IND-W vs NZ-W Ball by Ball Commentary

OUT! GONE! Yadav falls two short of her fifty! A length ball, outside off, Yadav makes room and slashes but it goes high up and to point where Lauren Down takes a sitter. New Zealand Women win by 76 runs.

Flighted outside off, Mishra knocks it to cover.

Angles it full and on the pads. Mishra tucks it to square leg.

Fuller ball on off, Mishra prods and defends.

Full and outside off, Yadav slashes it past cover for a single.

Yadav goes across and sweeps this full ball to square leg for a brace.

Angles it on the pads, Yadav clips it to mid-wicket.

This is full and on middle, Mishra blocks.

A full toss on off, Mishra plays it to mid on.

Goes for the yorker on leg, Mishra looks to push it away but misses.

Angling on leg, Yadav slog sweeps it to deep square leg for one.

Full and down leg, Yadav fails to dig it out and it goes to the keeper.

This is full and on middle, angling on. Yadav heaves it to long on for no run.

Mishra survives! Fuller ball on off, Mishra blocks it out.

This is full and on off, it is pushed to covers for a single.

Too full and on off, Yadav drives but to covers.

Fuller ball on off, Yadav pushes it to mid off.

Flatter and outside off, Yadav cuts it to deep point for no run.

Full and on middle, Yadav defends it to cover.

OUT! GONE! This was always coming! Kerr angles in a full ball, around off, Thakor tries to hit through the line but doesn't hit off the middle. Hits it to cover where Suzie Bates runs to her right and takes it. A fine partnership comes to an end.

Outside off, close to the tramline. Thakor leaves.

FOUR! Excellent shot! Touch fuller and around off, Thakor heaves it to deep mid-wicket over the fielder for four runs.

Flat and way outside off. Thakor looks to reverse hit but misses.

Bowls it full and outside off, Thakor swings her bat but mistimes it over mid off. It goes high up but not far away. Just two.

Short and onto the body. Yadav pulls it to square leg for one.

Slightly short and on off, Yadav pulls it to long on for a single.

Bowls it short and outside off, Yadav looks to cut but misses.

Good stop! Outside off, Yadav slaps it to the right of short cover. Sophie Devine dives and stops.

Tossed up full and on off, Yadav punches it to cover.

An arm ball, full and on off, Yadav defends it out.

This is full and on off, Thakor sweeps it to deep square leg for a single.

This is full and on off, Yadav pushes it to cover.

Goes full and on middle, Yadav solidly defends it.

Short in length and on off, Yadav looks to pull but inside edges it onto the pads.

Bowls it full and tight on middle, Yadav blocks it back to the bowler.

On a length and on off, Yadav defends it out.

A good length ball on middle and leg. Yadav misses her flick. An appeal but that was going down.

A length ball on middle, Thakor blocks it out.

Tossed up on off, Yadav taps it to covers for a quick single.

Fuller ball, outside off, Yadav pushes it to point.

Full and on middle, Thakor eases it to long on and limps to the other end. The physio is out. Maybe Thakor is feeling cramps now.

Flights it full and on middle and leg, Thakor sweeps it to deep mid-wicket for a couple of runs.

This is full and on off, Thakor pushes it to cover.

On the pads, Yadav flicks it to square leg.

Full and outside off, Yadav looks to drive but misses.

FOUR! Yadav into the 40s! Length ball, way outside off, Yadav punches it late through backward point for a boundary.

Short of a length and on middle, Thakor turns it to square leg for a single.

Wide! Slower and down the leg side, Thakor misses her flick. Wided.

On a length and on middle, nips in late. Thakor defends it well.

Good length ball, outside off, this is hit through covers for a single.

Very full and outside off, Thakor pushes it straight to cover.

Flighted full and outside off, Yadav drives it to deep cover for a single.

Full and sliding on middle and leg, Thakor sweeps it to square leg for one.

Tossed up on off, Thakor leans and blocks it out.

This is full and on middle and leg, Thakor pushes it to cover.

Flatter and on middle, Yadav turns it to square leg for a single.

A dot to end the over as Thakor blocks this out.

Spills it full and angling on middle and leg. Thakor keeps it out.

On a length and outside off, Thakor shoulders arms to it.

Outside off, Yadav plays it through covers for a single.

