India Women vs New Zealand Women, 24th Match, ICC Womens World Cup 2025 - Live Cricket Score, Commentary

Amelia Kerr to Pratika Rawal, out Caught by (sub)Rowe!! Incredible catch in the deep! It's the substitute Hannah Rowe and she has pulled off a beauty. But take a moment first to applaud this effort from Pratika. A top knock from her to put India in a dominating position. Tries a repeat of the previous shot as she dances down for the lofted hit. Slices it this time to the left of long-off and Rowe covers good ground before pulling out the dive to hang on with both hands. Pratika Rawal c (sub)Rowe b Amelia Kerr 122(134) [4s-13 6s-2]

Amelia Kerr to Pratika Rawal, SIX, gets right to the pitch of the ball this time! Lovely use of the feet, makes some room as well to extend the arms and launches it straight back

Amelia Kerr to Pratika Rawal, 1 run, miscued in the air but it doesn't carry to long-off! Didn't strike it well enough to reach the fielder. Dances down, gets nowhere close to the pitch of it but decides to go through with the shot. Nowhere near the middle

Bates to Pratika Rawal, 1 run, superb work from Green! Pratika dances down, gets a full toss and drills it wide of long-off. Went quickly to the left of Green and she slides across in front of the boundary, makes a clean pick-up and keeps them to a single

Jess Kerr to Pratika Rawal, 1 run, full at the stumps, knocks it gently to long-on

Jess Kerr to Pratika Rawal, 1 run, full and wide, driven to sweeper cover

Bates to Pratika Rawal, 1 run, full delivery on leg, Pratika flicks to deep mid-wicket and retains strike

Bates to Pratika Rawal, 1 run, flatter delivery around off, Pratika knocks it to long-on

Bates to Pratika Rawal, 2 runs, dropped! Green has put down a sitter. Not something you associate with New Zealand. Pratika shimmies out early and Bates dragged the length back, Pratika went through with the loft and miscued it towards long-off. Green comes in and gets both hands but the ball does not stick

Bates to Pratika Rawal, 1 run, spinning into leg, Pratika clips it to deep square leg

Rosemary Mair to Pratika Rawal, 1 run, full and at the stumps, Pratika pushes it off the inner half to deep mid-wicket

Rosemary Mair to Pratika Rawal, SIX, the shackles are broken. Pratika needs to step up and she starts by sending this over the rope. Good length delivery, she maintains a solid base and heaves it over deep mid-wicket

Rosemary Mair to Pratika Rawal, 1 run, maiden World Cup hundred for Pratika. It has been a controlled innings. It might have not come at a quick rate but she has held her end up superbly. Coach Muzumdar stands up and applauds. Pratika takes off her helmet and raises her bat. Jemimah goes across and embraces her in a hug. She has had starts in this tournament but finally converted it into a big score. No hundreds for India before today in the competition and they have two today. Fullish delivery outside off, Pratika slices the drive to point and Jemimah pushes her across for a quick single

Bates to Pratika Rawal, 1 run, 82.9ks flighted on off and middle, Pratika eases it to long-on and retains strike

Bates to Pratika Rawal, no run, 86.3ks full delivery on off, Pratika eases it to cover

Bates to Pratika Rawal, no run, 82.7ks tossed up on off, Pratika chips it uppishly and the ball lands short of Devine at mid-wicket

Bates to Pratika Rawal, 1 run, spinning into leg, Pratika tucks it backward of square

Bates to Pratika Rawal, no run, tossed up on off, Pratika hangs back and knocks it to mid-wicket

Amelia Kerr to Pratika Rawal, 1 run, 69.6ks wrong 'un on the shorter side, Pratika punches to long-off

Amelia Kerr to Pratika Rawal, 1 run, 71.8ks googly that's short of length, Pratika pulls to long-on

Amelia Kerr to Pratika Rawal, no run, 71.8ks floated up outside off, Pratika pushes it off the inner half to Kerr

Devine to Pratika Rawal, 1 run, angled into the pads, Pratika clips it to deep square leg and retains strike

