IND-W vs NZ-W Ball by Ball Commentary

OUT! CAUGHT! Deepti Sharma does end up with a wicket and keeps her run of picking up at least one wicket in every game this tournament going. Tosses the ball up around middle, enticing the batter and Rosemary Mair skips down the track again to loft it away. Mair does so but sends it sailing straight to long on where Smriti Mandhana takes a simple catch. India Women win by 53 runs (DLS method).

Oh, missed stumping and Deepti Sharma won't be too pleased with that. Tossed-up delivery on off, turning in. Rosemary Mair skips down the pitch to go big but misses and Uma Chetry spills it as well.

Slowed up and the length is just dragged back slightly, Gaze reaches for it and nudges it past square leg for one.

Tossed up around off, Gaze sweeps it away between deep square leg and deep mid-wicket for a couple of quick runs.

Flattens it up and bowls it full on off. Rosemary Mair comes forward and hits it to long off for one more.

Floated up at the stumps, Gaze advancs and lofts it on the bounce to long on for a single.

OUT! CAUGHT! Sharp catch from Smriti Mandhana! Short of a good length and wide outside off, there to be hit. Jess Kerr reaches out for it and cuts it in the air and wide of point. Mandhana moves swiftly to her right and pouches it safely with both hands and Kerr has to depart after a nice little cameo of 18 (13).

Length ball wide of the off stump, Gaze fetches it and hits it down to long on for a single.

Full and on the fifth stump line, Gaze jams it out towards cover.

FOUR! Cheeky but effective! Pitched up around off, Izzy Gaze walks past the off stump and scoops it over short fine leg for a nonchalant boundary.

Good change up! A slower bumper, dragged wide of the off stump. Izzy Gaze hops up to reach for it but is unable to get a bat on it. No wide called either.

On a good length and outside off, Gaze comes forward and reahes for it, hitting it towards cover-point.

This is tossed up outside off, Gaze drives it through wide mid off for a single.

Fired into the blockhole again, Kerr gets an inside edge onto the pads. The ball rolls onto the leg side and the batters pick up a single.

SIX! Enough power on that one! Darted in full at the stumps, Jess Kerr simply swings through the line and launches the ball over long on for a biggie.

Nicely bowled! This is slowed up and bowled on off stump, Jess Kerr looks to slog sweep but gets a big inside edge onto the pads.

Tossed up outside off, Kerr backs away to go big but miscues it back to the bowler.

Following the batter past the leg stump with a yorker, Gaze squeezes it down to long on for one.

SIX! That's a good-looking shot! A bit fuller again and drifted into middle and leg, Jess Kerr sits down and slogs it away in front of deep backward square leg and the ball lands directly onto the ropes.

Held back a bit and flighted full on off, eased away through extra cover for a single.

Floated up, outside off, Kerr advances and drives it wide of long off for one more.

Nice and full at the stumps, swept away well behind square on the leg side for a single.

FOUR! Walloped away and that will be a MAIDEN ODI FIFTY for Izzy Gaze! Tossed up full and outside off, Gaze picks it up and drags it flat towards cow corner for a boundary. A brilliant fighting knock from Gaze late in the innings. She has proved her credentials in the middle order, showing her range of shots in this game.

Bowled full and at the stumps, Jess Kerr uses her feet to come down the pitch and lofts it down to long on for a single.

Full and drifting around the leg stump, Jess Kerr slogs it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

A low, dipping full toss, at the stumps, Izzy Gaze drills it straight back to Rana. She bends low, sticks her right hand and makes a half stop, and deflects the ball to the mid on region for a single.

FOUR! Threads the gap with precision! Full from Rana, outside off, Izzy Gaze reverse sweeps it perfectly between backward point and short third for a boundary.

FOUR! Finds the gap! Fractionally fuller, bounces off the pitch, on middle. Izzy Gaze gets down on a knee and sweeps it between deep square leg and deep mid-wicket for a cracking boundary.

On a fuller length, on off, Jess smashes it down the ground, and the ball deflects off Rana's left boot to extra cover for a single.

Short, outside off, Jess tries to cut it away, but misses.

In-drifter, full and on middle and leg. Jess Kerr works it across, through mid-wicket for a single.

Full and flights it around off, Jess Kerr pushes it back to the bowler.