Full again and on middle and leg. Yadav flicks it and it lobs just to the right of mid-wicket for a couple.

This is full and outside off, Yadav pushes it to point.

Flatter and on middle, Thakor keeps it out.

A slower length ball on middle, Thakor swings her bat and hits it over the bowler's head to long on for a brace.

On middle, Thakor blocks it out.

Very full and on off. Thakor jams it out to point.

A length ball on the pads. Yadav plays it to long on for a single.

Outside off, Thakor uses the pace and hits it to third man for a single.

Angles it on middle, Thakor flicks it to mid-wicket for a single.

Very full and on middle and leg, Thakor nudges it to square leg.

On a length and on middle, Thakor blocks.

Fuller ball on off, Thakor drives it straight to point.

Fuller ball on off, Thakor pushes it to cover.

Length ball on middle, Thakor chips it over the bowler as the bat turns in her hand, it rolls to mid on.

Full and on off, this is pushed to cover.

Very full and on off, Yadav blocks it out.

Flights it full and outside off, Yadav guides it to short third man for a brace.

Very full and outside off. Yadav toe ends her lofted shot to point and it goes over the fielder for a couple.

On the pads, Thakor helps it on the leg side to square leg for one.

Floats it full and on middle, Thakor defends on the front foot.

FOUR! Poor ball and it is hit away! A full toss angling on the pads. Yadav whacks it over square leg for a boundary.

On a good length and on middle, Yadav blocks it out.

Tad fuller and on middle, Yadav flicks it to mid-wicket.

One more dot as Yadav keeps it out.

This is full and on off, Yadav knocks it to mid off.

A good length ball on off, Yadav prods and blocks.

Flatter and outside off, Thakor carves it to point.

Full and on off, Thakor blocks it out.

FOUR! Boundaries flowing! Very full and outside off, Thakor drives with a straight bat to long off for a boundary.

On a length and on middle, Thakor blocks.

Full and on off, Yadav pushes it to point for a single.

FOUR! Yadav is positive! Length ball, outside off. Yadav carves it to deep point for another boundary.

Full and on off,  Thakor pushes it to mid off.

FOUR! CUT AWAY! Shorter and outside off, Thakor cuts it to point and it races to the fence.

Wide! Flirts with the outside off line and bowls a wide.

Around off, Yadav pushes it to covers for a single.

A loopy ball, outside off, Yadav plays it to point.

Tossed up full and outside off. Yadav punches it to point.

Jess Kerr bowls it full and on middle, Yadav blocks it out.

MAIDEN! Flighted full and on off, Thakor blocks it out.

Angles it on the pads. Thakor tucks it to square leg.

On off, fuller ball, Thakor pushes it to cover.

Floats it full and on off, Thakor defends again.

On off, Thakor blocks it out.

Too full and on middle,  Thakor leans and defend.

FOUR! Welcome boundary! Full and way outside off, Yadav opens the bat face and dabs it to third man for a boundary.

Tossed up full and on off, Yadav prods and blocks it out.

Too full and on middle and leg, Thakor works it to square leg for one.

Wide! Short and outside off, Thakor leaves.

Fuller ball on middle, Thakor blocks.

A good length ball, outside off, Thakor tries to push at it but misses.

Fuller ball on middle, Yadav plays it to long on for a single.

A yorker, outside off, spins in. Thakor looks to drive but misses.

Full and on off, spins in. Thakor prods and blocks.

On middle, Thakor hangs back and nudges it to square leg.

Very full and outside off, Yadav knocks it to covers for one.

Too full and on middle and leg, Yadav clips it behind square leg for a couple of runs.

Very full and on off, Yadav keeps it out.

A length ball, wide of off. Thakor has a poke at it but misses.

Full and on middle,  Thakor blocks it out.

On a length and wide of off. Thakor slaps it wide of point and they collect a brace.

Length and on off, Yadav taps it to point for a single.

Outside off, this is guided to point for a single.

Short in length and outside off, Yadav knocks it to point for a single.

OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! The keeper looks absolutely confident! New Zealand Women have taken it upstairs. A BIG SPIKE on UltraEdge. Reddy has to go. Tossed up full and outside off, spins in. Reddy half presses to push but edges it to the keeper. There was a clear noise.

On off, Yadav drops it in front of covers for a quick single.

