IND-W vs NZ-W Ball by Ball Commentary

OUT! TAKEN! All over for India! Two in two for Rosemary Mair as New Zealand complete a comprehensive win. Mair serves it full, around off, Renuka Singh Thakur leans and tries to drill it down the ground. Pushes at the delivery with hard hands and the ball flies off the outer half of the bat towards backward point where the skipper, Sophie Devine takes a reverse cup catch by staying low. Mair ends with four wickets. New Zealand win by 58 runs to get their campaign off to a winning start!

OUT! CAUGHT! Rosemary Mair does eventually get rid of Shreyanka Patil and she has her third wicket. This is served on a good length around off, slightly off pace as well. Shreyanka Patil leans on to lift it over mid off but skews it straight up. The substitute fielder there, Molly Penfold comes forward and takes a simple catch. New Zealand Women just one wicket away from a huge win here.

Another slower one, full and outside off, Shreyanka Patil looks to fetch and swing across the line but misses.

Hard length at the body, tucked away to the leg side for a single.

In the air...dropped! Georgia Plimmer juggled it a few times before the ball eventually popped out. Nicely bowled by Rosemary Mair, a slower ball, floated up wide of off stump. Shreyanka Patil stays put and throws her hands at it only to slice it away over backward point. Plimmer back tracks and gets underneath the bat but maybe she's distracted by the slide put in by the short third fielder, Brooke Halliday. Plimmer juggles it well but doesn't hang on. A single taken as well.

Floated up, full and on leg, Asha Sobhana makes room and heaves it through mid-wicket for a single. The 100 is finally up for India Women.

A huge appeal for LBW but it is turned down and Melie Kerr doesn't seem much interested in reviewing it. Floated up, on middle and leg, Shreyanka Patil looks to employ the reverse sweep but misses and gets hit on the front pad. Might have been sliding down leg.

On the shorter side on off, Shreyanka Patil looks to pull again but miscues it badly towards square leg.

Tossed up on the stumps this time, Patil gets inside the line and brooms it away straight to short fine leg.

Lobs it up on a length and drifts it into the body, Shreyanka Patil rocks back to pull but the ball slides on and hits her on the pads.

FOUR! Should have been stopped but hit sweetly! Flighted ball, full and outside off, Shreyanka Patil goes down for the reverse sweep and nails it right through Eden Carson at backward point for a boundary.

Floated up down leg, looking to turn it across, Asha Sobhana goes down to sweep but gets it off the back of the bat and over the keeper to short third. They pick up a single.

Swing and a miss! Length ball outside off, it is the cutter that goes goes away from the right-hander. Shreyanka Patil advances to heave across the line but is well beaten.

On the pads again, Asha Sobhana picks it up and heaves it down to deep square leg for yet another single.

Good length on the pads, flicked away uppishly through the mid-wicket region for a single by Patil.

Length ball on the pads, Asha Sobhana takes a couple of steps forward and flicks it off the pads down to fine leg for a single.

Pitches it up on off stump, gets the ball to just shape away, Asha Sobhana plays it with a straight bat and back towards the bowler.

Back of a length around off, slanting away, Asha Sobhana stands tall and solidly blocks it towards mid off.

A low full toss now, dipping onto off, Asha Sobhana gets forward and pushes it down to long on for one.

Flighted up around off, Asha Sobhana pushes it back to the bowler.

Tossed up, full and on off, Asha Sobhana tentatively plays it out.

OUT! TIMBER! Melie Kerr joins the wickets column as well with a lovely googly. Nicely flighted, on a nagging length and around off. Pooja Vastrakar just hangs back looking to block it late but is beaten by the drift and the ball turns in late to just clip the off stump. The bails fall off and New Zealand Women have their 8th wicket. India Women are 90/8 now in 15.3 overs.

Pushed through flatter on the legs, Shreyanka Patil goes deep in her crease and pulls it down to fine leg for one more.

Drops the length short over middle, Vastrakar swivels and pulls it to deep square leg for a single.

Good length, attacking the off stump, Shreyanka Patil stays put and defends it out.

Pitched-up delivery around off, Shreyanka Patil gets on the front foot and pushes it out to covers.

