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

Renuka Singh to Plimmer, out Bowled!! Dragged on! Plimmer was looking to score quickly and perishes in the process. Good length ball, swings back in and Plimmer shuffles across, tries to whip it into the leg-side and gets an inside edge onto the stumps. Just when the partnership was starting to flourish, India have picked a wicket and this does change the equation for New Zealand. Plimmer b Renuka Singh 30(25) [4s-5 6s-1]

Renuka Singh to Plimmer, no run, full and outside off, Plimmer drives firmly but straight to Deepti at extra cover

Sneh Rana to Plimmer, FOUR, another big over. 14 runs. Spinning into leg, Plimmer goes back and clips it backward of square. Superb timing as the ball races away to the fence

Sneh Rana to Plimmer, 1 run, shortens the length, Plimmer nudges it through mid-wicket

Sneh Rana to Plimmer, SIX, fabulous shot! Excellent use of the feet from Plimmer. She comes down the track, gets to the pitch of the ball and lofts it with the spin over wide long-on. New Zealand are upping the ante..

Sneh Rana to Plimmer, no run, flighted outside off, Plimmer drills it straight to mid-off

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

Renuka Singh to Plimmer, 2 wides, now Richa saves a few. Renuka sprays it down leg and Plimmer has no chance of reaching that, Richa dives to her left and parries it away. Couple of extras

Renuka Singh to Plimmer, FOUR, back to back fours. Poor from Renuka. Once again strays down leg, would have been a wide had Plimmer let go, but she manages to reach it and glance it fine to the fence

Renuka Singh to Plimmer, FOUR, poor delivery and Plimmer capitalises. She walks across her stumps, gets a full delivery on leg and she flicks it behind square on the leg-side. No stopping that..

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 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..

Renuka Singh to Plimmer, no run, fuller and outside off, Plimmer drives it back to Renuka and she stops it in her followthrough

Renuka Singh to Plimmer, no run, 107.8ks full and outside off, Plimmer shimmies out and goes hard on the drive, mistimes it to mid-on

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

Renuka Singh to Plimmer, no run, 98.1ks sliding into the right hander, Plimmer misses the flick and the ball rolls off the pad to short fine

Renuka Singh to Plimmer, no run, 100.1ks fraction short and outside off, Plimmer cuts and picks out backward point

Renuka Singh to Plimmer, no run, 102.7ks full pitcher around off, Plimmer drives it straight to mid-off