OUT! IN THE AIR AND GONE! Sree Charani strikes big now and breaks the 72-run partnership. This is dropped on a fullish length, with a good bit of flight on it. Brooke Halliday comes dancing down the track and tries to clear long on, but ends up hitting it off the toe end of the bat. The bat gets twisted at the point of contact and the ball sails down the throat of Sneh Rana stationed at long on. A fighting knock from Brooke Halliday comes to an end as she departs for 81 (84). New Zealand Women are 226/6.

Touch full and on the stumps, Izzy Gaze advances down the track and works it to long on for a single.

Length ball, around off, Izzy Gaze knocks it to the off side off the back foot.

Tad short, outside off, pulled off the back foot to deep mid-wicket for a single.

OUCH! That has hit straight at Sue Redfern, the on-field umpire. But she smiles it off as she is asked by a few Indian players. Juicy full toss from Deepti. Brooke Halliday gets on the front foot and smashes it flat and straight, but the umpire Redfern doesn't get much reaction time to get away from the firing line as the ball gets deflected off Deepti and takes a blow on her midriff area. A single take as the ball rolls to the mid on region.

Touch full, around off and middle, Izzy Gaze uses her feet and slaps it down the ground, to the right of long off for a single.

Into the blockhole, on off, Brooke Halliday flicks it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Full, stump-to-stump, Izzy Gaze drags it along the ground to widish long on for a single.

Full and on the stumps, Izzy smashes it down the ground, but Deepti sticks her right leg in the way and the ball is parried to mid off.

Full from Deepti, on off, reverse swept to Sree Charani to the left of short third. A slight fumble and a wide throw to the keeper allows the batters to rush for a single.

BEATEN! Quicker one from Rawal, on a tad fuller length, outside off. Izzy Gaze is forced on the back foot and looks to cut it square, but misses on the outside edge.

FOUR! Powerfully struck! Serves it full, does Pratika, on off. Izzy Gaze gets down on her knee and powerfully slogs it over mid-wicket. Jemimah Rodrigues from deep mid-wicket runs and dives to her left, but could not get to the ball as it bounces into the ropes for a boundary.

Around off and middle, swept away to deep square leg for a single.

Too full, Izzy shimmies down the track and spanks it down the ground for a single.

Excellent work by Amanjot Kaur in the deep. A full toss from Rawal, Brooke bends low and slogs it flat and towards deep mid-wicket. Amanjot Kaur runs to her left and collects it on the bounce. Just a single.

Pratika Rawal is back on. Very full, on off, Izzy Gaze overhits it off the toe end. Pratika fails to collect it on her follow-through and parries to mid on for a single.

FOUR! All class! Half volley from Charani, around off. Brooke Halliday gets to the pitch of the ball by leaning forward and lofts it over mid off for a boundary.

In the air... doesn't carry! Touch full and on the stumps. Izzy clears the front leg to tonk over long on, but mistimes off the toe end. The ball lands just a few yards ahead of the charging long on fielder for a single.

Yorker, just outside off. Izzy Gaze fails to squeeze it out.

Full and around off, Brooke Halliday gets down on a knee and powerfully slogs it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Oh, a real loosener from Sree. Slips in a full toss, into the batter, Brooke Halliday sweeps it but straight to the short fine leg fielder.

Flat and full, on off, Izzy Gaze comes forward and slaps it through extra cover for a single.

SIX! Oh, that is a handsome hit and the 200 comes up for New Zealand Women in style. Tossed up, right in the slot on middle, Brooke Halliday sits down and slogs it powerfully over deep mid-wicket for a biggie. 17 off the over and the White Ferns are still in it.

Full again and just outside off, swept away without much timing past square leg for a single.

FOUR! Skillful again from Gaze! Fired in a bit on off Gaze brings out the reverse and nails it behind point for another boundary. Deepti Sharma has been well below her best in this game.

DROPPED AND FOUR! Tossed up full and on middle and leg, Izzy Gaze clears the front leg and slogs it flat towards cow corner. Kranti Gaud from deep mid-wicket, sprints to her left but comes in a bit too much and ends up parrying the ball onto the ropes for a boundary.

Flattens it up, pushing it through on leg, Halliday gets on one knee and pulls it down to fine leg for one more.

This is tossed up around off, Izzy Gaze reaches for it and lofts it down the ground to long off for a single.

A low full toss on off, this one dips late and Halliday ends up just reaching for it. She hits it straight to covers and misses out.

Too full and just outside off, Halliday backs away to slog but miscues it back to the bowler.