OUT! CAUGHT! It's like on a loop, the ball just keeps getting lobbed up and the catches keep on getting taken. Lea Tahuhu serves it on a fullish length and angles it a bit wide of the off stump. Deepti Sharma hangs back and looks to go over covers but skews it away straight to Sophie Devine on the edge of the circle and Devine takes a simple catch. Sharma's resistance ends and it seems like the end is nigh for India Women in this game.

Excellent work in the field from skipper Sophie Devine. Pitched up on off, driven to the right of mid off for a single.

On a good length, gently seaming away from off, Vastrakar gets on the front foot and hits it towards covers.

Short of a length around leg, pulled away off the hips to deep square leg for a single.

FOUR! Overpitched and punished, lovely shot that from Vastrakar. Too full and outside off, Vastrakar plants her front leg across and creams it through covers for a boundary.

Eden Carson with another full toss on middle. Deepti Sharma steps out and just punches it down to wide long on for a single.

Flighted ball, this one goes down leg, Deepti Sharma sweeps this one fine and gets it past short fine leg for a couple of runs.

Pooja Vastrakar feels that should have been two but Deepti Sharma sends her back. On the stumps, Vastrakar comes forward and hits it away wide of deep mid-wicket for one.

A low full toss now, drifted onto the pads, swept away through the square leg region for a single.

A juicy full toss, on middle and angling in from around the stumps. Deepti Sharma looks to get down on one knee and sweep it hard but gets an inside edge onto the pads.

Slanting into the batter, full and on the pads, Deepti Sharma works it away with the angle to deep square leg for one.

Gets the yorker in from around the wicket does Mair, on off, Deepti Sharma jams it out to short third.

This is full from Mair, on off, Deepti Sharma firms the drive but straight to extra cover.

Drifting into the pads, full in length, Pooja Vastrakar wrists it through mid-wicket and picks up a single.

OUT! CAUGHT! Another soft dismissal as New Zealand Women continue to chip away at the wickets. Mair hurls it full and it is the slower one, outside off, Arundhati Reddy walks across her stumps and looks to go inside out over cover. She fails to pick the change of pace and ends up spooning it off the bottom part of the bat. It goes only as far as extra cover where Suzie Bates does not have to move much to get under it and takes a safe catch. India slip further into trouble. They are now 75/6, needing 86 runs from 46 balls.

Mair serves it full, on the pads, Deepti Sharma clips it off her pads to deep square leg. She calls for two initially but the fielder in the deep is quick to get to the ball and keeps it down to one.

Flatter and shorter, on off, Arundhati Reddy plays it back to the bowler off the back foot.

WIDE! Kerr fires it in but the line is down leg, Arundhati Reddy gets across her stumps and swings to heave it away but misses.

Tossed up, full and on the pads, Deepti Sharma goes for the sweep but gets an under edge that rolls in front of short fine leg for one.

Sliding on with the arm, short and on middle, Arundhati Reddy pulls it in front of square on the leg side and gets to the other end.

Pushed through, fuller and on off, Arundhati Reddy looks to flick it away but gets an inside edge onto the pads.

Short and on middle, pulled through mid-wicket by Deepti for a run.

Comprehensively beaten! Googly from Kerr, short and on off, Deepti Sharma plays for the leg break off the back foot but gets beaten on the outside edge as the ball spins away to beat the bat.

OUT! TAKEN! A soft dismissal as India slip further behind in the chase! First Rodrigues and now Ghosh, two big wickets off successive overs for Tahuhu. Tahuhu bangs it into the deck, around off, Richa Ghosh stays leg side of the ball and initially shapes up to work it across with an angled bat. Ends up just hanging her bat out there and gets a leading edge due to the ball holding up in the surface. It spoons towards mid off where Sophie Devine gets under it and takes it near her chest. India have now lost half their side.

On the off-stump line by Tahuhu, on a good length, Richa Ghosh hangs on the back foot and pats it to cover.

Fuller and swinging away, on off, Richa Ghosh brings her wrists into play and clips it right between deep mid-wicket and deep square leg for another brace.

On a back of a length, on off, Richa Ghosh gives the bowler the charge and gets on top of the bounce. Punches it to the right of deep cover for a brace.

