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

Kranti Gaud to Jess Kerr, out Caught by Mandhana! Not the hardest catch Mandhana has taken tonight. Good length outside off, Kerr cuts firmly but it's in the air and in close proximity to backward point. She moves across to her right and pouches it safely. Jess Kerr c Mandhana b Kranti Gaud 18(13) [6s-2]

Kranti Gaud to Isabella Gaze, 1 run, steps out, goes flat-batted down the ground and gets a single to long-on

Kranti Gaud to Isabella Gaze, no run, full outside off, she advances down and drives to cover. Second time she's missed out on finding the gap there in this over. No one deep at cover, just needs to beat the ring

Kranti Gaud to Isabella Gaze, FOUR, Gaze continues to show the wide range of shots she has at her disposal. Steps across the stumps premeditatedly, gets a full one and scoops it over short fine

Kranti Gaud to Isabella Gaze, no run, slower bouncer wide of off, Gaze tries reaching out but fails to do so. She's not happy about the wide not being given

Kranti Gaud to Isabella Gaze, no run, back of a length outside off, Gaze cuts well but finds cover

Kranti Gaud to Halliday, no run, low full toss just outside off, driven firmly but straight to mid-off

Kranti Gaud to Halliday, no run, pitched up just outside off, Halliday goes hard on the drive and mistimes it down the pitch

Kranti Gaud to Isabella Gaze, 1 run, short and wide, Gaze gives the charge and slaps it to sweeper cover

Kranti Gaud to Isabella Gaze, no run, back of a length in the channel, pace off perhaps and Gaze taps it to backward point

Kranti Gaud to Isabella Gaze, FOUR, first one in the V down the ground, next one in the V behind the stumps. Low full toss, steps across premeditatedly and helps it away past the keeper

Kranti Gaud to Isabella Gaze, FOUR, superbly driven! Advances down, turns it into a half-volley and crunches it past mid-on

Kranti Gaud to Green, FOUR, back to back fours. She found mid-on a couple of balls ago but this time decides to go aerial. Green gets under the full delivery and pumps it over the fielder, one bounce and over the ropes

Kranti Gaud to Green, FOUR, shot! This time Green finds the gap and picks up the boundary. Gaud keeps it full and the length was there to be driven, Green creams it in front of square and splits the two fielders inside the ring

Kranti Gaud to Green, no run, full pitcher close to off, Green drills it hard and straight to mid-on

Kranti Gaud to Halliday, 1 run, slower ball that ends up as a full toss, Halliday drives to sweeper cover

Kranti Gaud to Halliday, no run, full delivery on off, Halliday drives it to mid-on

Kranti Gaud to Green, 1 run, full delivery at the stumps, Green squeezes it off the inside edge backward of square

Kranti Gaud to Green, no run, pitched up on off, driven back to Gaud

Kranti Gaud to Green, no run, full outside off, Green looks to drive and mistimes it down the pitch

Kranti Gaud to Halliday, 1 run, good length on off, angling back in, Halliday uses that angle and turns it through square leg

Kranti Gaud to Halliday, no run, angled into the blockhole on off, Halliday squeezes it out

Kranti Gaud to Halliday, no run, width outside off, Halliday cuts well but is denied by Pratika's diving stop at backward point

Kranti Gaud to Halliday, no run, full delivery just outside off, driven to extra cover

Kranti Gaud to Halliday, no run, oh nearly played on! Cutting in off a good length, Halliday is rooted to the crease in defence and the ball comes down slightly late. Ends up chopping it into the pitch and it bounces high in the air before falling in between the popping crease and the stumps. Halliday could've used her bat to steer it away from the stumps but doesn't do so and lets it bounce. Could've gone anywhere

Kranti Gaud to Amelia Kerr, 1 run, dug in short on off, Kerr gets on top of the bounce and pulls to deep square leg

Kranti Gaud to Halliday, 1 run, some width outside off, Halliday cuts to deep point

Kranti Gaud to Halliday, no run, round the wicket now, bowls it full on off and Halliday turns it to short midwicket

Kranti Gaud to Halliday, FOUR, helped around the corner! Straying on leg, back of a length, and Halliday pulls it fine. Didn't go hard, just gave it the direction to beat fine leg

Kranti Gaud to Halliday, no run, full delivery on middle and off, Halliday defends forward