Devine to Pratika Rawal, FOUR, fumble and Pratika picks up the boundary. Full and outside off, right where she likes it, Pratika opens the bat face and drives towards cover-point, the fielder dives over the ball and there's no sweeper in place

Amelia Kerr to Pratika Rawal, no run, googly close to off, Pratika hangs back and punches to cover-point

Amelia Kerr to Pratika Rawal, 2 runs, flighted outside off, Pratika drives wide of long-off and a fresh Jemimah scampers back for the second

Amelia Kerr to Pratika Rawal, 1 run, wrong 'un that is fraction short, Pratika goes back and pulls to long-on

Bates to Pratika Rawal, no run, spinning into leg, Pratika helps it along and picks out short fine

Bates to Pratika Rawal, 1 run, flatter delivery around off, Pratika hammers it down to long-on

Jess Kerr to Pratika Rawal, 1 run, fullish delivery around off, Pratika eases it to extra cover and quickly crosses over

Jess Kerr to Pratika Rawal, 1 run, good length ball on off, Pratika nudges it to long-on

Jess Kerr to Pratika Rawal, FOUR, a gimme from Kerr and Pratika takes full toll. Slower ball down leg, Pratika kneels down and sweeps it over short fine. She just needed to pick her spot and got plenty of bat to clear the leaping fielder. That brings up the 200-run stand..

Jess Kerr to Pratika Rawal, 1 run, slanted down leg, Pratika misses the flick and the ball rolls off the pad

Bates to Pratika Rawal, 1 run, once again shimmies down and gets too close, jams it to the right of Bates and beats her dive

Bates to Pratika Rawal, no run, comes down the track and yorks herself, digs it out to mid-wicket

Bates to Pratika Rawal, 1 run, spinning into leg, Pratika nurdles it backward of square

Bates to Pratika Rawal, no run, tossed up on off, Pratika defends to the off-side

Jess Kerr to Pratika Rawal, 1 run, good length ball at the stumps, Pratika knocks it to long-on

Jess Kerr to Pratika Rawal, no run, fullish delivery around off, Pratika pushes it to cover

Jess Kerr to Pratika Rawal, 1 run, full and angled into off, Pratika clips it wide of long-on

Amelia Kerr to Pratika Rawal, no run, another googly, punched off the back foot to cover

Amelia Kerr to Pratika Rawal, no run, googly turning in at the stumps, Pratika makes room and cuts to backward point

Amelia Kerr to Pratika Rawal, no run, slow and loopy outside off, driven back to Kerr

Lea Tahuhu to Pratika Rawal, no run, full at the stumps, pushed to mid-off

Lea Tahuhu to Pratika Rawal, FOUR, she's catching up to Mandhana in a hurry. Short of length outside off, gets on top of the bounce and pulls hard in front of square. Races away to the midwicket boundary

Lea Tahuhu to Pratika Rawal, no run, blocked into the on-side

Lea Tahuhu to Pratika Rawal, FOUR, sliced to perfection! Full and wide, Pratika reaches out, opens the face and carves it through backward point. Brilliant timing and she has picked up the pace after getting to fifty

Lea Tahuhu to Pratika Rawal, 1 run, short of length on middle, pulled to deep midwicket

Amelia Kerr to Pratika Rawal, 1 run, good length outside off, legbreak, Pratika pulls it down to long-on. Looks a really good pitch where you can trust the bounce

Amelia Kerr to Pratika Rawal, 1 run, googly on middle, good length ball, Pratika punches off the back foot to long-off

Lea Tahuhu to Pratika Rawal, 1 run, some width outside off, back of a length, Pratika cuts to deep point

Lea Tahuhu to Pratika Rawal, 1 run, good length on middle and leg, she swipes across the line and drags it to deep square leg

Lea Tahuhu to Pratika Rawal, FOUR, she's raising the tempo here. Full on the pads, whips it in the air over midwicket and the timing is sublime

Lea Tahuhu to Pratika Rawal, no run, yorker down leg, following Pratika as she makes room and she squeezes it off the inside edge onto pad