FOUR! The crowd find their voice once again! Pitched up, outside off, Yadav creams it through covers in the gap for a boundary.

Flat and on middle, Yadav blocks.

Tosed up, full and outside off, Yadav looks to push it away but misses.

Full and outside off, Reddy pushes it to covers for a single.

OUT! GONE! Another one bites the dust! A good length ball, shaping away outside off. Sharma looks to punch it away but gets a thick outside edge right into the keeper's mitts. The last known batter goes.

Fuller and shaping on the pads. Reddy flicks it to fine leg for a single.

A good length ball, outside off, Reddy punches it to cover.

Angles it onto the pads. Reddy keeps it out.

On middle, fuller and Reddy pushes it to mid on.

Fuller delivery on middle, Sharma flicks it to mid-wicket for one.

Angling on the pads,  Reddy whips it straight to square leg.

Tossed up full and outside of, Reddy leans into her drive and miscues it back to the bowler.

Tossed up on middle, Reddy flicks it to square leg.

OUT! CHOPPED ON! Really unfortunate way to get out. Flat and around off, Hasabnis goes back to pull but bottom edges it back onto her pads. It hits the pads and rolls over to hit the stumps. Takes a couple of deflection but eventually rolls over and one of the bails falls over.

This is full and on off, Hasabnis eases it to mid on.

Flatter and on middle, Hasabnis blocks it on the deck.

One more run to end the over as Hasabnis dabs it to point. 100 up.

Full and on middle, Sharma turns it to mid-wicket for a single.

On a  length and on off, Sharma keeps it out.

Too full and on off, this is pushed to mid off.

Close to the off pole, in the channel and Sharma looks to push it away but misses.

JUST SHORT! A length ball, way outside off, Sharma cuts it to point where te fielder doesn't dive forward and instead collects on a bounce.

Full and on off, Hasabnis blocks it again.

On off, this is blocked out.

Outside off, this is slapped to deep cover for a single.

Slows it up and bowls outside off, turns away. Sharma is drawn to push but misses.

Full and on  off,  Hasabnis whips it to mid on for a quick single.

On off, Sharma pushes it to deep cover for a single.

Bowls it tight on the pads, Hasabnis keeps it out.

Full and on middle, Hasabnis chips it to mid on. Just checks her shot. Living a bit dangerously.

FOUR! Played with delicate hands! A bumper, outside off, Hasabnis cuts it very late and outside edges it to third man for a boundary.

Wobble seam, length and on middle, Hasabnis inside edges her push back onto the pads.

A length ball on middle, Hasabnis wrists it only to mid-wicket.

A length ball, outside off, Sharma plays it to covers for a single.

Tossed up on middle, Hasabnis defends on the deck.

On middle, Sharma tucks it to long on for one.

Wide! Well down the leg side, Sharma misses her sweep.

Too full and on middle, Hasabnis skips down and drills it to mid on. A slight misfield and they are quick to sneak a single.

Bowls it full and on leg, Hasabnis looks to sweep but cue ends her shot to mid-wicket.

Tossed up on middle, Hasabnis tucks it to square leg.

Too full and on middle, this is flicked to long on for a single.

On middle, Sharma turns it to mid-wicket. Slight hesitation for the run but they make it comfortably.

On a length and on middle, Sharma defends.

FOUR! Much needed! Welcome boundary! Too full and outside off, Sharma drives it through covers and beats the fielder in the deep.

Flat and outside off, Sharma plays with soft hands to short third man.

Tossed up on off, Sharma heaves it to the right of long on for a couple of runs.

On a good length and on off, Sharma defends it.

Maiden to start for Carson! On middle, Hasabnis eases it to mid-wicket.

Flighted full and on off, Hasabnis defends it solidly.

Eden Carson goes full and on off. Hasabnis blocks it out.

Tossed up, full and outside off, spins in. Hasabnis looks to sweep but misses.

On middle,  Hasabnis again blocks.

Tossed up on middle, Hasabnis prods and blocks.

Flat and on off, this is punched to cover.

Full and on off, Hasabnis pushes it to long off for a  single.

Full and on off, Sharma drops it to covers and takes a quick single.

Full and on off, this is pushed down to mid off.

This is full and on middle, Sharma turns it to square leg.