Dug in shorter and outside off, Gaze backs away and slaps it through cover-point for a single.

On a hard length and outside off, tapped away to point.

FOUR! That's clever from Gaze! A low full toss around off, Gaze shuffles past the off stump and plays the ramp, getting it past short fine leg for another boundary.

FOUR! Textbook from Izzy Gaze! Good-length delivery at the stumps, Gaze takes a step or two forward and plays a lovely straight drive and the ball races away into the long on fence.

Nagging length around leg, Halliday sits down to sweep but is undone by the extra bounce.

A better throw and Gaze would have been gone! Full again and around off, Izzy Gaze gets an inside edge onto the pads while attempting the reverse sweep and the ball trickles down to short third. The batters set off for the single, however, Gaze is a bit late in responding to Halliday's call. She rushes to the non-striker's end, but the throw at the bowler's end is a bit wide and that helps Gaze to skate in safely.

Tossed up full again and on middle, Halliday slogs it away to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Full and on off, reverse swept straight to backward point.

NOT OUT! Wow, that was as close as it can get! Deepti Sharma bowls this one flatter and at the stumps, Izzy Gaze rocks back and tucks it to the right of mid-wicket and sets off for the single. Jemimah Rodrigues attacks the ball well and scores a direct hit at the bowler's end. The third umpire is called in and replays show that when the bails are completely dislodged, the batter has a little part of the bat inside the crease and Gaze survives.

FOUR! Izzy Gaze gets the reverse sweep away now as well. Floated up around off, Gaze gets the reverse very fine and through the vacant slip cordon for a boundary.

Floated up outside off, swept away firmly through square leg for a single.

Fired in full and on off stump, jammed away through mid-wicket for one. Halliday is halfway back for the second and has to scamper back but remains unscathed.

FOUR! That's muscled away! Floated up wide outside off, Halliday walks past the off stump and drags the slog wide of long on for another boundary. Halliday knows there's no point in just hanging around now.

Holds it back a bit and bowls it on off, Halliday comes forward and pushes it to the left of the bowler.

FOUR! In the gap! Tossed up again, fuller and Brooke Halliday sits down to slog sweep it away to the left of deep mid-wicket and finds the boundary.

Tossed up on a length and angled across off, Halliday reverse-sweeps it to backward point.

Flatter delivery, attacking the stumps, pushed back to the bowler.

Around the wicket to the left-hander and floated up at the stumps. Halliday clears the front leg and slogs it to deep mid-wicket for one.

Pushed through flatter and on the pads, tucked away wide of square leg for a single.

Oh, just short! Tossed up again, drifting into middle, Izzy Gaze looks to play on the up and nearly ends up chipping it stright back to the boler.

Tossed up, fuller and straighter, reverse-swept straight to short third by Gaze.

Nicely flighted, in and around off, Gaze leans on and plays it back to the bowler.

Flighted full, outside off, Izzy Gaze lunges forward and drives it along the ground to long off for a single.

Length ball, around off, punched off the back foot to extra cover.

Fractionally short, on the stumps, Izzy Gaze knocks it back to the bowler.

Full and straight, on off, Izzy Gaze leans forward and defends.

Shortish and around off, Izzy Gaze hangs back and cuts it to cover-point.

Tad full and around off, Brooke Halliday crouches low and pulls it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Spins in very sharply from off, full in length. Izzy Gaze leans on and defends it back to Sree.

Short ball and Halliday pulls it to deep mid-wicket for an easy single.

FIFTY FOR BROOKE HALLIDAY! Floats it full and drifts it on the leg stump line. Brooke Halliday sweeps it fine to the left of Radha Yadav at deep fine leg. Radha makes a fumble in picking up the ball and allows a couple of runs. So far, it has been a fine knock from Brooke Halliday under extreme pressure, tasked with a massive responsibility.

Spins in from outside off, on a length. Brooke Halliday is cramped up for room and knocks it back to the bowler.

On the stumps, worked across to mid-wicket.

Touch short on off, punched straight back off the back foot.

OUT! IN THE AIR AND TAKEN! Pratika Rawal, centurion with the bat, picks up a wicket to her name with the ball. She drops it full and in front of the three sticks. Maddy Green comes dancing down the track and tries to heave it over the leg side, but loses her shape and top edges it over extra covers. Kranti Gaud is well stationed for the catch inside the ring, but Pratika Rawal turns around and goes for the catch, running backward. Despite having Pratika in her peripheral vision, charging towards her, Kranti Gaud keeps calm and takes a fine catch. Maddy Green departs 18 (20). New Zealand Women are 154/5.