Lea Tahuhu to Pratika Rawal, wide, Tahuhu yet to get her radar right. Had a break after an expensive first couple of overs but starts a new spell with a wide down leg

Amelia Kerr to Pratika Rawal, 1 run, googly on middle, Pratika goes back and lofts it off the back foot through mid-on who is now back at the boundary

Amelia Kerr to Pratika Rawal, no run, googly on middle and leg, Pratika is cramped for room on the cut and chops it back down the pitch

Amelia Kerr to Pratika Rawal, 1 run, as a result of that previous shot, Kerr drags this one down on the shorter side. Pratika slaps it to long-off

Amelia Kerr to Pratika Rawal, FOUR, Pratika takes the attack to Amelia Kerr as soon as she's brought back! Down the track off the first ball, gets to the pitch and lofts it over mid-on

Devine to Pratika Rawal, 1 run, dug in short, Pratika pulls it to deep square leg

Devine to Pratika Rawal, 1 run, full at the stumps, Pratika pushes to mid-off and charges across for a quick single

Rosemary Mair to Pratika Rawal, 1 run, Pratika raises fifty! Good length outside off, plays it on the up and knocks it to deep point. Raises her bat to the dressing room where Renuka holds up a placard which has 100 written on it along with a sketch of a peacock. The message is clear

Rosemary Mair to Pratika Rawal, 1 run, good length outside off, slower one, Pratika pushes it on the up to deep point

Rosemary Mair to Pratika Rawal, no run, crisply struck but finds the fielder. Width outside off, she cuts it hard, goes very quickly and backward point makes a superb stop diving to her right

Devine to Pratika Rawal, 1 run, dug in short outside off with the keeper up to the stumps, Pratika fetches it from outside off and pulls to deep midwicket

Devine to Pratika Rawal, 1 run, driven in the air, falls short of mid-off to her left

Devine to Pratika Rawal, no run, misses out on a loosener. Low full toss outside off, punches gently to mid-off. Another knock from Pratika where she hasn't been able to rotate and her rate of scoring has been on the slower side

Rosemary Mair to Pratika Rawal, 1 run, good length outside off, she opens the face and guides it to deep point

Rosemary Mair to Pratika Rawal, no run, finds the fielder with this short-arm pull. Timing was good but straight to short midwicket

Rosemary Mair to Pratika Rawal, 1 run, slower length ball on off, she swipes across the line to deep midwicket

Rosemary Mair to Pratika Rawal, no run, slower one floated on middle and leg, Pratika knocks it to mid-on

Eden Carson to Pratika Rawal, 1 run, tossed up around off, Pratika knocks it to long-on

Eden Carson to Pratika Rawal, 1 run, short and wide, Pratika cuts to sweeper cover

Jess Kerr to Pratika Rawal, 1 run, clipped off the pads behind square

Jess Kerr to Pratika Rawal, 1 run, angling in on middle and leg, she knocks it down to long-on

Jess Kerr to Pratika Rawal, no run, hits the free hit straight to hand. Very slow and loopy outside off, gives no pace at all and Pratika hammers it straight to extra cover

Jess Kerr to Pratika Rawal, no ball, close to the blockhole on middle and leg, squeezed back down the pitch. The siren has gone off. No-ball from Kerr and it'll be a free-hit to follow

Eden Carson to Pratika Rawal, 1 run, clipped off the pads through square leg

Eden Carson to Pratika Rawal, 1 run, length ball turning in on off, she goes back and drives to long-on

Jess Kerr to Pratika Rawal, 1 run, leg-cutter on a good length, she gets forward and punches to long-on

Jess Kerr to Pratika Rawal, no run, angling in on leg, Pratika knocks it to cover

Jess Kerr to Pratika Rawal, 1 run, full on the pads, flicked through square leg

Amelia Kerr to Pratika Rawal, 1 run, drifting down leg, Pratika rocks back and pulls it to deep square leg

