IND-W vs NZ-W Live Score, Women's World Cup 2025: Follow India vs New Zealand live updates from Navi Mumbai.IND-W vs NZ-W Women’s World Cup 2025 Match LIVE Score Updates: Openers Smriti Mandhana and Pratika Rawal scored half centuries gave India a strong start in a must-win clash at at D.Y. Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai on Thursday against New Zealand. Rawal equalled the World Record for the quickest (in terms of innings) to score 1000 runs in women’s ODIs while Mandhana continued her good form from the last two matches. Earlier, Sophie Devine won the toss and opted to bowl first while India brought back Jemimah Rodrigues in place of Amanjot Kaur.
After three back-to-back losses, India find themselves in a precarious position, fighting for their existence in the ongoing ICC Women’s World Cup 2025. Pitted against Sophie Devine’s New Zealand, Harmanpreet Kaur’s Indian side is in a must-win situation.
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A win would take them to six points, confirming their place in the semifinals. However, if the Women in Blue lose the crucial game against White Ferns, then their fate would not remain in their hands. India can still qualify for the semifinals even if they lose to New Zealand, but they would need to rely on England and hope Nat Sciver-Brunt’s side beats New Zealand and then if India defeats Bangladesh, India would topple New Zealand to reach top four on the basis of more wins.
Pratika Rawal is finally, finally getting a move on. Smriti Mandhana's false shots in the last over were a warning sign perhaps and it seems her partner is saying let me pick this up. Two fours for Pratika in that Tahuhu over, one the signature square cut and then a well-placed short-arm jab.
Shankar from Navi Mumbai: A huge roar at the venue as the on-field call is overturned. Amelia Kerr could not believe there was bat on that. The partnership carries on
WOW, THAT IS A CRAZY MOMENT: Smriti Mandhana is walking back after taking a review, it looked like she was plumb... but UltraEdge shows a spike, the crowd roars and she is returning to the batting crease. New Zealand can't quite believe that. Guess neither can Smriti, actually. Mandhana's innings should have been cut on 77, but somehow she is still out there.
There was a similar moment in Indore too actually, that time it was Harmanpreet who reviewed and then appeared surprised that there was an edge.
Shankar from Navi Mumbai: Rawal’s leg-side play to pace has been a standout feature in this innings. She has pounced on anything short and even taken on the full balls when the bowler has delivered from the commentary box end, despite a fielder being placed on the boundary almost always.
As well as she has batted today, Pratika once more going at just over a strike rate of 70... she needs to power on.
Meanwhile, the 150-run partnership comes up with a lofted drive by Pratika through midwicket. Need more of that, as Renuka might say with her drawing.
8 runs off Tahuhu's over.
This is the 2nd 150-run stand between Mandhana and Rawal in this World Cup, to go with their 155 against Australia.
Melie Kerr comes back into the attack and Pratika welcomes her with a lofted drive down the ground, with the mid on fielder in, it goes for four. A 7-run over as we reach the halfway stage of this innings.
Another boundary through the offside for Smriti Mandhana, a cut past short third. It continues to be a rich scoring avenue for Mandhana who moves in to the 70s and is now the leading runscorer at this World Cup.
Shankar from Navi Mumbai: Rawal began very slowly, but has grown into her innings as the afternoon has progressed. Has been helped by some short stuff from the White Ferns bowlers, but she has played her part in building a very solid foundation for India.
HALF CENTURY FOR PRATIKA RAWAL: A second fifty of the World Cup for Pratika Rawal, it's come off 75 balls.
Smriti Mandhana finishes the over with a four, on her pads, easily pushed away past the keeper for four.
Devine brings her back from the other end, a sign that New Zealand don't see much help for spinners here at least for now. Another 3-run over.
Shankar from Navi Mumbai: The crowd may have built up slowly, but it is a fantastic atmosphere now, with even spectators stationed in the upper stands on both sides of the ground.
Rosemary Mair replaces Jess Kerr as New Zealand keep pace on from one end. Three singles in that over.
A reminder that India are playing one batter extra, so they can afford to go a bit harder here.
Meanwhile, a reminder of how Smriti-Pratika have clicked as a pair.