Serves it full and on the stumps, sliding into the batter. Halliday flicks it through mid-wicket for one again.

Into the blockhole, on middle. Maddy Green shovels it out and flicks it away to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Very slow, short and outside off. Brooke Halliday stands tall and pulls it to deep mid-wicket for one more.

Around off and full, Maddy Green advances forward and works it to long off for a single.

Full on middle, carved straight back.

DROPPED, FOUR! Very tough chance though. Too full on off, Brooke Halliday muscles it powerfully straight down the ground. Sree Charani tries to catch it over her head, but it breezes through her reverse cup, and races away to the long off boundary.

Full and on leg, Maddy Green shimmies down a bit and works it to long on for a single.

In the air... lands safe! Full and around off, spinning in. Brooke Halliday slogs it over mid-wicket. Jemimah Rodrigues from deep mid-wicket collects it on the bounce, to her left. The batters don't challenge the arm of Jemimah and settle in for a single only.

Flighted delivery, full and around off. Brooke Halliday employs the reverse sweep, but inside edges onto the front pad.

Short, on off, Maddy Green rocks back and heaves it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Sree Charani is back on. Drops it full and on off, Brooke Halliday drills it straight down the ground for a single.

Full, on the stumps, Brooke Halliday flicks this through the vacant mid-wicket region for an easy single.

Keeps the stumps in play, does Rawal. Short in length. Maddy Green hangs back and punches it across to the right of the diving mid-wicket fielder for a single.

Full and flat, just outside off, Maddy tries to reverse sweep it, but misses.

Flights this one on a length, it skids through around off. Brooke Halliday is quick to rock back and chop-cuts it wide of backward point for a single.

Loopy delivery, full and on middle, Maddy Green drives it to long on for a single.

Pratika Rawal is into the attack. Short one, on off, Brooke waits back and heaves it to long on for a single.

Quicker delivery, around off, Brooke Halliday bunts it off the back foot to long off for a single. 7 off this over. 17 from the last 2 overs for New Zealand Women.

FOUR! Easily done! Tosses this up on a fuller length, on middle and leg. Brooke Halliday switches her stance and reverse sweeps it uppishly, but to the left of backward point for a boundary.

Flatter delivery, aimed at the stumps, Brooke Halliday watchfully blocks it back to Rana.

Short again from Sneh, Green uses the depth of the crease to pull it between long on and deep mid-wicket for a single.

Drops it short and on the stumps. Brooke Halliday rocks back and pulls it to the left of deep mid-wicket. Jemimah Rodrigues runs and slides to her left to cut it off. Just a single.

Slows it up, at 77.4 kph, full and outside off with some grip off the deck. Brooke Halliday tries to sweep it to the leg side, but misses.

FOUR! Up and over! Another full ball from Kranti, on middle. Maddy Green plays with a vertically angled bat and lofts it over the bowler for a boundary down the ground. Two in two for Maddy Green.

FOUR! Right out of the coach's manual! Gaud serves it full and it nips away from off. Maddy Green taps the front foot forward and cracks it through the cover and mid off gap for a boundary.

Slightly full and on middle, Maddy Green drills it toward mid on.

Full toss, outside off, Halliday stands tall and crunches it through cover-point for a single.

Uses the wider angle from around the wickets, does Kranti. Bowls it full and angles it on the pads. Brooke Halliday flicks it to short mid-wicket.

Full and tailing in from middle, Maddy Green pushes at it and gets it off the inner half of the bat to deep square leg for an easy single.

Tight line, on a length on middle, Brooke gets across on the back foot and nudges it to square leg with soft hands.

Outside off, full, driven along the ground to long off for one.

A lengthy appeal for LBW, but not given. India do not review either. Slightly full and spinning in from middle. Maddy Green leans forward to work it to the leg side, but gets a bit of an inside edge onto the front pad.

Nice flight given on this one. Short, outside off, Brooke Halliday rocks back and slashes it to deep point for a single.

Pitches it up and full, on off, Maddy Green slaps it down to long off for a single.

Tossed up, on a length, spinning sharply away from off. Brooke Halliday hangs back and cuts it to deep extra cover for a single.

