IND-W vs HK-W Ball by Ball Commentary

OUT! STUMPED! Sharp work by Richa Ghosh and that's that for the game. India win by 137 runs and book their place in the semis. Flighted up, on off. Shanzeen Shahzad lunges and has a swing at it. The ball drops on her before spinning past the outside edge. Her back leg gets lifted as Richa Ghosh breaks the stumps in a flash. The third umpire is called into action. The replays confirm that Shahzad's back leg was in the air when the stumps were broken.

Short and around off, Shanzeen Shahzad stabs it down on the off side.

OUT! JOYLEEN KAUR IS RUN OUT! India are just one wicket away from sealing a spot in the semis. Shortish again from Sharma, turning into the batter. Shahzad flicks it to short fine leg.  Kaur calls for a quick single. At first Shahzad hesitates, but then she commits to it. Smriti Mandhana gets to the ball, picks it up and fires it at the keeper's end, with Richa Ghosh dislodging the stumps. Joyleen Kaur has to dive, and the decision has gone upstairs. After watching several replays, the third umpire is convinced that Kaur is just a few inches away from reaching the crease before Ghosh breaks the stumps.

Short of a length, at the stumps, Joyleen Kaur slogs it to long on for one.

OUT! TAKEN! Third wicket for Deepti Sharma and with that, she becomes the leading wicket-taker in T20Is, going past Thailand's Thipatcha Putthawong. Floated it up, fuller, at the stumps. Iqra Sahar plants her front foot to the leg side of the delivery and looks to swipe it away, but the ball takes the top edge before it loops behind the keeper. Richa Ghosh turns around and takes the catch safely to her right.

Turning in, pitching on a nagging length, on middle. Iqra Sahar looks to flick it away, but misses and the ball hits the back pad.

Stumping chance missed! On a good length, on middle. Sahar gives the bowler a premeditated charge but is nowhere near the pitch of the ball. She tries to get her bat in line with the bal but is beaten past the inside edge due to the turn.

OUT! CASTLED! You miss, I hit, says Deepti Sharma. Looped up, full and on middle and leg. Siu gets down on a knee and has a slog across the line. The ball lands and spins back in to sneak past the inside edge before crashing into the leg stump. 173rd T20I wicket for Deepti and she is now level with Thipatcha Putthawong for most wickets in women's T20Is.

Full and angled in at the sticks. Siu clears her front leg and swipes it away to deep mid-wicket for a run.

Nicely bowled. Drifting in before turning away, on a good length. Siu has a tentative prod at the ball and is beaten past the outside edge.

OUT! CAUGHT! That is a fine catch by Nandani Sharma. This is a short-length delivery from Charani, pitching it just outside off and turning away. Marina Lamplough presses back to flick it away, but the ball spins away to catch the leading edge before it loops towards cover. Nandani Sharma charges across to her left and dives to take the catch inches off the turf.

Not out! Just a shade behind the fuller length, outside off. Marina yet again looks to heave it across the line, but Richa Ghosh gloves it and crashes the stumps, appealing for the stumping. However, the third umpire has been called into the action. The batter's back foot was out of the popping crease for a moment, but she managed to plonk it back.

Short of a length, slanting in, around off and middle. Marina Lamplough gets down on one knee to sweep it away, but the ball hits the batter's hips, and then the ball deflects off to hit the helmet of Richa Ghosh. There's a slight appeal from the bowler, but the umpire remains unmoved.

A touch fuller, angling in, around the leg stump. Shanzeen Shahzad goes deep into the crease and swipes it late to the right of short fine leg for a single.

So nearly another wicket! Slower one by Sharma, on a good length. Lamplough tries the reverse but she is early into the shot. The ball pops up off the forearm and lobs over the head of the keeper before landing safely in front of short fine leg.

Pace on, full and on off. Shahzad knocks it to deep cover for one.

Pace off, full in length, on off. Shanzeen Shahzad has a heave across the line. She mistimes it to mid-wicket.

OUT! CAUGHT! The change of pace does the trick for Nandani Sharma. She bowls the back-of-the-hand slower one, fuller in length, just outside off. Maryam Bibi falls into the trap has wants to hit it down the ground, but fails to time it right. The ball flies toward long on, and it is once again Shafali Verma, who runs a bit to her left and pouches it safely into her hands near her midriff. Hong Kong, China Women lose their fifth wicket with 52 runs on the board.

Slower one now, from Sharma, outside off, Maryam Bibi attempts to heave it across but misses.

Nearly dragged on! Back of a length, angling in, just outside off. Bibi looks to cut it away, but gets an inside edge. The ball goes past the stumps and rolls away toward deep fine leg. The deep third runs to her left and cuts it to two runs.

FOUR! Hammered away. The 50 is up for Hong Kong, China Women. Flighted up, on middle. Lamplough brings out the broom and connects well. Rolls her wrists over the ball and hits it to the right of deep mid-wicket for four more.

FOUR! Good use of the feet. On a length, tossed up, on off. Lamplough skips down the track and uses her long levers to launch it down the ground. Shafali Verma is a bit in off the ropes and placed wide at long on. As a result, she stands no chance.