Another risk-free 8-run over. Smriti takes on Carson over mid-on again, not so well connected but enough to clear the in-field for four. Four singles follow. Good rotation of strike.
Shankar from Navi Mumbai: With not a lot of turn on offer, Mandhana has not been afraid to go against the spin to Carsen. Another boundary over mid-on for the southpaw.
Shankar from Navi Mumbai: While the pitch has not aided the pacers or the spinners a lot, it has been surprising to see Devine not employ a slip for either of them right through the innings. Also, twice now, Mandhana has managed to get a four on the long-on boundary with square leg placed wide. Indifferent captaincy. 100 on the board for India in the 18th over. 50 for Smriti.
Eden Carson comes in and Smriti takes her on once more, this time against the spin and through the midwicket region. It's well placed and goes for four.
HALF CENTURY FOR SMRITI MANDHANA: A 49-ball half-century. A third straight 50+ score in the World Cup after starting the tournament a bit subdued by her standards. But the big question... what is Renuka Singh Thakur holding up there?
Oh delightful shot from Smriti Mandhana! We saw plenty of cuts and late cuts in Indore against England. And there is one more. Width from Jess Kerr on the angle and Mandhana plays it as late as possible, pierces the gap between the two ring fielders on the offside. A solid 8-run over for India, better rotation of strike.
Shankar from Navi Mumbai: It is really time to cash in for the Indian batters. 6 overs of spin so far from Carsen and Kerr, and they have not got any purchase from the surface. Devine switched to a 5-4 offside field in that Kerr over.
BIG OVER FOR INDIA: First, Smriti dances down the track to change a full delivery into a full toss and deposits over midwicket fence for her second six of the match. Pratika then plays a lovely square cut for four. It's 12 runs from the over.
Time for drinks in what is apparently a very hot afternoon in Navi Mumbai. India getting a strong foundation laid out.
It's the Kerrs bowling in tandem now. Melie from one end and Jess from the other. Jess' over goes for three runs as the run rate dips below five. India must make sure they don't slow down in this phase, it's been a problem for most part of the tournament except against England.
Shankar from DY Patil Stadium: Almost for the entirety of the innings so far, one fielder has been stationed on the cover boundary for the left-hander. Devine gave a hint to the Indian openers that Amelia Kerr would bowl a lot of googlies by keeping 4-6 on-side field in her first over. Meanwhile, Lea Tahuhu has not found her length so far in her first spell, and it has allowed Rawal to get her innings going, finally. Two fine shots in the 14th over and India’s run rate crosses the five run mark.
Tahuhu is continuing to struggle with her radar. Sprays one on Pratika's pads, and it goes for four leg byes. The Indian batter would have loved to get some bat on that gift.
Nothing wrong with the next shot! That's superb technique on display from Pratika, reads the length early and plays a pick up over long on. Oh there's another brilliant shot couple of deliveries later, holding the pose after a lofted straight drive.
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Tidy start by Melie Kerr, just three in that over. She is essentially a favourable matchup to Smriti also because she takes the ball away from the leftie with her googlies.
Shankar from the venue: It took 16 deliveries to get their first run off the bat, but Rawal and Mandhana have picked things up, specifically in the last couple of overs, which have yielded 11 and 10 runs.
Melie Kerr time. The Mumbai Indians superstar knows a thing or two about playing in these parts. Expect PLENTY of googlies.
Shot, Pratika! That's her favourite shot and it is yet another 50-run stand between these two. Short and wide, square cut away by Pratika on the backfoot for four, found the gap between point and short third. It's an erratic over from Lea Tahuhu, who struggled to get her radar right, with three wides in that over.
Nitin Sharma: India’s score of 40 for 0 is the lowest amount of runs the team has scored in the first powerplay in this World Cup. In the last match against England, India had scored 42 for 2 in the first 10. India’s highest powerplay total in this World Cup has bene 58 for 0 against Australia, where they finished up with a total of 330 runs in 48.5 overs before Australia chased the target in 49 overs with three wickets remaining.