Full and straight, on middle, Maddy Green firmly drives it back to Kranti. Excellent over, just a single off it.

Very full and around off, Maddy Green drills it straight back to the bowler.

Fuller and on middle, Brooke Halliday flicks it away to deep square leg for an easy single.

Too full, almost a yorker, on off, Brooke carves it out to the off side.

Short of a length, on off, Halliday cuts it powerfully, but Pratika Rawal dives to her right from backward point and cuts it off.

Full from around the stumps, on off, Halliday drives it to mid on.

Full and tossed on the stumps, Green gets forward and dead bats it.

OUT! TAKEN! Sneh Rana delivers exactly what the doctor ordered for the Indians. Amelia Kerr was looking in a mission mode for New Zealand Women. Sneh drops it flat and full in front of the stumps. Amelia Kerr collapses her back knee into the pitch and tries to slog it over mid-wicket, but plays it too close to her body and ends up hitting it off the toe end of the bat. The ball goes flat and is caught by Smriti Mandhana stationed at short mid-wicket. She leaps a bit to her left and takes it in front of her face. Amelia Kerr departs on 45 (53). New Zealand Women are 115/4.

Spins in from a length, Brooke Halliday works it to long on for a single.

Length, on the stumps, Kerr punches down the ground for a single.

DROPPED! A tough, tough chance for Jemimah Rodrigues though. Full and on off, Brooke Halliday slogs it over mid-wicket. Jemimah Rodrigues sprints to her right from deep square leg and flings herself to pluck it with both hands stretched forward, but ends up putting it down. The ball is parried to the converging long on fielder for a single.

Pushed through, full and on middle, Amelia Kerr shimmies down the track and flicks it to deep square leg for an easy single.

Fuller in length, slanting it in from outside off. Halliday looks to hang back and glide it away but almost ends up chopping it back onto the stumps. New Zealand Women are Nelson for 3 after 20 overs and need 214 runs more off 24 overs.

Banged in short around off, Kerr is quick to pick up the length and pulls it firmly down to deep square leg for one.

Good-length delivery in the channel, played from inside the crease and through covers for a single.

Full and angled back into the stumps, Halliday pushes it down to mid on.

FOUR! Short of a good length but down the leg side and Brooke Halliday helps the pull down to fine leg for a boundary. The 50-run stand is also up between these two.

Starts with a fuller delivery on off, Halliday plays it back to the bowler.

Tossed up, full and straight, heaved across to deep mid-wicket for just another single.

On a length, turning onto the pads, nudged away behind square leg for a single.

Tossed up outside off, Amelia Kerr comes down the pitch but closes the bat face early and plays it back to the bowler.

Nagging length, pushed through a bit and straighter too. Halliday plays it late and around the corner on the leg side for a run.

Flatter one, turned off the pads and in front of square leg for a single.

Held back a bit and floated on a nagging length around middle. Kerr blocks it off.

Slower and on a length on leg, Kerr waits back and turns it through mid-wicket for a run.

Dropped short and outside off, tapped away through point for a single. That brings up the 100 for New Zealand Women.

FOUR! Nicely done! Sree Charani changes the angle of attack and bowls it full around off. Brooke Halliday brings out the reverse sweep and gets it well fine of short third for another boundary. New Zealand Women starting to crawl back into this contest.

Quicker through the air, bowled around off, Halliday dabs it down to short third.

FOUR! Gets enough on it! Tossed up around off, Brooke Halliday takes a couple of steps further and lifts it over the leaping fielder at mid on for a boundary.

Full and on leg, Kerr comes down the pitch and nearly yorks herself, and has to just jam it out to mid-wicket for a single.

Floated up, a bit fuller and on off, Halliday leans on and plays it back to the bowler.

Drops it just a bit short and around off, Halliday rocks back and cuts it straight to point.

Flighted up at the stumps, Kerr comes forward and plays it through wide mid on for a single.

Floated up around middle and leg, tucked away to mid-wicket.

FOUR! Easy pickings! Fractionally short and outside off, bowled at a brisk pace as well. Amelia Kerr waits back well and just guides it fine of short third for a boundary.

Nagging length, pushed through on off, Halliday rocks back and pushes it wide of covers for a single.

Flighted up on a shorter length and outside off, cut away from the crease behind point for a single.

Looped up, very full and straight, Halliday clears the front leg and drives it towards mid on.

Full and straight, driven to the left of mid on for a quick single. Sneh Rana makes a half stop with the dive but can't prevent the single.