Kranti Gaud to Amelia Kerr, no run, 98.7ks full toss on leg-stump and Kerr flicks it straight to mid-wicket. She missed out on a boundary scoring opportunity

Kranti Gaud to Plimmer, 1 run, good length ball around off, Plimmer's feet go nowhere and she just throws her hands, squirts an inside edge and the ball runs down to fine leg, Renuka tidies up and the pair are content with a single

Kranti Gaud to Plimmer, FOUR, shot! This is smart batting from Plimmer. She knows Gaud is trying to hit the hard length and stays put in the crease, waits for the ball and hammers the pull to deep square leg

Kranti Gaud to Plimmer, no run, now Plimmer shimmies out and Gaud pulls her length back, turned to mid-wicket

Kranti Gaud to Plimmer, no run, back of a length around off, Plimmer attempts an ugly hack across the line and misses. Not far from the off-stump

Kranti Gaud to Amelia Kerr, 1 run, charges down and is met a short of length delivery, patted with soft hands to cover and the pair quickly cross over

Kranti Gaud to Plimmer, 2 runs, once again Plimmer advances and does not get to the pitch, goes through with the loft and clears mid-on, just a couple

Kranti Gaud to Plimmer, no run, dropped! Tough return catch and it does not stick. Gaud had taken a stunner of her own bowling to dismiss Brits early in the tournament but not this time. Kaur has her arms around Gaud and having a laugh. Fullish delivery, Plimmer steps out and drives it straight back, went at a nice height and Gaud got both hands but the ball did not stick

Kranti Gaud to Amelia Kerr, 1 run, 107.2ks short and wide outside off, Kerr cracks the cut straight to deep point

Kranti Gaud to Amelia Kerr, no run, 109ks good length ball around off, Kerr knocks it with soft hands to cover

Kranti Gaud to Amelia Kerr, no run, 110.1ks back of a length delivery, Kerr gets behind the line and defends

Kranti Gaud to Amelia Kerr, no run, 111.3ks very full delivery on off, Kerr squeezes the drive to mid-on

Kranti Gaud to Plimmer, no run, juicy full toss close to off, Plimmer drives it hard and straight to mid-off. She missed out there..

Kranti Gaud to Plimmer, no run, 111.5ks full pitcher around off, Plimmer drives and extra cover comes sliding across to make the stop

Kranti Gaud to Plimmer, no run, uhhh! 110.3ks fuller and outside off, Plimmer sees the length and goes for the booming drive, but the ball jags away and beats the outside edge. It didn't miss by much going by the reactions..

Kranti Gaud to Plimmer, no run, 113ks on a length and close to off, Plimmer prods forward and knocks it to cover

Kranti Gaud to Plimmer, FOUR, in the air and out of Gaud's reach. Not quite full to play the drive but Plimmer went through with the shot, hit it uppishly to the left of Gaud and beat her comfortably. First boundary for New Zealand..

Kranti Gaud to Amelia Kerr, 1 run, 110.3ks full and nips in, Kerr is drawn into the drive and squeezes an inside edge backward of square leg

Kranti Gaud to Plimmer, no run, nearly another! Short of length and nips in, Plimmer is cramped for room and tries to dab it into the off-side, gets an under-edge and the ball wasn't far from the stumps

Kranti Gaud to Amelia Kerr, 1 run, 109.6ks on a length and close to off, Kerr defends to cover-point and crosses over

Kranti Gaud to Amelia Kerr, 2 runs, 108.1ks back of a length delivery, Kerr is cramped for room but manages to get the pull away wide of mid-wicket, bit of chase for the fielder and Kerr scampers back for the second

Kranti Gaud to Bates, out Caught by Pratika Rawal!! Gaud strikes! Bates was in a hurry to get going and pays the price. She shimmies down once again and Gaud spotted that, banged it into the pitch and got the ball to climb, Bates looks to cross-batted it but gets it high on the bat, Pratika runs to her left from cover-point and completes a good catch. India have an early wicket.. Bates c Pratika Rawal b Kranti Gaud 1(6)

Kranti Gaud to Bates, no run, 108.5ks fuller and around off, Bates drives uppishly but well wide of Gaud's left hand

Kranti Gaud to Bates, no run, charges down first ball to Gaud and is met by a shortened length, mistimes the punch to cover