Player of the Match
Player of the Match
  • BATSMEN
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    42.6 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! 288/2
    33.2 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. 212/1
    not out
    76
    55
    67
    11
    0
    138.18
    48.5 superbly taken at point! Carsen throws herself to her right to intercept this ferocious cut shot. 336/3
    not out
    4
    1
    1
    1
    0
    400
    Extras
    19 (lb 11, nb 2, w 6)
    TOTAL
    340/3 (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)
    BowlingOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
    RA Mair815216.5237100
    JM Kerr815106.37184112
    SFM Devine603405.66185010
    EJ Carson604607.66146100
    LMM Tahuhu403709.2596040
    AC Kerr1006916.9235300
    SW Bates704015.71143000
  • BATSMEN
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    1.3 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! 1/1
    9.3 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. 51/2
    20.5 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! 115/4
    11.3 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 59/3
    38.4 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! 226/6
    27.6 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! 154/5
    not out
    65
    51
    58
    10
    0
    127.45
    42.6 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! 266/7
    43.6 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! 271/8
    Extras
    6 (lb 4, w 2)
    TOTAL
    271/8 (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)
    BowlingOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
    Renuka Singh602524.16254010
    K Gaud904825.33328000
    S Rana806017.5157100
    N Shree Charani905816.44216100
    DB Sharma805717.12175200
    Pratika Rawal401914.7581000

Match Details

Toss

New Zealand Women , elected to field 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 18.40-21.50

Match days

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

TV Umpires

Reserve Umpire

Match Referee

Points

India Women 2, New Zealand Women 0

Match Notes