Misfield! A hint of inward shape, on a length, on off and middle, Deepti Sharma dabs it with an open bat face to short third but the ball goes through the legs of the fielder there, allowing a single.

Tucks the batter up for room, on a good length, Richa Ghosh can only work it through square leg for a run.

WIDE! Tahuhu sees the batter advance down the track and she bangs it into the deck but gets the line wrong. Sprays it beyond the tramline on off for a wide.

Short and turning in, on the pads, Richa Ghosh pulls it through mid-wicket and picks up a single. 8 runs off the over. At the halfway mark, India are 63/4, needing 98 runs in 60 balls.

THREE WIDES! Fired down leg by Carson, fuller in length, Richa Ghosh tries to help it away off her pads but misses. The ball beats the keeper to her left and rolls past short fine leg for a couple of runs. Wide signalled by the umpire but Carson and the keeper reckon that it came off the pads of Ghosh.

'Catch it' is the call but it goes on the bounce! Carson offers flight, full and on off, Richa Ghosh winds up and hits it flat and on the bounce to long off. Both batters were caught ball-watching and Ghosh, in particular, thought that she was going to hole out and therefore, did not take the run.

Floated up, full and on off, Deepti Sharma steps out and drills it down to long off for one.

DROPPED! Brooke Halliday shells it! Carson loops it up, waist-high full toss, on middle, Deepti Sharma advances down the track to go back over the bowler's head. Gets it high on the bat and it goes only as far as mid on. Brooke Halliday leaps in an attempt to take the catch over head but the ball bursts through her hands and rolls behind for a couple of runs.

Darted down leg, on a fuller length, Deepti Sharma sweeps it well but the fielder at short fine leg is quick to move across to her left and makes the stop.

Tossed up, full and on off, Richa Ghosh eaes the drive down to long off for a run.

Angling away from the batter, on off, on a length, Deepti Sharma cuts it hard but picks out the fielder at backward point. End of a successful over for Tahuhu and New Zealand. India need 105 more runs from 66 balls.

OUT! TAKEN! Lea Tahuhu strikes in her first over. The scoreboard pressure gets the better of Rodrigues. Tahuhu hurls it full from over the wicket, around off, Jemimah Rodrigues sees that mid on is inside the circle and therefore, she walks across to get it over that fielder. Does not get it anywhere close to the middle of the bat and ends up lobbing it straight to the fielder there. Maddy Green at mid on takes the simplest of catches around her face. Rodrigues goes for 13 (11). India Women are now 55/4 after 8.5 overs.

The length is pulled back now by Tahuhu, on middle, Richa Ghosh hops and backs away slightly before whipping it through mid-wicket for a single.

WIDE! This goes down leg from Tahuhu, Ghosh misses the tickle to the full delivery. Wide given.

Slanting in at the pads, fuller as well, Richa Ghosh tries to work it away off her pads but gets an inside edge onto the pads.

On a nagging length, on middle, Jemimah Rodrigues gets on top of the bounce and nudges it to deep mid-wicket for just a single.

Tahuhu begins from over the wicket, on a good length, on off, Jemimah Rodrigues looks to push it back past the bowler. She checks her shot and bunts it back to the bowler.

Slows it up does Kerr and keeps it full, Jemimah Rodrigues presses forward and waits on it. Tucks it in front of deep mid-wicket and retains the strike with a single. Kerr goes for 7 runs in her first over.

Dishes out the googly, on the shorter side, on middle and leg, Richa Ghosh gets on the back foot and flicks it wide of mid-wicket for a run.

Looped up nicely, fuller and slower, on off, Jemimah Rodrigues reaches out in front and sweeps it to deep backward square leg for one. The 50 comes up for India.

The call is for 'two' and they get it! Pushed through by Kerr, on a nagging length, on middle, Jemimah Rodrigues rides the bounce and pulls it to the left of deep mid-wicket. Takes the first run hard and that allows her to come back for the second.

The googly comes out from Kerr, full and on off, Richa Ghosh lunges and tucks it in front of square on the leg side for a run.

Melie Kerr comes into the attack and starts from over the wicket. Drops it short and on middle, Jemimah Rodrigues rocks on the back foot and pulls it through square leg for a single.

