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India win the game by 53 runs (DLS method) and make it to the semi-finals of Women's World Cup 2025. They have joined Australia, South Africa and England in the knockout round. New Zealand and Sri Lanka are thus eliminated.

Kranti Gaud has got the wicket of Jess Kerr. New Zealand are seven down with just six balls left in the game. It was a good length ball outside off-stump and Kerr slashed it hard but found Smriti Mandhana at point.

Shree Charani gives it flight and Isabella Gaze has slog-swept it away for a four through deep mid-wicket. With it, Gaze races to her half-century in 39 balls. That has been a really good fighting knock from the New Zealand batter, however, it will fail to serve the cause tonight.   

NZW 243-6 (40.2)

Brooke Halliday is out finally! India more or less seal their victory here. She hit the Shree Charani delivery high in the air but it failed to get the required distance. Sneh Rana took a comfortable catch at long-on. 

Halliday c Sneh Rana b Shree Charani 81(84) 

NZW 226-6 (38.4)

A full toss from Deepti Sharma as Brooke Halliday jumped out of her crease. The batter smashed it hard and it hit the umpire. It's all well in the end as the umpire escapes unhurt. Five came off the over. The White Ferns need 101 runs in 36 balls.

NZW 224-5 (38)

17 runs came off the over from Deepti Sharma. Isabella Gaze smashed two fours in the over, while Brooke Halliday ended it with a six. New Zealand continue to fight in the chase. They need 121 runs in 54 balls. 

NZW 204-5 (35)

Brooke Halliday smashed two fours to Sneh Rana in the over. A total of 10 runs came in it. New Zealand Women need 154 runs in 72 balls. The asking rate for them has gone close to 13. They need at least two boundaries every over from now on.

NZW 171-5 (32)

Pratika Rawal strikes! What a night she is having! The player, after scoring a century in the first innings, has dismissed Maddy Green here. The New Zealand batter jumped out of her crease but sliced the ball in the air. Kranti Gaud ran to her right from extra cover and took the catch. 

Green c Kranti Gaud b Pratika Rawal 18(20) 

NZW 154-5 (28)

Brooke Halliday smashed it really hard towards Shree Charani, who put her hands to it but failed to take the catch. The ball burst through her fingers and ran down the ground for a four. New Zealand Women need 175 runs in the remaining 17 overs. Asking rate for them is 10.29.

NZW 150-4 (27)

Kranti Gaud was smashed for consecutive fours by Maddy Green. The New Zealand batter hit the first one in front of square while the second one was smashed over the mid-on fielder. 10 runs came off the over.

NZW 130-4 (24)

Massive blow for New Zealand! Amelia Kerr is gone! Sneh Rana pitched it up and the New Zealand batter slog-swept it really hard but found Smriti Mandhana at short mid-wicket. New Zealand are in trouble, once again.

Amelia Kerr c Mandhana b Sneh Rana 45(53)

NZW 115-4 (20.5)

Six came off the over from Kranti Gaud. Amelia Kerr and Brooke Halliday have helped New Zealand make a bit of recovery. They have stitched 52 runs in 51 balls for the fourth wicket. However, the asking rate for the White Ferns is close to 9 now. 

NZW 111-3 (20)

Just when it seemed New Zealand were lagging behind, they have started fighting back. 11 runs came from this over of Shree Charani. Brooke Halliday smashed two fours in it. The asking rate for the White Ferns is 8.62.

NZW 101-3 (18)

Two good overs and India have managed to pull things back. Deepti Sharma bowled a three-run over and Sneh Rana followed her with a six-run over. It seems that the Indian spinners have got into their groove. 

NZW 90-3 (17)

Deepti Sharma was brought into the attack and she leaked nine runs in her first over. Amelia Kerr welcomed the spinner with a four down the ground and Brooke Halliday drove one between the mid-on and mid-off fielders for the second boundary of the over.

NZW 73-3 (14)

Renuka Singh has struck again and she has got a big fish this time. It's the wicket of New Zealand captain Sohphie Devine. That nipped back in from a good length and went through the bat-pad gap of Devine and hit the middle and leg. New Zealand are in huge trouble now.

