IND-W vs NED-W Ball by Ball Commentary

OUT! CAUGHT! Shafali Verma wraps things up with a three-fer. INDIA WOMEN WIN BY 95 RUNS. Verma floats it up, full and on middle and leg. Isabel Van Der Woning looks to slog it across the line, but mistimes the shot towards long on. Jemimah Rodrigues runs forward and a bit to her right to take a superb catch around her knees. All smiles in the Indian dugout.

Flatter, full and on middle, Isabel Van Der Woning fends it to the leg side.

OUT! STUMPED! Shafali Verma gets her second now. She slows it up, full and just around off, Silver Siegers gets low and has a swipe across the line but misses. She loses her balance a bit and drags her back foot out of the crease. Richa Ghosh collects it behind the stumps and breaks the stumps in a flash. She looks quite confident and the fast replay confirms that Siergers never made it back. India Women are just one wicket away from the win now.

OUT! IN THE AIR...GONE! Three in the over for Sree Charani and she ends a fantastic spell of bowling with figures of 4/19. She gives this one some more air, full and on middle, Iris Zwilling sits down on one knee for the slog sweep. She connects well but targets the longer side of the field and does not get the elevation. It flies high in the air towards deep mid-wicket, where Jemimah Rodrigues runs forward and takes a good running catch.

Looped up, full and on middle, Iris Zwilling bunts it back to the bowler.

Pushed through quicker, short and on off, Iris Zwilling looks to push it away but misses.

No hat-trick for Sree Charani! Flighted, full and on off, Silver Siegers drags it to long on for a single.

OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! Two in two for Sree Charani and she will be on a hat-trick now. A flatter delivery, full and on off, Myrthe van den Raad looks to work it across the line but the ball keeps straight and grazes the outside edge and goes behind, where Richa Ghosh takes a sharp catch just above her waist. However, Myrthe takes a review here. UltraEdge shows a slight murmur and the on-field call of Out stays.

OUT! TAKEN! Another one bites the dust. Sree Charani floats it up, full and on middle, Frederique Overdijk uses her feet to loft it down the ground but gets it more from the bottom half of the bat. She gets more height than distance as the ball flies towards long on. Smriti Mandhana runs forward, setttles under it and pouches it safely. Netherlands Women are 113/6 now.

FOUR! Good shot! Deepti Sharma gives this one some more air, full and on leg, Iris Zwilling comes down the track to get to the pitch of it ball and lofs it wide of long on for a boundary.

Flatter, full and on middle, Frederique Overdijk sweeps it to deep mid-wicket for one.

Uppish but safe! Flighted, full and on middle, Iris Zwilling gets low for the slog sweep but gets a top edge. Three fielders from square leg, mid-wicket and deep sqaure leg converge but the ball lands between them. They cross.

Slows it up, shortish and on middle, Iris Zwilling stays back and tucks it to short mid-wicket.

Floated, full and on leg, turns in, Frederique Overdijk gets low and swipes it to deep square leg for a run.

Tossed up, full and on middle, Iris Zwilling chips it towards deep mid-wicket for a single.

Nagging length on middle, Zwilling rocks back and tucks it around the corner on the leg side for another single.

Full and flat at the pads, Overdijk comes forward and clips it to deep mid-wicket for a run.

EDGED AND FOUR! Tossed up on middle, Frederique Overdijk advances to go across the line but gets an outside edge that goes past the keeper and into the deep third fence. 100 up for Netherlands Women.

Nicely flighted, on a slightly dragged length and at the stumps. Frederique Overdijk leans on to defend.

Tossed up, full and on off. Iris Zwilling punches it with a straight bat and past the bowler down to long off for one.

OUT! LBW! That seems dead straight, but if there's any bat on it, then the batter might be safe. Robine Rijke has reviewed it as well, so there might be one, let's find out. Sree Charani bowls it flatter and full on middle, drifting the ball in before turning it away. Rijke goes down to sweep but misses it and gets pinged on the pads. The third umpire confirms that there's no bat involved and Ball Tracking then comes up with three reds. Netherlands Women are now 98/5.

