Delhi: An exciting battle is going on between India and New Zealand in the important match of Women’s ODI World Cup 2025 being played at DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai, but rain had stopped the match midway. New Zealand won the toss and decided to bowl first, after which the Indian batsmen performed brilliantly and scored 329 runs losing 2 wickets in 48 overs. (until the rain stops)

49 over match

Due to rain, the match was reduced to 49 overs, but Team India batted brilliantly and scored 340 runs losing 3 wickets in 49 overs. The excitement among the fans is at its peak after seeing the team’s score. Now it is the turn of the bowlers to show their magic. The target for the Kiwis has been revised due to the Duckworth-Lewis rule (DLS). To win this match, the guests will have to score 325 runs in 44 overs.

Mandhana and Pratika’s century innings

The start of the Indian team was excellent. Opener Smriti Mandhana batted in excellent rhythm and completed the 14th century of her ODI career. He played an inning of 109 runs, after which Suzie Bates dismissed him. At the same time, Pratika Rawal also batted brilliantly and scored 122 runs in 122 balls. She was out on this score.

Jemima and Harmanpreet not out

When rain stopped the match, Harmanpreet Kaur was not out on 10 runs and Jemimah Rodriguez was not out on 69 runs. Both the batsmen were looking in good form and India’s score had reached 329/2 in 48 overs.

Pratika made a special record

Pratika Rawal achieved another achievement in this match. He completed his 1000 runs in ODI career. For this he took only 23 innings. In this way, he equaled the record of Australia’s Lindsay Reeler, who had completed 1000 runs in the same number of matches.

India in the race for semi-finals

This match is also important from the semi-final race point of view. If India wins this match today, it will become the fourth and last team to reach the semi-finals. At the same time, New Zealand needs to defeat India to enter the knockout.

Playing eleven of both the teams

India – Smriti Mandhana, Pratika Rawal, Harleen Deol, Harmanpreet Kaur (captain), Jemimah Rodriguez, Richa Ghosh (wicketkeeper), Sneh Rana, Deepti Sharma, Renuka Singh, Kranti Gaur, Shri Charani.

New Zealand – Suzie Bates, Georgia Plimmer, Amelia Kerr, Sophie Devine (c), Brooke Halliday, Maddy Green, Isabella Gage (wk), Jess Kerr, Rosemary Mayer, Eden Carson, Lee Tahuhu.