Devine b Renuka Singh 6(9)

NZW 59-3 (11.3)

Renuka Singh has provided India a crucial breakthrough here. She has broken the second-wicket partnership that had grown to 50 runs. It was a fuller ball from Renuka outside off-stump. Georgia Plimmer went across and tried to play it on the leg side. She ended up playing it on the stumps.

Plimmer b Renuka Singh 30(25)

NZW 51-2 (9.3)

14 came off the over from Sneh Rana. New Zealand have raced to the mark of 50 runs at the end of the revised powerplay of nine overs. They have made a good recovery after losing an early wicket in this tough chase.

NZW 50-1 (9)

16 runs came off the over from Renuka Singh. Harmanpreet Kaur's misfield on the fifth ball cost India a boundary. A total of three fours were scored in the over that also had a wide in it. New Zealand have got some momentum after a slow start.

NZW 30-1 (7)

Renuka Singh bowled a wide down the leg stump. Wicketkeeper Richa Ghosh tried to collect it and got hit on fingers. She was in pain and asked for the physio for some treatment. The match is set to resume now.

NZW 25-1 (6.3)

Georgia Plimmer went across the stumps and Renuka bowled a fuller ball on the leg stump. The batter comfortably hit it through the left of the short fine leg for a four. Renunka followed it with another poor delivery. She bowled a fuller one down the leg side and Plimmer glanced it fine for another boundary on trot. 

NZW 23-1 (6.3)

It was a tough one, you gotta admit that. Georgia Plimmer got a fuller ball from Kranti Gaud and smashed it down the ground. the bowler put her hand on the line of the ball, but it didn't stick to her hand.

NZW 12-1 (5.5)

Just one run came off the third over of Renuka Singh Thakur. New Zealand are off to a slow start and the asking rate has gone over 8 for them now. They need to accelerate a bit. The side only has four overs remaining in the first powerplay.

NZW 11-1 (5)

Three runs came off the second over of the innings bowled by Kranti Gaud, and Renuka Singh followed it up with a one-run over. India Women have managed to keep things tight so far.

NZW 5-1(3)

Kranti Gaud has provided India a huge breakthrough early on in the innings. Suzie Bates is out for one run off six balls. She jumped out of her crease and Gaud smartly bowled a short ball into the body of the batter. All Bates could do was to slice it in the air and Pratika Rawal took the catch running to her left from cover-point.

Bates c Pratika Rawal b Kranti Gaud 1(6)

NZW 1-1 (1.3)

Renuka Singh Thakur gave only one run in her first over. That is a tight and tidy start from the India pacer. Asking rate for New Zealand 7.53. They need to keep scoring boundaries after settling in.

NZW 1-0 (1)

New Zealand will be needing to chase down a revised target of 325 runs in the allotted 44 overs. They have their task cut out. The second innings is set to resume now. Renuka Singh will bowl the first over for India. Suzie Bates and Georgia Plimmer are in the middle. The former will take strike. Here we go...

New Zealand will get 44 overs to play now. We are waiting to get the revised target. The match is set to resume at 8:25 PM IST. Just a minute ago, the umpires met captains of both the teams and informed them about this.

The rain has stopped and the covers are being removed now. The umpires have made their way out to the middle. They are involved in a discussion. The Indian players, meanwhile, are waiting near the boundary rope. We shall have a resumption soon.

Oh, no! As soon as it seemed that the second innings was set to start, it has started drizzling again. The covers are being put. However, the drizzle is too light and some of the Indian players are warming up on the edge of the boundary.

Edged and four! Richa Ghosh got a thick outside edge on the final ball of the innings and that runs away for a four through the slips. India Women have scored 340 runs at the loss of three wickets in the allotted 49 overs.

INDW 340-3(49)

Harmanpreet Kaur got a short ball well outside off-stump. She cut it hard but ended up getting caught out at backward point. Eden Carson jumped to her right and took a terrific catch there. 

INDW 336-3 (48.5)

The match has resumed. Jemimah Rodrigues went across but Rosemary Mair followed her with a slower short ball. Rodrigues swept it but failed to connect it well. It is a dot delivery.

