- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR42.6 tries to repeat the dose, and Rowe flies to her left to send Rawal back on her way! Shortens the length slightly after pre-empting the charge. Rawal skips down and goes after it anyway. Not quite to the pitch, meaning she slices it towards long off. Rowe is scrambling initially but then flings herself full-length to snaffle up a sharp chance. A wonderful innings comes to an end and Rawal walks off to an ovasion from those at the ground! 288/233.2 how far? Not very far. Hannah Rowe, the substitute, at deep midwicket bobbles it but takes it on the second attempt as Mandhana's miscued slog-sweep is devoid of power or timing. Mandhana is absolutely spent as she walks off, but that is a fine, fine innings. 212/148.5 superbly taken at point! Carsen throws herself to her right to intercept this ferocious cut shot. 336/3Extras19 (lb 11, nb 2, w 6)TOTAL340/3 (49 Overs, RR: 6.93)Fall of wickets: 1-212 (Smriti Mandhana, 33.2 ov), 2-288 (Pratika Rawal, 42.6 ov), 3-336 (Harmanpreet Kaur, 48.5 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB RA Mair 8 1 52 1 6.5 23 7 1 0 0 JM Kerr 8 1 51 0 6.37 18 4 1 1 2 SFM Devine 6 0 34 0 5.66 18 5 0 1 0 EJ Carson 6 0 46 0 7.66 14 6 1 0 0 LMM Tahuhu 4 0 37 0 9.25 9 6 0 4 0 AC Kerr 10 0 69 1 6.9 23 5 3 0 0 SW Bates 7 0 40 1 5.71 14 3 0 0 0
Player of the Match
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR1.3 goes straight up, and Bates' terrible World Cup continues! Bates was looking skittish. Perhaps a byproduct of her form, perhaps due to the score NZ are chasing. This is shortish outside off and skids on. Bates, having taken a step down the track, does not know what to do at it. Has a swish at it in hope and the ball loops up for Rawal to do the rest at cover point. NZ rocked early yet again! 1/19.3 goes right through her! Renuka angles one full from wide of the crease, Plimmer hacks across the line and gets a thick inside edge back onto the stumps. This one nipped a wee bit off the seam and beat her swing altogether. Plimmer walked across the stump to hack it over midwicket, and was done in by the movement. May have been better off trying to hit straighter. 51/220.5 sharp grab at short mid wicket, and Kerr is outta here! Tossed up full outside off. Kerr's eyes light up and she brings out the slog sweep. Cannot quite get under it, though, and she hits it flat towards Mandhana. She gets both of her hands up in time in front of her face and clasps her hands around the ball. Smart work in the field, and that is another body blow to NZ's hopes of chasing this score down, and of making the semi-final! 115/411.3 that's a massive, massive strike! Devine completely misses the line of the delivery. The late inward movement proves to be a menace once again. Devine plays all around this nip-backer that beats the inside edge to hit middle-and-leg 59/338.4 goes a long way up, but not far enough! Zipped through on a fullish length just outside off. Drops on Halliday late, meaning that she has to reach out in front, despite giving Charani the charge. Miscues it off the bottom half of the bat and Rana, stood right on the long on fence, makes no mistake. Halliday departs after mustering 81, and India hammer another nail into the NZ coffin! 226/627.6 big skew, and Gaud makes no mistake! Pulls the length back just outside off after seeing the batter charge. Green swings like a rusty gate anyway and gets it all wrong. The ball spoons up and Gaud, stood at extra cover, snares the chance, despite Rawal trying everything to get in her eyeline. NZ five down now! 154/542.6 well taken at backward point, and Gaud has another! Back of a length outside off and Kerr thinks this is her opportunity to smuggle another boundary. She gives it the entire lot but fails to keep it down. Arrows it flat towards Mandhana, who moves sharply to her right and then completes the catch at around shoulder height. India nudging closer to victory and to a semi final spot! 266/743.6 A semi-final spot beckons! A bare minimum at the start, a bit trickier through the middle, but India, like they would have wanted prior to a ball being bowled, are now within two games of winning the entire thing! And India have finished it in fitting fashion. Deepti dangles this full on middle and off. Mair winds up, trying to go downtown, but only picks out long on. A much-needed win for India, after everything that had preceded this