Flatter trajectory and on a length on off, played off the back foot and to the right of the bowler. Deepti Sharma crashes into the non-striker as she tries to stop the ball. No harm done.

Gives it a nice loop and floats it at the stumps, Kerr comes forward and eases it to mid on.

Flatter delivery outside off, hit away off the back foot to deep point for a single.

Fired in on off, angling in, Halliday rocks back and cuts it through backward point for one more.

A juicy full toss now on off, Kerr advances and clips it away through mid-wicket for only a single.

FOUR! Brilliant use of the feet again from Kerr! Tossed up at the stumps, Amelia Kerr skips down the pitch and lifts the back leg while smacking it over the bowler's head for a boundary.

Drags the length back a couple of inches and bowls it outside off. Halliday taps it through the point region for a single.

Nicely tossed up, full and outside off, Halliday drives it well but straight to covers. That should have been put away.

Quicker one on off, darts back in. Kerr hops back and pushes it wide of mid on for a tight single.

Flatter one, on a length and on off. Halliday presses back to defend.

A bit quicker and fuller, pushed towards mid off.

FOUR! What a lovely shot! This is floated up on off and middle, Halliday just leans on and caresses it on the up. The ball rolls straight back down the ground and into the fence.

Tossed up on off, Kerr advances and pushes it down to long on for a single.

Bowled flatter and full on the legs, nudged away to mid-wicket.

FOUR! Excellent shot! Tossed-up delivery around off, Amelia Kerr comes down the pitch, keeps a still head and lifts it straight back over the bowler's head for a welcome boundary.

Missed opportunity for Halliday and Sree Charani finishes with 4 straight dots. A low full toss outside off, Brooke Halliday goes for the reverse sweep but finds the fielder at short third to the T.

Flighted ball, a bit fuller and outside off. Halliday is early to go for the drive and ends up getting hit on the gloves.

Gives this one more air nd bowls it around off, punched away towards point again.

Comes over the wicket now to the left-hander and bowls it a tad short outside off. Halliday cuts it straight to point.

Full and on the pads, nudged away in front of square on the leg side for a single.

Flighted ball around middle, Kerr uses her feet well but ends up pushing it straight to mid on.

A touch fuller, slanted across from leg to off, Brooke Halliday stays back to defend.

On a good length and angled across off, tapped away gently into the off side.

FOUR LEG BYES! Loose delivery and a bit of loose fielding as well in the deep. Length ball drifting down leg, Brooke Halliday misses the flick and the ball goes off the pads down to fine leg where Sree Charani makes a meal of a simple stop and the ball ends up in the ropes.

OUT! CASTLED! Renuka Singh Thakur gets the big wicket of the Kiwi skipper and New Zealand Women are in dire straits now. Renuka pitches the ball a bit further up and bowls it straighter as well. Gets the ball to slant back in a long way and Sophie Devine is drawn well forward. Devine plays down a straight line but the ball goes through the gate to smash into middle and leg stump. Sophie Devine cannot quite believe it and is left flummoxed. She departs on 6 (9). India Women are now in complete control of the game as New Zealand Women are reduced to 59/3.

Hits the deck andbowls it outside off, Devine looks to hang back and pull but mistimes it to mid on.

Dishes out a full one, wide outside off, Kerr gets on one knee and drives it square through the off side for one.

Tidy start from Sree, just 3 runs off it! Tossed up, very full and on the stumps, driven gently towards mid on.

Slides this one into the pads, Devine clips it off the inside edge and through square leg for a couple of quick runs. Good running!

Pushed through a bit quicker around middle, Devine punches it back to Sree Charani.

Flights this one up full and straight, Sophie Devine drives it with a straight back but right back to the bowler.

Tossed up again, fairly straight as well. Amelia Kerr advances and clips it away through mid-wicket for a single.

Tosses the ball up around off and middle, Kerr leans on to defend.

Full and just around off, Devine drills it away to mid off.

FOUR! Geez, that is a top shot! A juicy half volley from Renuka, outside off, Sophie Devine gets on top of it and slaps it to the left of the diving Deepti Sharma at extra cover for a boundary.

Back of a length, just outside off, Sophie Devine punches off the back foot to cover.