Just 7 minutes are remaining for the match to resume. Both Jemimah Rodrigues and Harmanpreet Kaur are ready in the dugout to play one final over of the innings, as one over from both the sides has been cut due to rain delay.

The rain has stopped and the covers are coming off now. Let's hope this passage of raining must not have impacted the ground much. The good news is that the super sopper is now into action.

Yes, yes, you read it right. The rain is back in Navi Mumbai and the groundstaff are putting the covers on, again. This is getting frustrating now. We have already lost one over from each side but this new rain delay could push the umpires to further reduce the overs. Let's wait and pray it stops raining!

The rain has stopped but the groundstaff are facing issues cleaning the surface. We have a restart time. The action is set to resume at 7:50 PM IST if there is no further rain. Notably, this is now a 49-overs-a-side contest.

The rain in Navi Mumbai has stopped and the covers are slowly and gradually being taken off. The Umpires are out there in the middle, having some discussion. Must be talking about the conditions and a possible resumption time.

The weather has changed so quickly in Navi Mumbai. It's raining heavily at the moment. The covers are completely on and it seems we are likely to have a long stoppage here. Even if it stops raining after 10 minutes or so, the groundstaff will be needing time to clean it all up.

INDW 329-2(48)

Another good over for New Zealand as Suzie Bates conceded just six runs in it. She bowled according to the field. Oh, no! It seems the heavens have opened up. Yes, it is! The groundsmen run in with covers and the players walk off the ground.

INDW 329-2 (48)

Despite being hit for a four, Rosemary Mair conceded just eight runs in the over. It could be said economical, considering the way Jemimah Rodrigues and Harmanpreet Kaur are batting in these final overs. 18 balls left in the innings. Can India score 27 and get to 350?

INDW 323-2 (47)

44.5 - Jemimah Rodrigues slammed Amelia Kerr for a four and raced to her half-century in just 38 balls. She got to the mark with the seventh four of her innings. This has been a superb knock from the youngster. She was sent ahead of Harmanpreet Kaur and Richa Ghosh despite just few overs left for India to play and has repaid the trust with a fiery fifty.  

INDW 302-2 (45)

What a shot this was from Pratika Rawal! She jumped out of her crease and slammed the Amelia Kerr delivery for a six down the ground. Oh, no! Rawal is out the very next ball. She came out of her crease again, but has been caught by the long-off fielder. That is the end of this terrific knock from the India opener.

Pratika Rawal c (sub)Rowe b Amelia Kerr 122(134)

INDW 288-2 (43) 

Jemimah Rodrigues continues to hit boundaries. She smashed her sixth boundary of the innings. This time the batter hit Suzie Bates for a four to the cow corner. Rodrigues is batting on 39 off just 28 balls. What a knock this is turning out to be!

INDW 279-1 (42)

Jemimah Rodrigues is playing a crucial cameo here. She is using the field beautifully to her advantage. This time, Rodrigues went on the leg side to create room for herself and then smashed the Suzie Bates delivery through extra cover for a four. This is the fifth boundary for Rodrigues in 24 balls.

INDW 270-1 (41.1)

Maddy Green has made a huge blunder here! She has dropped the catch of Pratika Rawal. The Indian opener mistimed it high in the air and Green ran in from long-off. She got underneath but dropped the sitter there. Huge moment in the game this is as Pratika is looking really dangerous after her century.

INDW 251-1 (39.3)

Well, well, well, what a shot this is from Pratika Rawal! It was a good length ball from Rosemary Mair and Pratika smashed it powerfully over the deep mid-wicket. She generates a lot of power on her pull shots and that is what one could witness here. Simply unbelievable!

INDW 246-1 (38.4)

A single and Pratika Rawal scores her century in 122 balls. Another Indian batter races to the three-figure mark in today's game! Smriti Mandhana did it first, and now it is her partner. That is the first World Cup hundred for Pratika and second of her ODI career.

INDW 239-1 (38.1)

A paddle sweep from Jemimah Rodrigues and she will get a four of it. She got a top-edge on it but the ball went fine to race to the boundary line. This has been a good start for the young batter so far. She is batting on run-a-ball 13. Seven came off the over from Amelia Kerr.

