IND-W vs ZIM-W Ball by Ball Commentary

1 run, this is worked away for a run.

Full from Deepti on off, Chipo sinks her back knee and slogs it off the top edge. But there is no power on the shot so the ball goes on the bounce to long on for a single.

Excellent recovery by Charani. 11 in the first over, she concedes just a single off her second. Short outside off, Nkomo cuts it to backward point.

That was close! A textbook left-arm spinner’s delivery. Full on off, it draws the batter forward, then turns away sharply past the outside edge. Nkomo, though, keeps her balance and holds her back foot just behind the line when Richa breaks the stumps. The replay confirms that Nkomo is safe.

Tossed up, full outside off, Nkomo chips it on the bounce to the right of the diving cover fielder. Mid off moves to her left and stops it with a dive.

DROPPED! Shafali is the culprit. She frustratingly throws the ball back to the bowler. Good length and spinning in towards middle stump. Mugeri-Tiripano skips down the track, thumps it to the left of the fielder at mid off. Shafali moves across and gets both hands to it, but the ball just slips through her grasp. They pick up a single.

Flat, full, outside off, reverse swept to short third.

Dear me! That was far too casual from Chipo. Floated up, full and outside off, and Chipo Mugeri-Tiripano strides across to flick, but the ball spins in sharply, beats the inside edge and clips the front thigh pad before deflecting back to the keeper. Richa Ghosh gathers it and sees Chipo wandering out of her crease, so she watches the batter closely before whipping off the bails. The side-on replay shows Chipo out of the crease, then strolling back in, with her leg in the air for a fraction of a second before it comes down again. The TV umpire rules that it was grounded by the time the zing bails lit up, and she survives.

Beaten! A touch full, drifting away, outside off, Nkomo throws her bat at it to access the off side but gets beaten all ends up. Despite three wides, just 7 runs off the over.

Short and spinning in from off, Nkomo hangs back and punches it to mid off.

Outside off on a length, Nkomo cuts it late to deep third for a couple of runs.

A bit of yes and not, but no harm done. Shortish delivery from around the stump, on leg. Josephine Nkomo tucks it to backward square leg. Chipo is through for a single but is sent back from halfway. The fielder scores a direct hit at the bowling end but Chipo is well in by then.

Wide! Oh, dear! A hat-trick of wides by Shafali. Drifting down leg, full in length, Josephine tries the sweep shot but cannot connect.

Wide! Darted down the leg stump once again, Nkomo misses the sweep.

Wide! Fired down leg, full in length. Nkomo gets down on a knee to paddle but misses.

Full from around the stump, on off, Chipo drives it inside out to deep cover for a single.

Darts in a full ball on the pads, Josephine flicks it behind square leg for a single.

A bit too full, on off, Nkomo drills it down to long on for a single.

50 up for Zimbabwe Women! Full and pushed through on the stumps, Chipo Mugeri-Tiripano clips it into mid-wicket for a quick single.

FOUR MORE! Action replay of the previous ball. Quicker and fuller, on off, Chipo Mugeri-Tiripano once again gets down on her knee and reverse sweeps it firmly to deep third for a boundary.

FOUR! Innovative and effective! Too full outside off, on a flatter trajectory. Chipo Mugeri-Tiripano nails the reverse sweep through short third and backward point for a boundary.

Sliding onto the pads, full in length, clipped behind square leg for a single.

Sree Charani is into the attack. Full around off, looped up, Nkomo defends with a big lunge.

A bit short and outside off, Nkomo dabs it off the back foot to widish backward point for a quick single.

Short of a length, angled in, Chipo heaves it off the inner half to the left of mid-wicket for a single.

Overthrows! A sloppy fielding effort there. Back of a length, outside off, Chipo Mugeri-Tiripano cuts it off the back foot to the right of backward point and calls her partner through for a single. Anushka Sharma is quick to attack the ball. She picks and throws to the batting end, but misses her shy and there is no proper back up on the leg side. Deepti Sharma dives to her right from short mid-wicket but the ball beats her. She could have been a bit alert there but the ball trickles to the outfield. It is chased down by Smriti Mandhana who sprints from mid on and stops it before the fence. Three runs taken.