OUT! BOWLED! Renuka fishes out the dangerous-looking Georgia Plimmer. Singh bowls it full and keeps the line around the off pole, generating inswing. Georgia Plimmer covers the stumps by shuffling across and tries to whip it to the leg side, but plays the wrong line. She ends up inside edging it to the stumps behind her. Renuka Singh Thakur and the Indians are joyous and understandably so. Georgia Plimmer departs for a brisk 30 (25) and New Zealand Women are 51/2.

Full and straight, just outside off, Plimmer prods forward and drives is to Deepti Sharma stationed at extra cover.

With the keeper up to the wickets, Thakur delivers a length ball, outside off, Kerr stays deep in the crease and cuts it to deep point for a single. The 50-run partnership is up between Georgia Plimmer and Amelia Kerr!

FOUR! Finds the gap! Rana drags the length back, but slides it onto the pads. Georgia Plimmer whips it off the back foot with surgical precision, pinning it between square leg and short fine leg for a boundary. A very expensive over from Sneh Rana comes to an end. 14 runs from it. 20 runs from the last two overs for the White Ferns.

Short length, on the stumps, Kerr plays with the spin as she tucks it across to square leg for a quick single.

Straight up... but safe! Full from Rana, on off, Amelia Kerr shimmies ahead and tries to loft it downtown, but mistimes off the toe end. Manages to clear mid off and rushes back for the second run as the fielder from the inner ring mops it up before the ropes.

Spins in from middle, on a length. Plimmer hangs back and steers it to deep square leg for a single.

SIX! Hammered all the way! Sneh drops a slot ball, on middle, Georgia Plimmer charges down the track and bludgeons it over long on for a six. Plimmer is on the charge.

A slip in place. Nicely tossed up, full and around off, carved away to mid off by Plimmer.

Back of a length, A juicy full toss, on middle and leg, Amelia Kerr plays off the back foot and nudges it to Pratika Rawal at mid-wicket.

Nearly dragged on! Pitched slightly outside off, on a fuller length. Georgia Plimmer tries to punch it on the rise to the off side, but gets a thick inside edge. The ball jumps past the leg stump and rolls behind to deep fine leg for a single.

FOUR! Gets the connection spot on this time! Length-delivery, around middle and off, Georgia Plimmer weighs back and pulls it through the vacant mid-wicket region for a cracking boundary.

On a length, at the stumps. Plimmer nudges it to short mid-wicket.

Loose, pretty loose from Plimmer! Back of a length, just outside off, skidding through and staying a tad low. Georgia Plimmer swooshes hard for a pull shot, but connects only a handful of thin air.

Back of a length, on top of off, Kerr hops in the crease and gently taps it in front of extra cover. Both batters show urgency and steal a quick single. Good coordination between the two.

Touch full, outside off, Kerr jabs it away to the sweeper cover for a single.

MISFIELD, FOUR! The Indian skipper is the guilty party now. Fuller from Singh, on the stumps. Amelia Kerr leans fully on it and cracks the straight drive along the ground. Harmanpreet Kaur from mid on, moves and dives to her left to cut it off, but parries it towards the ropes, beating the chase of the mid off fielder.

Full, angling in from off, Amelia Kerr gets on the front foot and drives it straight to extra cover.

TWO WIDES! Dear me, that's sloppy from the bowler, keeper, and the fielder. Swinging down the leg stump line, on a fuller length. Georgia Plimmer tries the flick shot again, but misses and Richa Ghosh fails to grab it to her left, but in this process, the ball smashes one of her fingertips and deflects towards short fine leg, where the fielder, Sree Charani, runs forward and fumbles to pick it up cleanly. The ball rolls behind her and allows the batters to cross over.

FOUR! Same line, and that meets the same fate! Full and on the leg stump, Plimmer gets some part of bat on it and tickles it behind to deep fine leg for a boundary.

FOUR! Easy pickings! Loosener from Renuka, as she hurls one down leg, on a fuller length. Plimmer gets inside the line a bit, and flicks it to the left of short fine leg for a boundary.

Short and on the stumps, Amelia pulls it to the left of deep square leg for a single.

In the air... lands safe! Follows up with a shorter stuff, on off, Georgia Plimmer tries to pull it over the leg side, but gets it sliced off the blade. She manages to clear mid on for a couple of runs.

PUT DOWN! A tough chance, but a chance whatsoever. Fuller from Gaud, around off, Georgia Plimmer smashes it very hard, but off the toe end. It goes flat and straight back to the bowler. Kranti Gaud sticks her right hand out to pluck it, but shells it in the end.