Amelia Kerr to Pratika Rawal, no run, floated up outside off, googly, she looks to drive through the off-side and drags it off the inside edge to midwicket. Not sure if she picked the wrong 'un

Amelia Kerr to Pratika Rawal, FOUR, controlled shot for four! Dipping on a good length outside off, Pratika opens the face on the drive, caresses it through backward point and beats the fielder in the deep as well. Sweeper seemed to be a little too straight

Amelia Kerr to Pratika Rawal, no run, good length on middle, legbreak, Pratika tucks it from the crease to midwicket

Jess Kerr to Pratika Rawal, 1 run, full delivery on off, Pratika flicks wide of long-on

Amelia Kerr to Pratika Rawal, 1 run, 74.8ks wrong 'un outside off, Pratika is drawn into the drive and squeezes an inside edge to square leg

Amelia Kerr to Pratika Rawal, 1 run, 72.3ks tossed up around off, Pratika eases it down to long-off

Amelia Kerr to Pratika Rawal, no run, 75.6ks floated up outside off, Pratika drives and picks out cover

Lea Tahuhu to Pratika Rawal, no run, 115.1ks fuller and close to off, Pratika eases it to cover

Lea Tahuhu to Pratika Rawal, FOUR, Pratika has decided to step on the gas. Fullish delivery and this was in the slot, Pratika presents the full face of the bat and lofts it straight back over, another one that bounces just inside the rope

Lea Tahuhu to Pratika Rawal, no run, fraction short around off, Pratika opens the bat face and guides it to backward point

Lea Tahuhu to Pratika Rawal, FOUR, lovely shot! Not a bad delivery by any stretch. Back of a length but Pratika stands tall, gets under it and pumps it over mid-on, one bounce and over the ropes

Lea Tahuhu to Pratika Rawal, leg byes, FOUR, wrong line and Tahuhu concedes four more. Slanted down leg, Pratika does not get bat on the glance but the ball deflects off the pad, beats a diving Isabella Gaze and races away

Amelia Kerr to Pratika Rawal, no run, 67.4ks fraction short, Pratika goes back and cracks it straight to backward point

Amelia Kerr to Pratika Rawal, no run, 75ks tossed up close to off, Pratika slices the drive to backward point

Amelia Kerr to Pratika Rawal, leg byes, 2 runs, sliding in with the angle, Pratika misses the glance and the ball rolls off the pad

Amelia Kerr to Pratika Rawal, no run, 72.1ks floated up around off, Pratika drives towards cover

Lea Tahuhu to Pratika Rawal, no run, 109.8ks good length ball around off, Pratika toe-ends the punch to cover

Lea Tahuhu to Pratika Rawal, no run, 110.1ks very full delivery on off, Pratika pushes it straight to cover

Lea Tahuhu to Pratika Rawal, FOUR, Tahuhu is all over the place. Short and wide outside off, Pratika does not miss out, she gets on top of the bounce and cracks it behind square on the off-side. Two fielders in the point region and she split them perfectly

Lea Tahuhu to Pratika Rawal, 1 run, back of a length delivery, Pratika stands tall and punches it to sweeper cover

Devine to Pratika Rawal, no run, slower delivery around off, Pratika pushes it off the inner half to mid-on

Devine to Pratika Rawal, no run, 111.6ks short of length delivery, Pratika pulls along the ground and picks out square leg

Devine to Pratika Rawal, no run, on a length and outside off, Pratika attempts the square drive and is beaten on the inside edge

Devine to Pratika Rawal, no run, back of a length delivery, Pratika knocks it back to Devine

Devine to Pratika Rawal, FOUR, finally some intent by Pratika. High time she got going. Fraction short and Pratika is quick to latch on, pulls off the front foot and clears the mid-wicket region comfortably. She brings up 1000 runs in ODIs

Eden Carson to Pratika Rawal, no run, quicker and flatter, Pratika hangs back and knocks it to mid-off

Eden Carson to Pratika Rawal, no run, not all that short and turning in as well, Pratika is cramped and mistimes the pull to mid-wicket