Full and angled into the pads, Frederique Overdijk leans on aned chips it away wide of long on for a couple of runs.

OUT! STUMPED! Well bowled and that's top stuff from the keeper as well. Babette de Leede pre-empts a bit and charges down the track, but Nandni Sharma adjusts well and jams in a bumper outside off. De Leede is rushed and fails to ride the extra bounce and misses it completely. Richa Ghosh, who is standing up to the stumps, collects it sharply and whips off the bails.

Fullish length attacking the stumps, nudged away just into the on side for a quick single.

Very full on off, Rijke opts to hang back and jars at it, pushing it back to the bowler. Nandni Sharma picks the ball up and fires in a throw back at the bowler, but she instantly puts her hand up and apologizes to the batter.

Slower one, a touch full and on middle and leg. De Leede taps it in front of mid on and picks up a single.

Pitched-up delivery outside off, Babette de Leede shuffles to the off side and laps it over short fine leg for a couple of runs.

Good length, in and around off, this is pushed away towards cover for a single.

DROPPED! Through the hands! Fullish length, wide outside off again. Babette de Leede goes after it and slashes it flat and hard, just over backward point. Sree Charani over there mistimes the leap and the ball goes through her hands into the deep. Two taken.

A touch fuller and well outside off, Rijke angles it down to deep third and turns the strike over.

WIDE! Good length, just angling down the leg side, left alone by Robine.

Gaud hits the hard length and bowls it in the channel. This is jammed through square covers for one.

WIDE! A bumper now, dug in around helmet height but angled down leg for a wide.

In the air, but will fall short of the fielder. Just back of a length, slinging away from off stump. Robine Rijke rocks back and to pull but gets a top edge towards wide mid on and picks up a single.

Full and angling down leg, Babette de Leede looks to flick but misses. The ball goes off the pads towards cover and they get a leg bye.

Tossed up, wide outside off, Rijke lunges forward to defend it down the pitch.

FOUR! The Dutch players are getting plenty of boundaries behind the square. Full and around off, Robine Rijke brings out the reverse sweep and nails it through backward point for a boundary.

Dragged a bit short and this is pulled away down to deep backward square leg for one more.

The flicker now, bowled quicker and on middle and leg. Robine Rijke rocks back and short-arms jabs it to deep mid-wicket for a run.

OUT! TIMBER! A beauty from Shafali Verma and Sterre Kalis just plays down the wrong line here. Shafali Verma floats this one slower and on a fullish length on off and middle. Kallis expects the ball to turn in but the ball straightens and beats the outside edge to smash into the off stump. Netherlands Women are 77/3 now.

Slow and short outside off, Kallis hops back and cuts it to point.

A quick bumper around off, around head height as well. Babette de Leede looks to take it on but misses.

Oh, that's an opportunity missed. Slower one, turns out to be a full toss outside off. Babette de Leede throws her hands at it but the ball dips and sneaks under the blade.

Length ball, in and around off, de Leede comes forward to work it away but gets hiton the pads instead.

FOUR! Babette with a cheeky shot! Full-pitched delivery at the stumps, Babette de Leede lunges across to the off side and laps it right off the stumps, down to fine leg and for another boundary. According to Charles Dagnall on air, the pairing of Sterre Kalis and Babette de Leede is the first to put on 1000 runs together for Netherlands Women.

Fuller in length, on the pads, tucked away neatly through square leg for a single.

FOUR! Sterre Kalis has come out and played a few nice shots already. Good length around the top of off, Kallis waits back that extra second more and plays a late dab fine of deep third and picks up a boundary.

Looped up, full and on off, Babette de Leede makes room to push it away but misses it.

Fires this one, full and on leg, Sterre Kalis drills it to long on for one.

FOUR! Nicely done! Flatter and short again, outside off. Sterre Kalis backs away a bit and places the cut well wide of backward point for a boundary.