After a really slow start, India have found some momentum at the end of the powerplay, Pratika still struggling to get a move on but Smriti looks in decent touch. A not-so-bad platform for India's deeper batting order but they need to keep moving through the gears
THERE IS THE MILESTONE: 1,000 ODI runs for Pratika Rawal, in 23 innings. The fastest by an Indian, the joint fastest in women's ODIs ever. Gets there with a stylish pickup shot for four.
Lalith Kalidas:
And Pratika Rawal is now the joint-fastest woman to reach 1000 ODI runs in only 23 innings, equalling a 37-year-old record held by Australia's Lindsay Reeler.
Fastest to 1000 W-ODI runs (innings)
23 = Pratika*, Reeler
25 = Meg Lanning, Nicole Bolton
Shankar from the venue: New Zealand’s ground fielding has been very good in the last few overs. They have dived around to stop the single to ensure the dots pile up, even if Mandhana plays one of her trademark shots over long-off for a six
SIX! The shot that Smriti Mandhana would have loved to nail against England a few nights back... ...gets it right today, goes for six. That day she didn't come down the track, here she does and that gives her momentum. Takes on Eden Carson with the spin and clears the long off fielder.
For Pratika, the runs have just completely dried out in the last few overs, she is unable to get off strike and get that 1000th run.
Oh lovely shot from Smriti to the Devine over. This one bounces extra from a good length but Smriti rides the bounce on her backfoot and plays the cut exactly between short third and point. Devine frustrated.
Meanwhile, Pratika is stuck on 999 still.
Eden Carson comes on from the other end, the favourable match-up that NZ have for Smriti Mandhana. She starts around the wicket, but strays down the leg side and the Indian opener latches on to it quickly with a sweep for four. Much-needed for Smriti.
Pratika remains on 999 runs with a couple of dot balls at the end of the over.
LALITH KALIDAS, OUR STATS-MAN:
Smriti Mandhana becomes the highest run-scorer among openers in women's ODI history, surpassing Suzie Bates' tally in 20 fewer innings. She has opened in every game for India except her ODI debut at No. 3 in April 2013.
Most W-ODI runs among openers (innings)
5089* - Mandhana (113)
5088 - Bates (133)
4921 - Laura Wolvaardt (115)
Tidy first over from Devine.
Shankar from the venue: As was the case in the Sri Lanka-Bangladesh match, there is not a lot of movement off the pitch. As a result, Sophie Devine has opted not to keep even one slip in place.
CHANCE! Well not exactly, but moment of danger. Mandhana is not in control of this uppish square drive as Devine comes into the attack and has the Indian opener searching for a shot outside her reach. It falls wide of the diving fielder at point though.
Smriti gets off strike with NZ opting to keep a deep point in place. And finally, the first boundary of the match in the fifth over. Pratika gets a gift on her pad, and she flicks it through the gap through the square leg. A second boundary off the last ball but this one streaky as Pratika square drives uppishly.
Pratika now a couple of runs away from the 1,000-run milestone.
Smriti Mandhana gets off the mark after 9 dot balls with a quick single off a slower ball from Jess Kerr. (Should be grounding the bat there, Smriti!) Pratika unable to find the gaps still as Jess tempts her with a couple of wide ones.
Shankar from the venue: It's interesting that Izzy Gaze has come up to the stumps for Rawal, while Mandhana has charged down at the bowlers.
Short and wide from Mair to start the third over, but it moves away and Pratika can't get her bat on it. The next ball comes back into the right-hander, hits the pad, but sliding down so only half an appeal from NZ. Finally India get off the mark with the bat off the 16th ball of the day, first run for Pratika after 9 dot balls. Smriti plays out a couple of dots to close the over. India dotting up once again early on.
Shankar from the venue: A very patient start by the Indian openers. The first run off the bat came from the 16th ball of the innings. New Zealand has also been disciplined, giving the openers no width to score freely.
Smriti off to a cautious start with a packed offside field and Kerr's line and length bowled to that field. There is a catching gully in place along with a short cover too but perhaps surprisingly, no slip. But NZ managing to keep the Indian openers quiet here. 6 dot balls to start, and another maiden over to start off by Kerr.
Confirmation of the playing XIs.