On a length, on middle, Nkomo works it wide of short mid-wicket for a single.

FOUR! Tickled away! Gaud overcorrects and bowls on the pads, full in length. Josephine Nkomo uses the pace and nudges it behind to deep fine leg for a boundary.

Wide! A bouncer over the head height, outside off, left alone.

OUT! SMASHED AND CAUGHT! Mayers falls while attempting to push the run rate up. Kranti bashes the length hard, outside off, Mayers hangs back and tries to smash it over cover, but mistimes it off the inner half and the ball goes at a catchable height towards short cover. Deepti Sharma moves a bit to her right and plucks it nicely over her right shoulder. Zimbabwe Women are 30/3 in 8.1 overs.

An in-dipping full toss outside off, Sharne drills it down to long on for a single.

A low full toss at 99.8 kph, on off, Mayers drills it back to the bowler. Reddy makes a half-stop on her follow-through.

FOUR! Stand and deliver! Short of a length and outside off, nipping away. Mayers gets the ball at a comfortable height. She waits back, lets the ball arrive and smashes it over extra cover for a cracking boundary.

Pitched full and around off, pushed away gently to extra cover.

Full at 102.7 kph, on off, Sharne drives it on the bounce to short cover.

Fractionally full and angling in, Chipo clips it wide of mid-wicket for a single.

Dropped full at 71.8 kph, outside off, Sharne drives it straight to short cover.

Stump-to-stump, full in length, Sharne blocks it to the right of the bowler.

Full, spinning in, around off, Mayer leans on and guides it to short third.

FOUR! Shot! Short and spinning into the batter, Sharne goes back and hammers it down to the right of mid off. Kaur puts in a dive but the ball stays out of her reach and races to the fence.

OUT! CAUGHT BY KAUR! A soft, soft dismissal. Pushed through by Sharma, full and on off stump. Beloved skips down the track and tries to loft it over mid off, but mistimes it off the toe end. It gets chipped towards mid off where Harmanpreet Kaur takes an absolute dolly. Zimbabwe Women are 20/2 in 6.2 overs.

Full on the stumps, blocked off the front foot.

FOUR! Up and over! Outside off and too full, Chipo gets on the front foot and slices it over backward point to pick up a boundary to her name. Zimbabwe Women end their Powerplay on 20/1.

Full at 101.1 kph, on off, stroked to short cover.

Swing and a miss! Outside off and full, Chipo tries to drive it away, swings hard, but misses.

Geez, how has that missed the leg stump? The ball shapes back into the batter, full and angling down leg, and Chipo Mugeri-Tiripano swings across the line but finds nothing. It sneaks past the leg stump by a whisker, and Richa, diving to her right, plucks it out of the air with a superb one-handed take.

And again! Too full from Reddy, outside off, Chipo Mugeri-Tiripano fails to dig it out and is beaten on the outside edge by a whisker.

Very full and outside off from around the stump, Chipo looks to carve it to the off side but the ball nips away to beat her bat.

Pitched full and around off, Chipo gets down on a knee and slogs it to deep mid-wicket for a single. She is keen to get back for the second but is sent back before the throw arrives to Deepti.

Nicely looped up, full and on off, Chipo presses forward and smothers the spin.

Short and outside off, Chipo lets it dip and cuts it on the bounce to backward point.

Pushed through, full on leg, stroked to mid on.

Chipo survives a scare! Full from around the stump, outside off, going with the arm. Chipo Mugeri-Tiripano goes for the reverse sweep but the ball passes close to her bat/glove before nestling into Richa Ghosh's gloves. An appeal for caught behind and up goes the finger. However, Chipo has opted for a review.  Oh, wow! UltraEdge shows a flat line. Now, onto the stumping review as Richa collected the ball and whipped the bails off. The side-on replay shows that Chipo's back leg is out of the crease momentarily but she manages to drag it inside the line before Richa dislodges the bails.