OUT! TAKEN! Skipper gets the other skipper! How big is this wicket? Short of a length and on middle, Kaur tries to pull but it wasn't that short, it goes off the top edge to deep square leg where Eden Carson runs in and takes it.

Maiden! Around off, Hasabnis chops it to short third man.

On middle,  Hasabnis pushes it to mid-wicket. Five dots now.

Tad short and on off, Hasabnis nudges it to mid-wicket.

Tails in a full ball on leg, Hasabnis sweeps it to the leg side.

An arm ball, full and outside off, Hasabnis prods and blocks.

On a length and outside off, Hasabnis dabs it to short third man.

Shapes in a length ball on leg, Kaur gets low to pull but misses it.

On off, Hasabnis drives it to cover. The fielder lets it roll through her hands for a single.

Full and on off, Hasabnis plays it back to Devine.

Bangs it short and outside off, Hasabnis looks to ramp it over but misses.

Full and on the pads, this is flicked to mid-wicket for a single.

Fuller delivery on middle, Kaur blocks.

Flat and slow outside off, Hasabnis looks to punch but misses.

Floats it full and on middle, Hasabnis defends on the front foot.

Tossed up on off,  Hasabnis blocks.

Wide! Slides it full and down leg, Hasabnis misses her flick.

Serves it short and on middle, Kaur pulls it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

On middle, Hasabnis sweeps it to deep square leg for a single.

Wide! Down the leg side, Hasabnis looks to sweep but misses.

A single now as Kaur works it to covers for one.

FOUR! Well played! Outside off. Hasabnis waits on the back foot and guides it through third man for a boundary.

Full and shaping on the pads, Kaur flicks it to deep square leg for a single.

Length and outside off, Hasabnis dabs it to third man and gets off the mark with a single.

OUT! EDGED AND GONE! There was definitely a noise! Sophie Devine hits it hard into the surface, short and outside off. Rodrigues goes back to cut but gets an outside edge to the keeper who makes no mistake.

TAP AND RUN! Length and on off, Kaur plays it to cover for a single.

This is full and on off, Rodrigues pushes it to cover. A direct hit at the bowler's end as Kaur was out of her crease but she was in quickly. It rolls away for a single.

Tossed up on middle, Kaur defends it out.

Slower one, full and on middle, Kaur blocks.

Pushes it full and wide of off, Kaur plays it to cover.

An appeal and up goes the finger. Kaur reviews. UltraEdge shows no bat. Ball Tracking shows the wickets are missing by a small margin. Excellent review. This is flat and angling on leg, Kaur looks to reverse hit but misses and gets hit on the pads. Really good review.

FOUR! Powered! Tad short and on middle, Kaur goes back,opens up her body and pulls it to deep square leg in the gap for a boundary.

JUST SHORT! Shorter and outside off, Rodrigues cuts it to point who gets low and collects on a bounce.

On middle, Kaur skips down and plays it back to the bowler.

Tossed up on middle, Rodrigues plays it to long on for a single.

A single as Kaur hits it to point.

Too full and outside off, Kaur pushes it to covers.

Well outside off, Rodrigues hits it to cover for a single.

Fuller ball on middle, Rodrigues plays it back to the bowler.

Outside off, Rodrigues cuts it to point for a single.

Tossed up on middle, Rodrigues uses her feet and keeps it out.

This is full and on middle, Rodrigues plays it back to the bowler.

Length and on middle, Rodrigues blocks.

Wide! Way outside off, shaping in. Rodrigues slashes her blade and misses.

FOUR! She loves width, this is full and outside off, Rodrigues creams it through covers for a boundary. 50 up.

A single as Kaur hits it to mid-wicket.

On middle and leg, Kaur turns it to square leg for one.

SIX! Pulls the bones out of it! Pitched up angling on middle, Kaur hammers it over long on and it goes all the way.

No ball! Clearly a no ball! A full toss well over the chest area, outside off, Kaur punches it to cover. Free hit next.

Shapes in a length ball on off, Rodrigues tucks it to square leg for a single.

Very full and outside off, Rodrigues hits it to point.

Around off, Rodrigues knocks it to cover.

Too full and on off, Kaur mistimes her paddle sweep to the leg side for a single.

Fuller delivery on off, Rodrigues pushes it back to the bowler.

Tad short and on middle, Kaur pulls it to deep square leg for a single.