It's a maiden over for Rosemary Mair but the scoreboard starts ticking for India with a double off the last ball. Strayed on the pads, Pratika couldn't get bat on it, so two leg byes.
It's Jess Kerr from the other end, so watch out for the movement away from Smriti and into Pratika.
Shankar chips in from Navi Mumbai: The lower stands towards my right are a lot more filled than they were 30 minutes back. Not as much on the stands to my left
National anthems done.
Pratika Rawal and Smriti Mandhana walk out to the middle.
New Zealand will be hoping to strike early.
Rosemary Mair has the new ball in hand. Will she be joined by a spinner from the other end or the in-swinging Jess Kerr?
Both India and New Zealand players are walking out as it is time for the national anthems.
Nitin Sharma, digging more stats!
He pings, "All the four top totals in an innings in women’s ODIs between India and New Zealand have come in 2022. New Zealand’s total of 280 for 7 in Auckland in 2022 remains the highest total in an innings. It came in the chase in reply to India’s total of 279, which is India’s highest total against New Zealand In a women’s ODI. Will we see this record being broken with India playing an extra batter today?"
2.4 overs 1/6. These were Pratika Rawal's bowling figures from the first match against Sri Lanka at Guwahati. Whether it is her or Harmanpreet Kaur herself who fill in as the sixth bowler remains to be seen.
- Shankar Narayan
Only two bowlers have taken six wickets in an ODI between India and New Zealand.
Jacqueline Lord took six wickets against the Shanta Rangaswamy-led Indian team in a women’s ODI played in Auckland in 1982. Jhulan Goswami is the other bowler to have taken six wickets in a women’s ODI between the two countries. Goswami had taken six wickets against the Suzie Bates-led New Zealand team in 2011.
- Nitin Sharma
Only six times a batter has scored a hundred in a women’s ODI between India and New Zealand. Smriti Mandhana has hit two ODI hundreds with her latest hundred against New Zealand coming in 2024. Suzie Bates has also hit two hundreds against India in an ODI. Mithali Raj and Amelia Kerr are the other two batters to have hit a hundred in an ODI between the two countries.
- Nitin Sharma
Since 1978, when the two teams met for the first time in Women’s ODI, India and New Zealand have faced 57 times in ODIs. The White Ferns have won 34 times while Indian team has won 22 times with one match finishing in a tie.
The tie happened during the 1997-98 women’s World Cup match at Indore, when the Pramila Bhatt led Indian team were bundled out for 176 in the last over with five balls remaining chasing the target of 177 runs.
- Nitin Sharma
India Women (Playing XI): Pratika Rawal, Smriti Mandhana, Harleen Deol, Harmanpreet Kaur(c), Jemimah Rodrigues, Deepti Sharma, Richa Ghosh(w), Sneh Rana, Kranti Gaud, Shree Charani, Renuka Singh Thakur.
New Zealand Women (Playing XI): Suzie Bates, Georgia Plimmer, Amelia Kerr, Sophie Devine(c), Brooke Halliday, Maddy Green, Isabella Gaze(w), Jess Kerr, Rosemary Mair, Lea Tahuhu, Eden Carson.
Harmanpreet Kaur: Pitch is looking really good and it is a great opportunity to put up a good total on the board. Jemi is in for Amanjot. We have been playing good cricket but the result has not gone our way. We are getting starts but unfortunately we haven't made it big, today is a great opportunity to make it count for the team.
Sophie Devine: We are going to have a bowl first today. The surface won't change much and hopefully it can get better under lights, dew will also come in. We have been training exceptionally hard and a couple of extra sessions won't change much. This is the moment all cricketers want to be playing, pressure game, playing India in India.
Big change from India. Jemimah Rodrigues is back in the XI and out goes Amanjot Kaur for the crucial game vs New Zealand.
Shankar pings from Navi Mumbai, "The indications were true. Jemimah Rodrigues returns to the playing XI for Amanjot Kaur. A huge task in front of the batters to put up a defendable total for the bowlers under the lights. No change for New Zealand."
Sophie Devine gets the right call for New Zealand and she decides to bowl first vs India.
Going by early indications, it does look like Amanjot Kaur might miss out today. But we'll know whether that is the case at the toss soon.