Full and speared in at the toes. Maryam flicks it to deep square leg for a run.

Flighted delivery, on middle, that is flicked away but straight to the short fine leg fielder.

Oh, that could have gone anywhere. Fired in from around the wicket, on a good length, on middle and leg. Lamplough goes for the reverse sweep but the ball kicks up a bit to graze the blade before catching the forearm. It lobs over the head of the keeper and the batters cross for one.

Nearly went to hand. Short and around off, Lamplough presses back to force it away. She chips it uppishly and it falls just short of Nandani Sharma at cover.

FOUR! Maryam Bibi is off the mark. Drifts on the pads, does Rawat, full in length. Maryam gets down on a knee and sweeps it down towards the vacant deep fine leg region for a boundary.

Hangs it up there, full and on off, Maryam wrists it to mid-wicket.

More air given, full and on off. Bibi turns it to mid-wicket.

Looped up at the sticks. Bibi keeps it out from the crease.

This is pushed through on a good length, in line with the off stump. Bibi gets her bat in line with the ball and stabs it down.

OUT! TAKEN! Wicket number 2 for Prema Rawat, and she is just loving it. A touch fuller, outside off. Kary Chan gets down on one knee and looks to slog it across, but ends up hitting it from the toe end of the bat. The ball goes only as far as long on and it is Shafali Verma who stands still and reverse scoops it near her chest.

Gaud follows the batter with a length ball as she backs away. Lamplough has a heave across the line but misses and gets hit on the pads.

Tucking the batter up for room, on a good length. Lamplough attempts the reverse and somehow manages to get it away towards backward point off the splice of the bat.

Nails the yorker, right at the toes. Lamplough advances but is yorked as the ball goes under her bat.

A play and a miss. Angled in before it straightens off the deck, on a good length. Marina pushes out in front of her body and is beaten past the outside edge.

FOUR! In the gap. Into the wicket, on off. Lamplough gets her hands high and gets on top of the bounce. Smacks the pull between deep mid-wicket and deep square leg for a boundary.

Full and sprayed down leg. Marina Lamplough fails to help it away. Wide not given and rightly so, as the ball was inside the tramline on the leg side.

Short, on middle and leg, Kary Chan clips it to mid-wicket.

Short, on middle, Marina Lamplough flicks it to deep square leg for a single,

OUT! EDGED AND GONE! Two wickets in two overs for India. Prema Rawat has her maiden international wicket. Short in length from Rawat, pitching it well outside off and turning it away from the right-hander. Natasha Miles goes after the ball. She offers a cut shot, but the ball gets some extra bounce off the deck and takes the outside edge before nestling into the gloves of Richa Ghosh. Hong Kong, China Women are now 31/3.

Fuller and wide outside off. Chan punches it to mid off and gets a single.

Prema Rawat comes around the wicket for the left-hander. Bowls it much shorter and wide outside off. Kary Chan looks to slap it through cover but misses the connection.

Fuller, on middle, Natasha Miles clips it off her pads to square leg for one.

Drops it short, on off, Chan punches it to cover.

Across off, on a good length. Chan waits back and steers it to backward point.

OUT! CAUGHT! Deepti Sharma breaks through. Sharma drags her length back, just outside off. Yasmin Daswani clears her front foot and attempts to heave it over the mid-wicket region for a boundary, but fails to get the elevation. Bharti Fulmali in the short mid-wicket region hops a bit to reverse-scoop the catch. Hong Kong, China Women lose their second wicket with 29 on the board.

Much fuller, just behind the yorker length, but turning down the leg side. Yasmin Daswani tickles it away, past the short fine leg fielder for a brace.

Tossed up, fuller, at the stumps, Miles drives it to long on for one.

Fuller, on middle, Miles flicks it to square leg.

In the air... lands safely! Just a yard behind the fuller length, outside off, turning away from the right-hander. Natasha Miles tries to work it leg side, but the ball catches the top edge. The ball loops beyond the cover region and drops much short of the charging sweeper cover. Single taken.

Full-length delivery, flatter trajectory this time, outside off. Yasmin Daswani knocks it through cover and gets another single.

Slightly shorter, outside off, Natasha Miles slaps it through cover and gets a single.

On a nagging length, around off. Yasmin Daswani drags it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Short, just outside off. Natasha Miles rocks back and guides it late to the left of short third for one.

Was that a chance? Nope, it fell short. Full-length delivery, just outside off. Natasha Miles drives it back to the bowler a bit uppishly. Prema Rawat gets low but the ball gets to her on one bounce.

A touch fuller, on middle. Natasha Miles flicks it to the right of square leg and gets a single.

Pitches it up, around middle, turning in. Natasha Miles clips it to short fine leg.

Keeps it full, on off, defended by Miles.

FOUR! That is a terrific shot from the skipper of Hong Kong, China Women! Tossed up, fuller, on off and middle. Natasha Miles gets down on one knee and slog sweeps it over mid-wicket for four runs.