Drops it short and around off, Sterre Kalis opens the bat face and steers it past short third for a brace.

Tossed up, full and on middle, Babette de Leede uses her feet and lofts it down the ground. 'Catch it' is the shout but it lands well short of Shafali Verma at long on. They cross.

Floated, short and on leg, Sterre Kalis clips it through square leg for a single.

A bit quicker, full and on middle and leg, Babette de Leede gets down on a knee and paddles it off the inside half of the bat towards fine leg. A slight appeal for LBW, but the batters turn around for the second run. The short fine fielder gets to the ball and throws it to the keeper, and Richa Ghosh breaks the stumps. The Dutch skipper has made her ground.

Flighted, full and on off, Babette de Leede pushes it to extra cover.

Flighted, full and on off, Babette de Leede uses her feet and drills it straight to cover.

Dragged back, on middle and leg, Sterre Kalis pulls it through square leg for a run.

WIDE! Flatter, full but down the leg side, Sterre Kalis fails to paddle it away. Wided.

Floated, full and on off, Sterre Kalis drives it square but fails to beat point.

Tossed up, full and on middle, Babette de Leede swipes it to deep square leg for a single.

Flatter, full and on middle, turns in, Sterre Kalis looks to play it from the crease but gets an inside edge towards short fine.

FOUR! Opens her account in fine fashion! Deepti Sharma goes shorter and just around off. Sterre Kalis makes a bit of room and cuts it nicely between cover and point for a boundary.

A little bit short, on middle, Sterre Kalis pats it to the leg side.

OUT! CAUGHT! Deepti Sharma strikes in her first over. She tosses it up nicely, full and on middle and off. Phebe Molkenboer steps out and tries to go over extra cover, but her bat turns in her hands and she ends up slicing across it. The ball goes up in the air and only as far as Jemimah Rodrigues at mid off, who takes a simple catch. Netherlands Women are 50/2, chasing 210 runs.

Floated, full and on middle, Babette de Leede eases it to long on for a single. 50 up for Netherlands Women!

FOUR! Gets greeted with a boundary! Flighted delivery, full and on off, Babette de Leede skips down the track to get to the pitch of the ball and creams it through covers for a boundary.

Slows it up, full and on middle, Phebe Molkenboer knocks it down the pitch.

Tossed up, full and on off, Phebe Molkenboer uses her feet and drives it uppishly but safely to mid off.

A bit short on leg, Babette de Leede nudges it through mid-wicket for a run.

Floated, full and on off, Babette de Leede pushes it to short cover.

FOUR! Gets it away! Sree Charani drops it short and around middle, Babette de Leede rocks back quickly and pulls it away to the left of deep square leg. Nandni Sharma runs to her left but the ball lands on the practice pitches and zips past her for a boundary.

Tossed up, full and on middle, Phebe Molkenboer uses her feet and drills it to long on for a single.

Flighted, full and on middle, Phebe Molkenboer turns it to square leg for one more. Netherlands Women are 39/1 at the end of the Powerplay!

Slows it up, full and on middle, Babette de Leede tucks it through mid-wicket for one.

Drags her length back, outside off, Babette de Leede cuts it to point.

Flatter, full and on off, skids through, Babette de Leede looks to drive it away but gets beaten on the outside edge.

Drops it short and on middle, Phebe Molkenboer nudges it through mid-wicket for a single.

Floated, full and on middle, Phebe Molkenboer stays back and tucks it to the right of short mid-wicket. The fielder runs to her left but only parries it away. Shreyanka Patil herself then goes after it to pick it up, However, as she gets up, her right ankle gets twisted, and she is on the ground looking in a lot of pain.

A single to end, 6 runs and a wicket off that over. Fullish delivery, slanted into the pads. Molkenboer leans ahead and flicks it behind square leg for a run.

Another dot! A bit of a slingy delivery, around the top of off. Molkenboer hops onto the back foot and tucks it down to short fine leg.

Length again, in line with the stumps, Molkenboer stays back and pushes it down the pitch.

