense with the ball, conceding her runs at less than four an over until her final ball, while Sophie Ecclestone came through a tough night with perhaps the decisive wicket, when Deepti Sharma holed out to deep midwicket. England take their place in the last four... who will join Australia and South Africa? India versus New Zealand is suddenly an utter humdinger!

49.6
4
Smith to AB Kaur, FOUR, hoisted up and over, but it won't matter! Point leaps in vain as the ball scuffs away to the rope, but a glance at the umpire to check for the no-ball and it's celebration time for England!
49.5
2
Smith to AB Kaur, 2 runs, winds into a desperate launch to leg, but not enough on that... plugs in the deep. England are nearly there now
49.4
0
Smith to AB Kaur, no run, inside-out, blazed into the covers, Knight pounces! No way through there!
49.3
1
Smith to Rana, 1 run, gallops out of the crease, Smith holds her length back. A cross-batted hack ends up at deep midwicket.
49.2
1
Smith to AB Kaur, 1 run, looped onto a good length, tight line, met on the full with a toe-ended thump to long-on... singles won't cut it...
49.1
1
Smith to Rana, 1 run, hits her line and length, draws a thump across the line to deep midwicket. Just the single...

So Linsey Smith... the most economical bowler of the match, can she close it out?

IND Women 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st13S MandhanaPratika Rawal
2nd29S MandhanaH Deol
3rd125H KaurS Mandhana
4th67S MandhanaDB Sharma
5th22DB SharmaRM Ghosh
6th6DB SharmaAB Kaur
7th22S RanaAB Kaur