Flighted full and on off, Kaur punches it to point.

Another dot as Kaur prods and blocks it out.

Flatter and on off, Kaur punches it to cover.

Full and on off, Kaur drives it to cover.

A single to end the over as this is flicked to square leg.

Angling on the pads, Rodrigues helps it to square leg for a single.

Too full and outside off, Rodrigues drives it to cover.

Inward angle, full and on middle, Rodrigues keeps it out.

Tries to find the swing again but bowls a low full toss. Rodrigues punches it straight to cover.

Shapes in a full ball on middle, Rodrigues nudges it to mid on.

On middle, Kaur defends it again.

Fuller ball on off, Kaur blocks it out.

Wide! Short and wide of off. Kaur leaves.

Shorter and outside off, Rodrigues ramps with soft hands to third man for one.

Goes full again on off, Rodrigues pushes it to mid off.

On a length and on middle, Rodrigues blocks.

FOUR! So soothing to watch. Pitched up, outside off, Rodrigues leans and drives it through covers, the fielder gives a chase but in vain.

On a length and on off, Kaur blocks.

Slants in a full ball on middle, Rodrigues eases it to mid on for a quick single. She is off the mark.

This is full and outside off, Rodrigues pushes it to cover.

This is full and angling on off, Rodrigues prods and blocks.

On a length and outside off, Rodrigues punches it to cover.

Full and outside off, Kaur paddles it to fine leg for a single.

OUT! EDGED AND GONE! India lose their third wicket! Lea Tahuhu bowls it on a good length and outside off, angled away. Bhatia chases and flashes her bat, gets an outside edge to the keeper who makes no mistake.

Wide! Down the leg side, Bhatia misses her flick.

This is full and outside off, Bhatia flicks it through square leg for a couple of runs.

Fuller ball on off, Bhatia pushes it to mid off.

On the pads. Kaur flicks it to deep square leg for a single.

A length ball, outside off, Kaur knocks it to cover.

Full and on middle, this is pushed to mid on.

Outside off, Bhatia punches it to covers for a single. The fielder throws to the keeper who fails to stop cleanly and they take one more.

Jess Kerr swings in a full ball on the pads. Bhatia misses her flick and gets hit on the pads. A huge appeal but turned down. Kerr still convinces her skipper to take it upstairs but that is clearly pitching outside the line. Poor review to be honest.

Length ball on off, Kaur paddles it to fine leg for a single.

OUT! LBW! Oh, that looks plumb! Kerr goes wide of the crease and slants in a full ball on off, a lot of shape on this one. Verma tries to play across the line and misses. No bat involved. Ball Tracking shows THREE REDS. Verma is already walking back. Not sure why she reviewed on the first place. Both the openers are gone.

Length and outside off, Bhatia strokes it through point for a single.

Just a soft push down the ground by Verma to long on for one.

SIX! SHOT! Short of a length and on leg, Bhatia pulls it over deep square leg for a biggie. She is a really good player of the pull shot.

Goes full and around off, Bhatia pushes it to mid off.

This is short and on leg, Bhatia looks to pull it away but misses.

Too full and outside off, Bhatia drives it to cover.

Scrambled seam delivery, length and outside off. Bhatia looks to punch it away but misses.

A good length ball on middle, Bhatia blocks.

Pitched up, outside off, Bhatia drives it to deep cover to get off the mark with a single.

Fuller ball on off, Verma pushes it to long on for a single.

Goes wide of the crease and creates an angle, outside off, this is hit to cover.

Fuller and around off, swings in. Verma blocks it out.

On middle, Verma plays with the angle to mid-wicket.

FOUR! Second boundary! Short in length and on middle, Verma gets inside the line and pulls it to square leg for a boundary.

This is full and on off, Bhatia drives it straight to cover.

A good length ball outside off, Yastika Bhatia has a poke at it but misses.

OUT! GONE! Mandhana goes for a duck! Chases this widish delivery with a tame push and gets a thick outside edge to point where Georgia Plimmer takes on the second attempt. New Zealand Women strike early.

On a length and around off, Mandhana gets her head down and defends.

A good length ball on middle and leg. Verma nudges it to deep square leg for a single.

FOUR! Off the mark in style! A length ball, outside off, Verma smashes it through point for a boundary.