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

Bates to Rodrigues, 1 run, fired into the blockhole outside off, doesn't give Rodrigues the length for the slog-sweep and she squeezes it through midwicket

Bates to Kaur, leg byes, 1 run, full ball fired down leg, Harmanpreet tries a big slog-sweep but is late on it. Good defensive bowling from Bates

Bates to Rodrigues, 1 run, targets the pads from round the wicket, no room given and Rodrigues knocks it down to long-on

Bates to Kaur, 1 run, goes for the slog-sweep but it's not off the middle. Fired in full at 92kph, Harmanpreet hits across the line and miscues it through midwicket. Fielder cuts it off in the deep

Bates to Rodrigues, 1 run, fired into the blockhole as Rodrigues walks down the pitch. She manages to squeeze it down to long-on

Bates to Kaur, 1 run, darted in on leg, back of a length, Harmanpreet shuffles across, bends down on her back knee and pulls it hard to deep backward square

Bates to Rodrigues, 1 run, makes some room and pushes it down to long-off

Bates to Rodrigues, FOUR, consistently finding the boundaries! Full on leg stump, Rodrigues swipes across the line and gets it away wide of long-on

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

Bates to Rodrigues, 1 run, full on the pads, flicked through square leg

Bates to Rodrigues, 2 runs, full ball down leg as Rodrigues dances down. She manages to flick it through square leg and gets back for two

Bates to Rodrigues, FOUR, really picking her areas and executing the shots to perfection here! Makes room, gets a full delivery on leg stump and drills it through extra cover

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

Bates to Rodrigues, 1 run, New Zealand lose a review! Flighted delivery on off, Jemimah sits down and gloves the reverse sweep towards short third. Bates and Isabella Gaze were confident but they were wrong

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 Rodrigues, 1 run, comes down the track and almost drags the drive to long-on

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

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 Rodrigues, 1 run, 81.5ks flighted delivery, Jemimah laps it to fine leg and only a single this time

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

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

Bates to Rodrigues, 1 run, shortens the length a touch, Jemimah hangs back and knocks it to long-on

Bates to Rodrigues, no run, flighted delivery, Jemimah blocks off the front foot

Bates to Rodrigues, no run, tossed up on off, Jemimah prods forward and defends to cover

Bates to Mandhana, out Caught by (sub)Rowe!! Taken on the second attempt. Bates is pumped as she breaks the partnership and gives New Zealand a much needed breakthrough. Mandhana walks off to a standing ovation. She's given India a solid platform to explode. Does not quite get under this flighted delivery, goes through with the slog sweep and miscues it towards cow corner, Rowe runs to her right and tries to take it with both hands, but the ball pops out and she reacts quickly to cling on. She was close to the rope as well but keeps her balance. A fine knock from Mandhana comes to an end. Mandhana c (sub)Rowe b Bates 109(95) [4s-10 6s-4]

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

Bates to Mandhana, no run, 95.2ks fired full and outside off, Mandhana drives and picks out extra cover

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 Mandhana, 1 run, sliding in with the angle, Mandhana tucks it to deep 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

Bates to Mandhana, 1 run, only slightly short, Mandhana goes back and pulls it through midwicket

Bates to Mandhana, 2 runs, overpitched outside off, driven nicely through the covers and they charge back for the second

Bates to Mandhana, FOUR, did the fielder not spot it? Back of a length outside off, cutter, she opens the face and glides it to the left of short third who hardly moves and seems to suggest she didn't see it

Bates to Mandhana, no run, full outside off, Mandhana knocks it to cover

Bates to Mandhana, no run, pushed into the off-side, another dot

Bates to Mandhana, no run, good length outside off, steered to backward point