Summary

  • India beat New Zealand by 53 runs (DLS) to seal semi-final place

  • New Zealand eliminated by defeat

  • India made 340-3 in rain-reduced 49 overs - second spell of rain then reduces NZ's chase to 44 overs

  • Rawal hits superb 122 off 134 balls

  • Mandhana hits brilliant 109 off 95 balls as India put on 212 for first wicket

Live Reporting

Mike Peter

  1. Here's a reminder of the three India wickets to fall...

  2. Two India batters scored centuries as they posted 340-3 from 49 overs.

    Pratika Rawal top-scored with 122 (134), including 13 fours and two sixes.

    Smriti Mandhana scored 109 (95), including 10 fours and four sixes.

  3. I'm typing this with some reluctance... it's raining again and covers are being brought back on.

  4. 'I am happy to end of a good note'

    India's Pratika Rawal: "I am very happy with the way our team has begun.

    "I want to bat as much as I can so to bat for longer today is great.

    "I was struggling at the start to middle the ball but I am happy that we ended on a good note."

  5. Ind 340-3

    Rodrigues 76*, Ghosh 4

    Dot, two, four, single, wicket, four.

    And that's the end of India's innings. The batters run from the field.

    Play will resume in 10 minutes for New Zealand's chase.

  6. Kirstie Gordon
    Former Scotland bowler on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    That is not the greatest ball Rosemary Mair has bowled. A good catch from Eden Carson however and Harmanpreet Kaur is not happy.

  7. wicket

    WICKET

    Harmanpreet c Carson b Mair 10 (Ind 336-6)

    A wicket off the penultimate ball of the innings. Eden Carson takes a good catch at backward point to remove Harmanpreet Kaur.

  8. Kirstie Gordon
    Former Scotland bowler on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    The outfield looks much slower than it did earlier because of the rain.

  9. dropped catch

    Dropped catch - Rodrigues on 71

    Jemimah Rodrigues showcases her intent from ball one of the final over, stepping across to try and slog Rosemary Mair. She fails to connect cleanly and ends up on her back.

    She takes two off the next ball and is then dropped in the deep by Maddy Green, with the ball rolling into the rope for four.

  10. Ind 329-2

    Ground staff bring on the covers as rain interrupts play during the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup India 2025Getty Images

    Aaaaaand we're back!

    Rosemary Mair will bowl the final over of India's innings.

  11. T-minus five minutes until we're back underway in Navi Mumbai.

    India are 329-2 after 48 overs, with Jemimah Rodrigues on 69 (51) and captain Harmanpreet Kaur on 10 (10).

    India will bat for one more over in this rain-reduced 49-over-per-side game. Then there'll be a 10-minute innings break before New Zealand start their chase.

    You imagine Rodrigues and Kaur will swing for the hills for these six deliveries.

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  13. And for the sake of completeness, here's the best of Pratika Rawal's century...

  14. There's still 20 minutes until play resumes.

    Why not watch these highlights of Smriti Mandhana's innings? It never gets old.

  15. Thanks Mike.

    They're doing quite a good clean-up job. Several areas on the boundary were underwater a few minutes ago but it's looking pretty dry now.

  16. More positive news - all the covers have been taken off now bar the one on the square.

    Hopefully that's a sign we'll get back on time at 15:20 BST.

    I'm going to hand you over to Elizabeth Botcherby.

  17. Hmm, OK.

    So we've got a restart time - 15:20 BST, with India bafflingly coming back to bat one of their two remaining overs in a 49-over game.

    However, it is raining again and the covers, which were half off the field, appear to be being moving around again.

  18. No wait, they're now collecting water from that sheet and pooling it into a bucket to be carried away.

    Meanwhile we can see some big puddles on the boundary's edge.

  19. The umpires are now in conversation with the two captains - again, we can't hear what they're saying, and it's hard to read anything from Harmanpreet Kaur and Sophie Devine's body language.

    It does appear to have stopped raining. Some ground staff have lifted up the edges of a smaller cover and appear to be pouring standing water onto it, presumably so they can use it as a big container to carry the water off the field.

  20. The TV cameras are showing the umpires in discussion with a member of the ground staff.

    Unfortunately we don't have any sound, but there does seem to be a firm exchange of views going on.