Aimed around the off-stump line and the length stays full, Richa Ghosh drives well but can't get it past the fielder at extra cover. Tidy stuff from Kerr, just the two singles off the over. India need 116 runs from 78 balls.

Very full, swinging into the right-hander, on off, Jemimah Rodrigues walks across a bit and drives it to deep cover for one.

Fuller now, outside off, Richa Ghosh leans on it and drives it along the ground to deep cover for one.

Almost chipped it back to the bowler! Shaping in, on a length, on off, Richa Ghosh looks to work it across the line but the ball stops in the surface slightly. Gets a leading edge that goes past the outstretched left hand of Kerr and rolls in front of mid off.

Tailing in, fuller and on off, Richa Ghosh pushes it back to the bowler with a straight bat.

Kerr serves it on a length, around off, Richa Ghosh presses forward and firms the drive to cover.

Pitched full and at the stumps, Richa walks a couple of forward, and attempts to drive it down the ground, but ends up getting an inside edge towards the square leg region for a single.

Another loud appeal for LBW but this time, the umpire shakes her head in denial! Sophie Devine wants to have a check and goes for a review. Almost an identical line and length of the previous delivery, pitching outside off and nipping back in a long way, on a good length, Richa Ghosh is beaten for pace and is rooted inside the crease, getting cramped up for room. She tries to glance it off the pads towards the leg side but misses and plays over the line. The ball wears on the back pad. UltraEdge shows nothing while Ball Tracking saves Richa as it is going over the leg stump on the projection. New Zealand Women burn a review here, but they are right on the top at the moment.

OUT! INDIA WOMEN ARE 3 DOWN NOW! This has been a spectacular bowling performance by the Kiwis so far! A huge appeal for LBW and up goes the finger. Harmanpreet Kaur though challenges the on-field decision and goes for a review. This is bowled on a fuller length, shaping back in a touch as well, on the leg stump line, Harmanpreet Kaur walks a step across off and goes for a swipe across the line of the ball. It tails back into the batter and Kaur plays all over it, ends up wearing it on the front pad. On the UltraEdge now, it shows no bat involved and the Ball Tracking shows that the projection of the ball is clipping the leg stump on the umpire's call.

WIDE! Overcompensates and hurls it way down leg with a huge inswing, Harmanpreet Kaur walks across to tickle it fine but misses. Wide called.

Bowls it full does Mair, getting it into the right hander, Harmanpreet Kaur flicks it a bit uppishly towards deep backward square leg for a couple of runs.

FOUR! Class written all over it! Rosemary Mair offers a lot of width, on a good length, Harmanpreet Kaur lets the ball arrive, goes on the back foot and opens her bat face at the last second and cuts it between point and backward point for a cracking boundary. She holds her pose for a bit and the Indian skipper is looking confident now.

Rosemary Mair gets a bit of an inswing on a fuller length, on leg, Jemimah Rodrigues leans ahead and works it along the ground to deep square leg for a single.

Flighted ball, outside off, Jemimah Rodrigues gets low and steers it away behind square to deep backward square leg for a single

FOUR! Nice shot! Too full, on middle and leg, Jemimah Rodrigues sits down and sweeps it well along the ground through square leg for a boundary and gets off the mark.

WIDE! Carson slips it down leg, on a fuller length, Jemimah Rodrigues gets inside the line to tickle it fine but misses. Wide given.

OUT! TAKEN! The run-rate pressure was creeping in and India Women have now lost both their openers inside the Powerplay! Eden Carson bowls from around the stumps, and lands a flighted one, fuller and around off, Smriti Mandhana tries to up the ante and gets on her dancing shoes to loft it over long off. She does go the pitch of the ball, but doesn't get the room and tries to overhit it and loses her shape a bit as well. As a result, she mistimes it in the air and the ball travels straight down the throat of Maddy Green stationed at long off.

Right into the blockhole, on middle, Smriti Mandhana charges down and shovels it to the bowler.

Pushed through, full and outside off, Harmanpreet Kaur drags the slog sweep towards deep mid-wicket for a single.

FOUR! Swept away, neatly! Pitched full and on off, Harmanpreet Kaur reads the length perfectly, sits down on her knee and cracks the sweep towards deep backward square leg for a boundary.