game, and a victory that has ensured they are now in the semi-final of a tournament they were expected to dominate in! 271/8Extras6 (lb 4, w 2)TOTAL271/8 (44 Overs, RR: 6.15)Fall of wickets: 1-1 (Suzie Bates, 1.3 ov), 2-51 (Georgia Plimmer, 9.3 ov), 3-59 (Sophie Devine, 11.3 ov), 4-115 (Amelia Kerr, 20.5 ov), 5-154 (Maddy Green, 27.6 ov), 6-226 (Brooke Halliday, 38.4 ov), 7-266 (Jess Kerr, 42.6 ov), 8-271 (Rosemary Mair, 43.6 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB Renuka Singh 6 0 25 2 4.16 25 4 0 1 0 K Gaud 9 0 48 2 5.33 32 8 0 0 0 S Rana 8 0 60 1 7.5 15 7 1 0 0 N Shree Charani 9 0 58 1 6.44 21 6 1 0 0 DB Sharma 8 0 57 1 7.12 17 5 2 0 0 Pratika Rawal 4 0 19 1 4.75 8 1 0 0 0
Match Details
Toss
New Zealand Women , elected to field first
Player Of The Match
Match number
Season
Hours of play (local time)
15.00 start, First Session 15.00-18.10, Interval 18.10-18.40, Second Session 18.40-21.50
Match days
23 October 2025 - day/night match (50-over match)
Umpires
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Points
India Women 2, New Zealand Women 0
Match Notes
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 10.0 (Mandatory - 40 runs, 0 wicket)
- India Women: 50 runs in 10.4 overs (64 balls), Extras 6
- 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 64 balls (Pratika Rawal 20, S Mandhana 24, Ex 6)
- Drinks: India Women - 86/0 in 16.0 overs (Pratika Rawal 36, S Mandhana 38)
- India Women: 100 runs in 17.4 overs (106 balls), Extras 12
- 1st Wicket: 100 runs in 106 balls (Pratika Rawal 39, S Mandhana 49, Ex 12)
- S Mandhana: 50 off 49 balls (4 x 4, 2 x 6)
- Pratika Rawal: 50 off 75 balls (7 x 4)
- India Women: 150 runs in 25.2 overs (153 balls), Extras 15
- 1st Wicket: 150 runs in 153 balls (Pratika Rawal 62, S Mandhana 75, Ex 15)
- Over 26.4: Review by India Women (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - S Redfern, Batter - S Mandhana (Upheld)
- S Mandhana: 100 off 88 balls (10 x 4, 3 x 6)
- Drinks: India Women - 192/0 in 31.0 overs (Pratika Rawal 77, S Mandhana 100)
- India Women: 200 runs in 32.3 overs (196 balls), Extras 15
- 1st Wicket: 200 runs in 196 balls (Pratika Rawal 84, S Mandhana 102, Ex 15)
- Pratika Rawal: 100 off 122 balls (13 x 4)
- India Women: 250 runs in 39.3 overs (239 balls), Extras 16
- Over 39.5: Review by New Zealand Women (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - L Agenbag, Batter - JI Rodrigues (Struck down)
- 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 43 balls (Pratika Rawal 26, JI Rodrigues 25, Ex 0)
- India Women: 300 runs in 44.5 overs (271 balls), Extras 18
- JI Rodrigues: 50 off 38 balls (7 x 4)
- Rain: India Women - 329/2 in 48.0 overs (JI Rodrigues 69, H Kaur 10)
- Wet Ground: India Women - 329/2 in 48.0 overs (JI Rodrigues 69, H Kaur 10)
- Innings Break: India Women - 340/3 in 49.0 overs (JI Rodrigues 76, RM Ghosh 4)
- Rain: New Zealand Women - 0/0
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 9.0 (Mandatory - 50 runs, 1 wicket)
- Revised DLS target : 325 in 44 overs
- Match reduced to 44 overs
- 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 46 balls (GE Plimmer 30, AC Kerr 18, Ex 2)
- New Zealand Women: 100 runs in 17.5 overs (107 balls), Extras 6
- 4th Wicket: 50 runs in 47 balls (AC Kerr 22, BM Halliday 24, Ex 4)
- Drinks: New Zealand Women - 116/4 in 22.0 overs (BM Halliday 28, ML Green 0)
- Uma Chetry kept wickets in place of Richa Ghosh from 22.1 overs of New Zealand Women innings
- New Zealand Women: 150 runs in 26.6 overs (162 balls), Extras 6
- BM Halliday: 50 off 59 balls (6 x 4)
- New Zealand Women: 200 runs in 34.6 overs (210 balls), Extras 6
- 6th Wicket: 50 runs in 42 balls (BM Halliday 22, IC Gaze 28, Ex 0)
- IC Gaze: 50 off 39 balls (9 x 4)
- New Zealand Women: 250 runs in 40.6 overs (246 balls), Extras 6
Match Coverage
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Muzumdar: Dropping Rodrigues against England 'one of the toughest decisions'
The India head coach said a decision on Rodrigues' inclusion in the XI against New Zealand will be taken on match day
Rosemary Mair is fast, relentless, and coming for your stumps
The New Zealand quick chats about what inspired her to take up fast bowling, the tools of her trade, and its pitfalls
'Thanks for not saying I'm old' - Devine utterly chill ahead of make-it-or-break-it game against India
The NZ captain has a signature deadpan style and even World Cup pressure hasn't been able to dilute it