Good length on the pads, Babette de Leede whips it off her legs and down to deep backward square leg for a run.

OUT! CAUGHT! Crunched but straight to the fielder, and after a little juggle, Smriti Mandhana manages to hold on. Nandni Sharma pitches the ball up to the batter, just outside off. Heather Siegers stays put and hammers the drive, albeit a bit uppishly. Mandhana, who is standing at short extra cover, moves to her right and snaffles the catch. A maiden T20 World Cup wicket for Nandni and Netherlands Women are now 34/1.

FOUR! Helped on its way. Too straight on the pads, Heather Siegers gets inside the line and works it wide of short fine leg for a boundary.

FOUR! Classy shot! Verma pitches the ball full again, this time outside off. Phebe Molkenboer backs away a bit before creaming the drive between cover and extra cover for a boundary. Netherlands Women are 30/0 after 4.

Full and at the toes, Siegers clears the front leg and mistimes the slog to deep mid-wicket for a third straight single.

Nice and full, on middle and leg, Molkenboer lunges ahead and pushes it down to long on for one more.

Flatter one angled into leg stump, Siegers mistimes the pull to backward square leg for a single. The fielder fails to collect the ball cleanly, otherwise there might have been a chance of a run out.

Fired in, full on off. Siegers jams it firmly towards mid off.

FOUR! Too short, and punished. Short and well outside off, Heather Siegers swivels back and to the off side, pulling it down to long leg for a boundary.

Another dot to end the over, just 2 off it. Full-pitched delivery on the fifth stump line. Molkenboer comes forward to drive but toe-ends it to mid off.

Back of a length, around off, Molkenboer gets on her toes and pushes it down to cover.

WIDE! Slower one, spilled down the leg side.

A tad fuller, nipping back into the pads. Phebe Molkenboer looks to flick but misses and gets it off the pads to backward point.

Full and following the batter down leg, Siegers awkwardly works it away behind square leg and picks up a single.

Good-length delivery, in and around off, this is tucked away into the leg side.

Good intent again but doesn't come off. Full and wide outside off, Heather Siegers pre-empts and moves to the off side, shovelling the slog straight to mid-wicket.

FOUR! Good intent from Molkenboer. A proper bumper over middle, Molkenboer takes it on off the front foot and clubs it well over mid-wicket. The ball hits the turf and rolls into the fence.

Immaculate length on off, angles in and then swings away. Molkenboer stays back and just nudges it across to mid on.

Fullish length in the channel, swinging away. Heather taps it in front of point and sets off for the single. Jemimah Rodrigues throws the ball to the keeper, who whips off the bails, but Molkenboer is well in.

Much fuller and around off, hit away hard but without much timing and straight to mid off.

FOUR! Heather Siegers is throwing caution to the wind here. Short of a length, angled into the body. Siegers rocks back and slaps the pull past square leg for a boundary. The ball wasn't all that short to begin with.

Good length on off, a hint of away swing on it as well. Molkenboer stands tall and punches it to sweeper cover for a single.

Back of a length, over middle and hitting the deck hard. Siegers leans back to pull but mistimes it badly to mid-wicket. Steady start for Netherlands Women, 7 off the first over.

Beaten! Back of a length and leaving the batter late. Heather Siegers runs down the pitch and has a dab at it but gets beaten past the outside edge.

FOUR! That's a brave shot and Heather Siegers picks up the first boundary of the chase. On middle, Siegers walks to the off side and laps it off the stumps, between the keeper and short fine leg for a boundary.

Good fielding! Length again, outside off, Molkenboer cuts it away but Yastika Bhatia makes a good half stop and keeps it down to a single.

Fuller than a good length, on the fourth stump line. Phebe Molkenboer hangs back and pushes it out to cover.

WIDE! Off the radar from Gaud. Fuller this time, but spilled down the leg side.

Off the mark right away! Good-length delivery, in the channel outside off. Heather Siegers hangs back, opens the bat face and guides it wide of deep third for a single.