INDW 235-1(37)

FINALLY! New Zealand get a wicket! They have dismissed Smriti Mandhana and Suzie Bates provides the bowling side the huge breakthrough. It was pitched up and Mandhana tried to slog-sweep it for a biggie. She got more height than distance as the player at cow corner took the catch. 

Mandhana c (sub)Rowe b Bates 109(95) 

INDW 212-1 (33.2)

Pratika Rawal swept Jess Kerr for a four over the short fine leg before Smriti Mandhana smashed the New Zealand spinner for a biggie over the deep square leg. A total of 16 runs came off the over from Kerr.

INDW 211-0 (33)

Smriti Mandhana got to her century in just 88 balls. What a knock this has been from the southpaw! Incredible! She started slow, dug in her heels and then changed gears to send New Zealand completely on the back foot. Mandhana should take it deep from here and score as many quick runs as she could. India are on top.

INDW 192-0 (31)

Smriti Mandhana is only two runs away from her century. The partnership of 188 runs for the opening wicket is the highest by India in World Cups. The duo of Mandhana and Pratika Rawal have gone past 184 between Mandhana and Harmanpreet against West Indies Women in 2022.

INDW 188-0 (30)

New Zealand players are in disbelief witnessing what has happened here. Smriti Mandhana went for a swipe across the line and got hit on the front foot. It looked plumb and umpire raised her finger over an LBW appeal. Mandhana was not interested in taking the review, but Pratika Rawal told her to go for it. The India vice-captain went upstairs only to find out that she had edged the ball before it hit her pad. New Zealand could not believe it. They were left in shock.

INDW 158-0 (26.4)

Pratika Rawal smashed Lea Tahuhu for a four on the second ball of the over. That went through the deep mid-wicket. With that shot, India Women crossed the mark of 150. This is some spectacular piece of batting from the India openers.

INDW 155-0 (26)

Pratika Rawal jumps out of her crease this time and smashes that one over the in-field for a four. The mid-on inside the circle and that saw the ball racing away to the fence down the ground. Runs keep coming for India quite easily.

INDW 144-0 (24.1)

A single on the off side and Pratika Rawal races to her half-century in 75 balls. What a knock this has been! She is having a good tournament. This is her second fifty in the ongoing Women's World Cup. India are dictating terms at the moment.

INDW 128-0(22.5)

Smriti Mandhana is solid after scoring her fifty, while Pratika Rawal needs only four runs to get there. India are well in command of this game at the moment. Needless to mention that New Zealand badly need a wicket here.

INDW 118-0 (21)

Smriti Mandhana reached the fifty in 49 balls! She got there in the 18th over that also saw India crossing the mark of 100 runs. This has been a superb knock from India's southpaw. She started slow but changed gears after settling in. The Women in Blue are well in command of this game.

INDW 102-0 (18)

Smriti Mandhana has become the player with most sixes in a calendar year in Women's ODIs. She achieved the feat with the six to Amelia Kerr in the 16th over. The Indian southpaw now has 29 sixes to her credit in 2025, one more than the previous record holder - South Africa's Lizelle Lee, who had smashed 28 in the year 2017.

INDW 94-0 (17)

This turned out to be an expensive over from Amelia Kerr. A total of 12 runs came off it. Smriti Mandhana got a friendly ful-toss on the first ball and she smashed it over the deep midwicket for a biggie. Later in the over, Pratika Rawal hit a four through the backward point.

INDW 86-0 (16)

This is some amazing piece of batting from Pratika Rawal. She has put her foot on the accelerator pedal. The right-handed batter smashed Lea Tahuhu for two superb fours down the ground. India got a total of 13 runs off the over.  

INDW 66-0 (13)

India reached the mark of 50 in the 11th over and then scored three in the following over. It is important to mention that Pratika Rawal is the fastest player to reach the mark of 1000 Women's ODI runs in terms of days taken after debut. She got to the mark within 304 days, surpassing Laura Wolvaardt's record of 734 days.

INDW 53-0 (12)

Pratika Rawal reached a huge landmark in the 10th over. She became the joint-fastest batter to score 1000 runs in Women's ODI. The India opener equalled the record of Australia's Lindsay Reeler, who had achieved the feat in 23 innings. 