Fractionally fuller and outside off, Amelia Kerr slashes it hard to deep backward point for a single.

Similar line and length, Kerr does the same as well. Punches it off the back foot to extra cover.

Back of a length, on off, Amelia Kerr hangs back and responds with a crisp back foot defence.

Full and angling in on middle, Amelia Kerr drives it straight down the ground, but Harmanpreet Kaur from mid on slides and stops to her left.

Fuller ball, outside off, Kerr gets on top of it and steers it away to deep point for an easy single. Quite an economical start this, for Renuka. Three overs bowled, three runs conceded.

Touch full, on off, Kerr stands tall and punches it to short cover.

Nips in from a fuller length, on the fourth stump. Amelia Kerr is forced to draw the front foot ahead and tries to defend, but gets an inside edge to square leg.

Outside off, full, driven off the front foot to short cover.

Full and swinging in, around off. Amelia Kerr shimmies down a bit and tries to drive it away, but gets it off the inner half of the bat towards mid-wicket.

Angles into the batter, on a length, Kerr gets across on the front foot and nudges it to short mid-wicket.

On middle and full, Georgia Plimmer drives it towards mid off.

Full and outside off, smashed off the front foot, but straight to extra cover.

BEATEN! Gets an away shape, on a good length, outside off, Georgia Plimmer barely moves her feet to the pitch of the ball and plays away from the body. The ball flirts past the outside edge and goes to the keeper.

Back of a length, around off, punched off the back foot to extra cover.

FOUR! Uppish, but races away! Fractionally fuller, on off, Georgia Plimmer with a steady head, smashes it on the rise, but a bit uppishly, but the left of the bowler for a boundary.

Swings in from off, full in length, Amelia Kerr pushes at the delivery and gets an inside edge to deep square leg for a single.

Full, around off, knocked back to the bowler.

Full and wide outside off, Plimmer charges down and throws her bat at it with hard hands, but only manages an inside edge to the leg side.

Shortish delivery on off, Kerr pulls off the back foot to deep square leg for a single.

Back of a length, staying low and swinging into the batter. Amelia Kerr drags her bat in front of the pads and blocks it watchfully.

Moves into the batter, full in length, Amelia Kerr pushes it gently to mid off.

Curves back in from off, on a fuller length, Kerr drills it straight to mid on.

Nearly chopped on! Back of a length, veering in off the deck, Georgia Plimmer is pinned in the crease and cramped for room as she tries to chop it through the off side, but ends up getting an inside edge. The ball bounces past the leg stump and rolls behind. A testing first over by Kranti Gaud.

Aims the stumps, does Gaud, at 109.6 kph, full in length. Amelia Kerr meets the ball under her eyes and taps it away to widish point for a single.

On top of off, on a good length. Amelia Kerr hangs back and slams the ball with a pull shot. Gets a couple of runs as the ball travels in the outfield to deep mid-wicket.

OUT! IN THE AIR AND GONE! Kranti Gaud strikes early and strikes very big. Pratika Rawal cannot do anything wrong in this game as she takes a fine catch. Spotting Bates stepping forward, Gaud smartly shortens the length, around the off stump. Suzie Bates goes through her shot, trying to pull it, but gets into a very awkward position as the ball gets big on her. Only manages to get a thick top edge that pops up to the left of extra cover. Rawal moves to her left and takes it easily. Suzie Bates departs on 1 (6) and New Zealand Women are 1/1.

Full and around off, at 108.5 kph. Suzie Bates drives it a bit uppish, but on the bounce to mid off.

On a yard behind fuller length, outside off, Suzie Bates steps out to negate the movement and crunches it to short cover.

Prodigious inswing, on a good length, angling on the pads. Georgia Plimmer plays from the crease and tries to nudge it around the corner, but misses and is struck on the thigh pad. 1 off the opening over. Decent start for Renuka.

Back of a length at 100.1 kph, Georgia Plimmer hangs back and cuts it square, but straight to the point fielder.

Generates a bit of inward shape, full and on off, Georgia Plimmer drives it to mid off.

Touch fuller, outside off, Suzie Bates steers it through cover and point for a single to get off the mark.

Fuller with a microscopic shape into the batter, Suzie Bates leans forward and drives it to mid off.

Singh targets the pads as she generates a decent inswing on a fuller length. Suzie Bates gets across and gently flicks it to mid-wicket.