- Shankar Narayan
The last time India faced New Zealand in a women’s ODI was in October last year. Chasing a target of 232 runs, India won the match by six wickets with Smriti Mandhana hitting a hundred to guide India to a series win. Earlier Deepti Sharma had taken three wickets during New Zealand innings. India would hope that both Mandhana and Sharma come handy today and guide India towards a win today.
- Nitin Sharma
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Shankar: Still not a lot of crowd inside the venue. D.Y.Patil Stadium almost has a reputation of being the 12th member of the Indian side in T20Is played before. But both sides of the ground not as filled as you would expect.
Shankar pings: Interestingly, Amanjot Kaur is having a bowl with Radha Yadav and Arundhati Reddy. No sign of Renuka Singh Thakur or Deepti Sharma or Sneh Rana yet at the moment.
Further hints that India are heading back to playing 5 bowlers as Jemimah Rodrigues has a throwdown session with just over 30 minutes to go for the toss
– Shankar Narayan
Thursday’s India-New Zealand game in Navi Mumbai has been billed as a must-win fixture for Harmanpreet Kaur’s team after three successive defeats. But according to tournament rules, they will be in with a strong chance to make the semifinals even if the White Ferns prevail over the co-hosts.
The reason: a quirk in the playing conditions and, more pertinently, the itinerary of the tournament which was finalised without much thought given to the weather expected at this time of the year in Colombo.
Richa Ghosh going through her wicketkeeping drills. Does look like a drill specifically for the spinners. while Smriti Mandhana is the only batter having a knock near the boundary.
– Shankar Narayan
India have erected a stump on one of the practice pitches for the last 5-10 minutes. Still no sign of any bowlers for a final warm-up.
- Shankar Narayan
India: Smriti Mandhana, Pratika Rawal, Harleen Deol, Harmanpreet Kaur (C), Jemimah Rodrigues, Richa Ghosh (wk), Deepti Sharma, Sneh Rana, Amanjot Kaur/Kranti Gaud, Sree Charani, Renuka Thakur.
New Zealand: Suzie Bates, Georgia Plimmer, Amelia Kerr, Sophie Devine (c), Brooke Halliday, Maddy Green, Isabella Gaze (wk), Jess Kerr, Rosemary Mair, Lea Tahuhu, Eden Carson.
Our man on the ground, Shankar Narayan, pings, "Another very hot day at Navi Mumbai. The crowds haven't yet started to come in. New Zealand have arrived at the ground. No sign of India yet."
New Zealand Women Squad: Suzie Bates, Georgia Plimmer, Amelia Kerr, Sophie Devine(c), Brooke Halliday, Maddy Green, Isabella Gaze(w), Jess Kerr, Rosemary Mair, Bree Illing, Eden Carson, Lea Tahuhu, Hannah Rowe, Polly Inglis, Bella James
India Women Squad: Pratika Rawal, Smriti Mandhana, Harleen Deol, Harmanpreet Kaur(c), Deepti Sharma, Richa Ghosh(w), Amanjot Kaur, Sneh Rana, Kranti Gaud, Shree Charani, Renuka Singh Thakur, Jemimah Rodrigues, Radha Yadav, Arundhati Reddy, Uma Chetry
Hello and welcome to live coverage of the ICC Women's World Cup 2025, where Harmanpreet Kaur's India will lock horns with Sophie Devine's New Zealand in the group game at the DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai on Thursday. After three consecutive losses, India are in a must-win situation to keep their semifinal fate in their own hands.
Stay tuned as we build up this game and bring all the live updates straight from the venue.
Women’s World Cup 2025: India aim to seal semifinal berth against New Zealand at Navi Mumbai
Two weeks ago, India arrived in Visakhapatnam as the only team, along with England, to have won their first two matches of the 2025 Women’s ODI World Cup. There was an air of expectation that this team would gather momentum in the tournament with victories over the big guns in the subsequent matches.
A fortnight later, however, the mood has changed. From soaring expectations among fans, India now find themselves in a tough scenario as they gear up to take on New Zealand in the first of two crucial matches at the D.Y.Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai on Thursday.
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