INDW 40-0 (10)

Smriti Mandhana has slammed that away for a biggie! Eden Carson gave it flight and Smriti Mandhana jumped out of her crease. She lofted it over to the wide of the long-off fielder for a six. That is the first maximum of the India innings.

INDW 34-0 (8.3)

Smriti Mandhana is lucky there! Sophie Devine bowled a good length ball outside off-stump. The Indian opener went for a cut shot from the back foot and she failed to keep it down. The ball was in the air but in the gap between the short third and backward point. It ran away for a four.

INDW 27-0 (7.1)

Eden Carson has been brought into the attack and she has started with a poor delivery. It was pitched up on the leg side and Smriti Mandhana took the offering. She swept it away through the backward square leg for a four. That is the first boundary for the southpaw.

INDW 22-0 (6.1)

A fuller ball from Rosemary Mair and Pratika Rawal has played a lofted drive on it for a four. She hit it through point for the boundary. This turned out to be a good over for India as they scored 9 runs in it. 

INDW 15-0 (5)

1st boundary of India's innings! Rosemary Mair bowled a fuller angling into the legs of Pratika Rawal and the India opener flicked it away for a four behind square. This is the longest India have taken for their first boundary in the ongoing edition of the tournament. 

INDW 11-0 (4.3)

New Zealand have got no wicket in the first four overs but they have made sure their bowling remains tight. India Women have managed to score just six runs in the four overs so far. Smriti Mandhana and Pratika Rawal have failed to find a single boundary yet.

INDW 6-0 (4)

A maiden over from Jess Kerr and Smriti Mandhana could not find a single run. There were couple of expansive shots from the left-handed opener but all of them went directly into the fielders' hands. A good start for New Zealand as they have successfully kept Indian openers quiet.

India 2/0 (2 overs)

Rosemary Mair open the proceedings with the ball for New Zealand and India are off to a cautious start. Pratika Rawal is not taking any unnecessary risks in the very first over and she is looking to play the balls completely on merit.

India 2/0 (1 over)

Pratika Rawal and Smriti Mandhana will open the batting for India and they will have to lay the foundation for a big score. The Indian top order has been inconsistent in the competition but with Smriti Mandhana scoring big against England, a lot will be expected from her once again.

The two teams are out in the middle and it is time for the national anthems. We are minutes away from the start of the game that holds huge significance for both India and New Zealand.

"The pitch is looking really good and I think we have got a great opportunity, today we have added extra batters. So I think it's a great opportunity to set a decent total on the board. Jemimah is in for Amanjot. It was a little disappointing for all of us because we have been playing good cricket but unfortunately we were not able to get the result. But today is a very important game and we all want to enjoy this moment and play good cricket. We are getting starts but unfortunately we are able to make it big. But today is a great opportunity and we are looking for everyone to do well for the team."

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

"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."

Suzie Bates, Georgia Plimmer, Amelia Kerr, Sophie Devine(c), Brooke Halliday, Maddy Green, Isabella Gaze(w), Jess Kerr, Rosemary Mair, Lea Tahuhu, Eden Carson

India have made one change to their playing XI - Jemimah Rodrigues replaces Amanjot. 

New Zealand captain Sophie Devine won the toss and opted to bowl in the must-win clash. No changes for New Zealand.

India can become the fourth team to book the semifinal berth if they get the better of New Zealand at the DY Patil Stadium. But any more errors like in each of their previous three outings will leave India dependent on other scenarios. If India lose to New Zealand, they will need England to beat the White Ferns and then must also win their final group league match against Bangladesh to make the cut.

The biggest concern for India will be the fact that they lost all three matches in the competition from winning positions. They had South Africa struggling at 142/6 but failed to stop them from competing the run chase. Against Australia, even a mammoth total of 330 runs proved to be inadequate. In the last game, they once again looked on course to victory but lost their way completely in the chase against England.

The three losses in the competition have left India in a tough position but multiple scenarios exist that can end with Harmanpreet Kaur and Co reaching the Top 4. Here's a look at how India can book their spot in the semifinals.

Hello and welcome to the live coverage of the Women's World Cup 2025 encounter between India and New Zealand. Following their losses against Australia and England, this is an extremely important match for Harmanpreet Kaur and Co.