TWO WIDES! Around the stumps, curving back a long way down leg, Smriti Mandhana leaves and the keeper too, fails to collect it cleanly and allows the ball to parry away to the left of short fine. The fielder moves to her left, stops the ball and throws back to the keeper. The stumps are dislodged but Harmanpreet Kaur is home by then.

What a spectacular over by Jess Kerr! Just two runs from it! Keeps the line of attack around the fourth stump, on a good length, Harmanpreet Kaur punches it solidly but cannot find the gap once again at cover.

A gentle-paced delivery, tailing in a long way down the leg side, Harmanpreet Kaur misses to glance it away to the leg side and the ball deflects off her pads and drops on the surface.

Jess Kerr sticks to the good length ploy, with an inswing on off, Harmanpreet Kaur shuffles across off, opens the bat face and guides it straight to cover again.

Kaur punches this good-length delivery off the back foot, but finds the fielder at cover.

Bangs it short into the surface, on the leg stump line, Smriti Mandhana rises with the bounce and pulls it towards deep square leg for another run.

Fractionally short on off, curving back into the batter, Harmanpreet Kaur covers the line and pulls it to deep mid-wicket for an easy single.

FOUR! Won't be a maiden as this is clever batting by Mandhana! Pulls her length a bit does Mair, outside off, Smriti Mandhana gets a bit of room and guides it along the ground past the short third fielder for a boundary.

Much fuller again, at the stumps, Smriti Mandhana drives it firmly but straight to mid off. That's 5 dots in a row for Mair.

Swing and a miss! Pitched up, full and outside off, Smriti Mandhana plays inside the line of the ball and swings hard but misses to connect.

Length ball around off stump, Smriti Mandhana leans forward and drives it to cover.

A bit of nerves out there in the middle. A slight miscommunication between the wickets. Pitched too full, and around off, Smriti walks a few of steps down to the pitch and drives it to the right of mid off. Harmanpreet Kaur wants a quick single but is sent back by her partner. A direct hit at the bowler's end would have been interesting.

Length, angling on pads, Smriti Mandhana pushes it to mid on off the back foot with a straight bat.

Back of a length outside off, Harmanpreet Kaur rocks back and pulls it down to the left of deep mid-wicket for a couple.

Flighted ball, full and at the stumps, Kaur knocks it down to mid on with soft hands.

Dragged length around off, turns back in a bit as well, Kaur looks to work it away to the leg side but gets a leading edge along the ground to backward point.

Much fuller and on off, this is driven through wide of mid off for one.

Length ball outside off, turns back in a bit as well off the deck, Kaur gets down on one knee, looks to play the reverse paddle, gets some glove which goes over the keeper's head for a single.

OUT! CAUGHT AND BOWLED! A massive, massive wicket for the Kiwis and they are all pumped up and why not! Eden Carson strikes gold on the very first ball. She attacks the stumps on a fuller length, it gets a bit of a variable bounce off the deck as well. Shafali Verma looks to work it across towards the leg side and closes her bat face too early in the process. Hence, a healthy leading edge is found and it is chipped straight back to the bowler. Eden Carson makes no mistake with a regulation catch. Shafali Verma departs in and is very disappointed with herself.

A low full toss from Jess Kerr, on the stumps, Shafali Verma covers the line and drills it down to long on for a single to end the first over. A good positive start for India Women. 11 runs come off it.

Pitched outside leg on a short of a good length, nipping away to the off stump line, Smriti Mandhana walks across and pulls it along the ground for a single towards deep mid-wicket.

Fuller one and swinging into the stumps, this is flicked away by Shafali down to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Tailing down the leg side again, on a fuller length, Shafali Verma fails to get any bat on it and the ball beats the keeper and rolls down to deep fine. Two byes taken.

WIDE! Sliding down leg on a good length, wide called.

Short and wide outside off, Smriti Mandhana punches it down to the sweeper cover for a single.

FOUR! India Women begin the chase with a boundary! Jess Kerr bowls it a bit short in length, and angling on middle and leg, Smriti Mandhana stands in the crease and pulls it well through square leg for a boundary. A valiant effort there by Georgia Plimmer as she runs from deep mid-wicket and dives to her left to intercept the ball, but all in vain.