Devine to Pratika Rawal, no run, angling into leg-stump, Pratika works it to mid-wicket

Devine to Pratika Rawal, no run, full and at the stumps, Pratika gently knocks it to mid-on

Devine to Pratika Rawal, no run, very full delivery around off, Pratika squeezes it out to mid-off

Eden Carson to Pratika Rawal, no run, tossed up and spinning in, Pratika hangs back and defends

Eden Carson to Pratika Rawal, no run, 82.6ks short of length, Pratika goes back and punches it towards extra cover, good diving stop by Bates

Devine to Pratika Rawal, 1 run, good length ball close to off, Pratika eases it past cover and rotates strike

Devine to Pratika Rawal, no run, full delivery at the stumps, Pratika turns it with soft hands to mid-wicket

Rosemary Mair to Pratika Rawal, FOUR, in the air and over the infield. Pratika would have had her heart in her mouth for a second. Very full delivery outside off, Pratika opens the bat face and slices it towards point, gets enough elevation to clear the inner ring and pick up her second boundary

Rosemary Mair to Pratika Rawal, no run, 94.8ks slanted into the pads, Pratika turns it with soft hands to square leg

Rosemary Mair to Pratika Rawal, no run, good length ball on off, Pratika hangs back and knocks it to cover

Rosemary Mair to Pratika Rawal, FOUR, first boundary of the innings. It has taken a while but hopefully it opens the gates. Full and angling into the pads, Pratika leans forward and flicks it square. The fielder was at fine leg and was nowhere close to stopping that

Jess Kerr to Pratika Rawal, no run, 105.1ks full and outside off, Pratika reaches and slices the drive to backward point

Jess Kerr to Pratika Rawal, no run, 102.8ks fuller and outside off, Pratika drives firmly but straight to cover

Jess Kerr to Pratika Rawal, wide, floaty delivery outside off, Pratika lets it go and pockets the wide

Jess Kerr to Pratika Rawal, 1 run, angling into the pads, Pratika clips it backward of square and the pair are content with a single

Jess Kerr to Pratika Rawal, no run, 102.3ks fuller and outside off, Pratika reaches and checks her push to cover-point

Jess Kerr to Pratika Rawal, no run, 106.4ks fullish delivery close to off, Pratika eases it to cover

Rosemary Mair to Pratika Rawal, 1 run, 109.8ks nipping in from a fullish length, Pratika squeezes it off the inside edge backward of square leg

Rosemary Mair to Pratika Rawal, no run, 116.6ks full pitcher on off, Pratika pushes it with a straight bat to mid-off

Rosemary Mair to Pratika Rawal, no run, stifled appeal for LBW. Mair knew it was missing. Nip-backer and once again Pratika is rooted to the crease, gets beaten on the inside edge and is struck on the pad. Too much movement and it would have missed leg-stump

Rosemary Mair to Pratika Rawal, no run, nearly! Fraction short and outside off, Pratika chases after it and almost nicks it behind. Very similar to the way she was dismissed by Bell in the previous game

Rosemary Mair to Pratika Rawal, leg byes, 2 runs, inswinger that keeps sliding down, Pratika misses the clip and the ball deflects off the pad to fine leg. It needed a sliding stop to save the boundary

Rosemary Mair to Pratika Rawal, no run, uhh! 111.7ks nip-backer and Pratika is caught in the crease, misses the flick and is rapped on the pads. Luckily for her the ball was doing too much and would have missed leg-stump

Rosemary Mair to Pratika Rawal, no run, 111.4ks on a length and outside off, Pratika camps back and punches it to cover

Rosemary Mair to Pratika Rawal, no run, short of length and nips in, Pratika hangs back and knocks it to mid-on

Rosemary Mair to Pratika Rawal, no run, now the inswinger ends up on the thigh pad, Pratika misses the tuck and the ball rolls to square leg. There's a single on offer but Smriti isn't keen on risking it early

Rosemary Mair to Pratika Rawal, no run, hint of away swing. On a length and shapes away, Pratika shoulders arms