Width on offer, short outside off, Chipo hangs back and cuts it to backward point.

A lot fuller, around off, Chipo pushes it to covers and steals a quick single.

FOUR BYES! A poor line to a new batter. Swings the ball into the hips of the batter. Chipo Mugeri-Tiripano misses to tuck it away and the ball deflects off her thigh pad and beats Ghosh's dive to her right before racing to the fence.

OUT! BOWLED! There's the first wicket for India through Nandani. She goes wide of the crease and slants one in on off stump, just short of a good length. Ndhlovu clears her front leg and swings across for the pull, but she is nowhere near it as the ball stays low. It sneaks through and crashes into the top of off stump, tearing it out of the ground and sending it cartwheeling. Zimbabwe Women are 10/1.

Length ball, around off, knocked into covers.

Tap and run! A full ball, outside off, Biza knocks it in front of backward point and calls her partner through for a single. Anushka Sharma swoops across and releases a rocket-throw to the batting end, but misses her shy as the ball rams Richa's pads. Had the throw hit, Kelis would have been run out for sure.

Wide! Over-the-head bumper from Sharma now, on top of off, Biza lets it fly back to the keeper.

Fuller than a length, outside off with a hint of away shape. Biza drives it to deep backward point. The call is for two and they will get it quite comfortably.

Wide! A bit too straight, down leg, Biza misses the flick.

Sliding in and around leg, full in length, this is clipped behind square on the leg side for a single.

Bends her back and bowls it short at 112.2 kph, Beloved Biza arches back and tries to play the uppercut but misses to lay her bat on the ball.

Pitched up on off, driven away to mid off.

Fractionally full and around off, Biza drives it to the cover fielder. Niki Prasad picks and throws in a motion to the batting end, seeing Biza charge for a run and retreat back quickly. But she misses her shy and Richa gets a bad bounce as the ball flies over her outstretched hands over her head. It is backed up by Deepti who is right behind her.

Stump-to-stump line, full in length, Biza pushes it down to mid on.

Full and on the off stump, Biza presses in front and defends it to the cover region.

Slightly back of a length from around the stump, nipping back in. Kelis knocks it on the bounce to the bowler.

Good length, on the stumps. Ndlovu pushes at it and gets an inside edge on her front pad.

Swings onto the leg stump, full in length, Kelis tries to whip it across but the ball beats her inside edge and strikes the front pad.

Good shot, excellent running, top class fielding. Good cricket all around! Full and straight onto the pads, Biza flicks it wide of mid-wicket and the call is for two straightaway. The ball slows in the outfield and is hunted down by Kranti Gaud who sprints from deep square leg and dives to her left. The batters actually hare back for the third run before Kranti flicks the ball into the playing area. The replay confirms that it is a clean save by Kranti.

Another one that shapes away a bit, on a fractionally fuller length, Biza watchfully defends it to the off side.

Play and a miss! Nandani begins from over the stumps and bowls it full, outside off, getting a considerable outswing. Biza fails to carve it away and the ball zips past the outside edge.

Half an appeal for LBW, but turned down! Shapes into the batter on a length, Kelis plays all around it and is beaten on the inside edge as the ball strikes her thigh pad. Probably drifting down leg.

Fuller one, on the off stump, pushed away to mid off by Ndhlovu.

Wide! That swings a long way, but way down the leg stump, on a length. Kelis misses the glance and Richa does well to make a half-stop, diving to her right.

Tight line now, full on off, and this one goes straight on. Kelis is drawn forward and strokes it to mid off.

Misses out! Slightly short and swinging away but staying low on the bounce again. Kelis goes for the square cut but fails to connect.

Beaten again! Length-delivery, angling in and then curving away on off, Kelis loosely wafts at it but gets beaten once again.

Swing and a miss! Back of a length from around the stump. It stays low and swings away from the batter. Kelis looks to pull it to the leg side without moving her feet and is beaten on the inside edge. The ball hardly carries back to Richa.