Full, on off, Miles pushes it back to the bowler.

Beaten! Floated up, fuller, just outside off. Natasha Miles looks to to slog it away, but gets beaten on the outside edge.

FOUR BYES! That has beaten everyone. Turning away, on a nagging length, outside off. Yasmin shuffles across and tries to drag it away on the leg side but is beaten by the turn. Richa Ghosh is blindsided by the batter standing in front of her, and the ball flies past her right hand before racing down to the deep third fence. An underwhelming Powerplay as Hong Kong, China Women end on 16/1.

Make that four dots on the bounce. Shorter and on off, Yasmin taps it to cover.

Three dots in a row. Flatter and shorter, outside off. Daswani atttempts the reverse but fails to connect.

A swing and a miss. Looped up, full and outside off. Yasmin has a swipe across the line but the ball spins away to beat the bat.

Leading edge but safe. Floated up, outside off. Yasmani walks across to work it across the line. It pops up off a leading edge but lands safely behind point.

FOUR! Risk taken and Yasmin Daswani gets rewarded for it. Skidding through, darted in on a length, at the sticks. Daswani walks across the stumps to sweep it behind square leg. The ball keeps a bit low and catches the underedge before going past short leg.

Flatter and on a good length, outside off. Yasmin shuffles across and wrists it wide of mid-wicket for one more.

Angled in at the hips, on the shorter side. Miles nurdles it behind square leg and gets to the other end.

Nails the yorker, on middle and leg, Daswani jams it out to mid on. They cross.

Slows it down, shorter and on off, that is punched off the back foot, but straight to cover.

Half a shout for LBW! Dragged down by Verma, on middle. Miles gets inside the line and crouches to shovel it behind square leg but the ball comes on slower than she expected. It goes off the thigh pad behind on the leg side. Given as run so there have been a bit of bat involved.

Pushed through, flat and short, on off. Miles rocks back and flat bats it down the deck. Verma gets low to her right and dives to get a hand on the ball. It deflects away towards short mid-wicket.

Around the off pole, on a good length. Yasmin jabs it from the crease but straight to mid-wicket.

Hits the good length, on off. Daswani stays beside the line and pats it down on the off side.

Fuller and outside off, Natasha gets the width to free her arms and she slams it to deep cover for a run. Smiles exchanged between the batter and the bowler.

The length is shortened by Sharma, angled in at the hips. Miles misses out on the flick and wears it on the thigh pad. As the ball dribbles down the track, Sharma picks it up and fires it at the batting end. The third umpire is summoned for a check. The replays show that Natasha was out of the crease but managed to get back inside in time.

Drags the length back and it is closer to the off stump, seemed like the nip-backer, Miles stabs it down with the bat close to the front pad.

Curving away, full and outside off. Miles reaches out for the drive but it goes off an outside edge towards short third.

Swing and a miss! Good-length delivery, outside off. Yasmin Daswani looks to stab it away from her body, but the ball sneaks past the outside edge.  A maiden by Gaud.

A touch fuller, around off, Yasmin Daswani drives it back to the bowler.

Much fuller, well outside off. Yasmin Daswani tries to ramp it over short fine, shuffling across the stumps, but the ball hits the inside edge and thumps her own pad.

Good-length delivery, around the fifth stump. Yasmin Daswani punches it to the cover fielder yet again.

A touch fuller, just outside off, Yasmin Daswani knocks it to the cover fielder.

Fires a fuller one, keeping the line just outside off. Yasmin Daswani predetermines to scoop it over short fine leg, but misses the connection completely and wears it on the pad.

On a length, around off, Yasmin Daswani pushes it to cover and gets a quick single. Daswani gets off the mark!

Full, on middle, Yasmin Daswani flicks it to square leg.

OUT! BOWLED'EM! Right through the gate and Nandani Sharma strikes early for India. Good-length delivery from Nandani, pitching it on middle and nipping in sharply this time. Mariko Hill attempts to drive it toward mid off, but that opens the gap between bat and pad. The ball sneaks through the gate and crashes onto the stumps. Hong Kong, China are 2 for 1.

Off the outside edge this time! Full-length delivery, swings it away, outside off. Mariko Hill looks to drive it toward cover but gets nicked on the outside edge before it goes to the short third fielder on one bounce.

Oh, that could have gone back onto the stumps. On the fuller side, swinging away from the right-hander. Hill pushes away from her body and ekes out an inside edge back onto her pads.

Moving away in the air, on a length. Miles leans across and taps it to the left of cover for a single. Good running!

Back of a length, wide outside off, Hill looks to cut but misses the connection. A tidy start from Kranti Gaud!

Just a shade behind the good length, Miles cuts it behind point and gets a single to get off the mark.

Four dots on the trot! On the fuller side, on middle. Natasha Miles defends it to the leg side.

On a length, around off, Natasha Miles dabs it down.

Oh, this one stays low! Another length delivery, just outside off. Natasha Miles gets her bat down hurriedly to block it.

A dot to begin with! Good-length delivery, attacking the off stump. Natasha Miles defends it down the track.