India Women vs Australia Women, 13th Match, ICC Womens World Cup 2025 - Live Cricket Score, Commentary

Sutherland to Shree Charani, out Bowled!! Dragged on! 5-fer for Sutherland. India have not completed their full 50 overs. Australia's players come around and mob Sutherland. Top stuff on a belter! Good length ball around off, Charani stays rooted to the crease and has a tentative poke, the inside edge crashes into the stumps. Shree Charani b Sutherland 0(2)

Sutherland to Kranti Gaud, out Caught by (sub)Wareham!! Fourth wicket for Sutherland. India are 9 down and still 9 balls. It is the back of the hand slower ball and Gaud did not spot, deceived for pace and she chips her heave to long-on, Wareham comes in and makes no mistake this time. Kranti Gaud c (sub)Wareham b Sutherland 1(3)

Gardner to Amanjot Kaur, out Caught by Molineux!! Gone! Another one perishes. India are 8 down and still have 15 balls. Can they bat their quota of overs? This is good bowling from Gardner. After firing a few down leg, she tosses one up outside off, Amanjot makes room and reaches for the inside out loft, slices it towards backward point and Molineux reverse cups it safely. Amanjot Kaur c Molineux b Gardner 16(12) [4s-2]

Gardner to Sneh Rana, 1 run, dropped! That was a regulation catch and Wareham has put it down. Rana closes the bat face and the leading edge balloons over mid-wicket, Wareham comes in and gets both hands but does not hang on

Gardner to Sneh Rana, FOUR, neatly done! There is a fine leg in place but Rana has managed to beat her. Fired down leg and Rana uses the pace on offer, laps it fine and beats Garth in the deep

Molineux to Deepti Sharma, out Caught by Mooney!! India continue to lose wickets.. Deepti attempts the big shot and perishes. The field was up on the off-side but Deepti tries to clear long-on instead. She shimmies down, does not quite get to the pitch but goes through with the loft, more height than distance and Mooney settles near the rope, takes it safely. Deepti Sharma c Mooney b Molineux 1(6)

Molineux to Amanjot Kaur, FOUR, dragged down and Amanjot puts it away. She is quick to pick that length, rocks back in her crease and nails the pull in front of square, right between deep mid-wicket and long-on

Sutherland to Deepti Sharma, no run, big relief for India. That would have been disaster if Deepti was gone. Angled across the southpaw, slower ball and Deepti goes chasing, there's a thin outside edge and the ball bounces just in front of Healy. It was touch and go but the third umpire had a couple of replays and was satisfied that the ball had bounced into the gloves

Sutherland to Rodrigues, out Caught by Mooney!! Third wicket for Sutherland. She's picking wickets at one end even though India are scoring freely from the other. Another smart piece of bowling. Back of the hand slower ball, Jemimah backs away and has to reach for the big shot, toe-ends it straight back over Sutherland and Mooney runs to her right from mid-off to complete a good catch. Another quick cameo from an Indian batter comes to an end. Rodrigues c Mooney b Sutherland 33(21) [4s-5]

Sutherland to Rodrigues, FOUR, nicely done! Fine leg is up for Jemimah and she capitalises. Shuffles across, crouches low and converts it into a full toss, laps it over short fine and collects the boundary

Molineux to Amanjot Kaur, 2 runs, short and around off, Amanjot makes room and cuts it past a diving backward point, couple more

Molineux to Amanjot Kaur, FOUR, dragged down and Amanjot does not need a sighter to put that away, rocks back and pulls it over mid-wicket

Sutherland to Richa Ghosh, out Caught by (sub)Wareham!! Sutherland breaks the partnership. This is a massive wicket. Richa could have done serious damage at this stage. But she walks back with still 7 overs left. 89.5ks pace off delivery and that's the reason Richa drags the flat-batted hit to long-on, simple catch for Wareham. Richa walks back practising the same shot down the ground, that's where she meant to hit it but ended up dragging it because of the slowness. Richa Ghosh c (sub)Wareham b Sutherland 32(22) [4s-3 6s-2]

Sutherland to Richa Ghosh, FOUR, poor delivery and Richa puts it away. 115ks angled into the pads, Richa whips it backward of square and beats the fielder in the deep. The 50-run stand comes up..

Molineux to Richa Ghosh, FOUR, fabulous shot! 89.6ks fired full on off, Richa makes room and lofts it inside out over extra cover, one bounce and over the ropes. She's so good hitting down the ground..

Molineux to Rodrigues, FOUR, oh ho! Jemimah brings out the reverse sweep and nails it perfectly. Quicker delivery around off, Jemimah reverses her stances and sweeps it behind square, beats short third and the ball races away

McGrath to Richa Ghosh, FOUR, this is smart batting. Richa knew McGrath was going to shorten the length, waits for that length and hammers the pull in front of square, right between deep square leg and deep mid-wicket

McGrath to Richa Ghosh, SIX, this has gone the distance. Richa backs away and McGrath tries to follow her, but does not get the length right, in the slot and Richa smokes it over long-off. Clean swing of the bat

McGrath to Rodrigues, FOUR, just over Litchfield. Full pitcher outside off, Jemimah saw the width and length and went after it, miscues the lofted drive and manages to clear mid-off

Alana King to Richa Ghosh, SIX, smashed! Perry was interested for a while but could only watch the ball sail over. King drifts onto leg-stump, Richa sits down and slog sweeps towards deep square leg. She gets enough to clear Perry

Schutt to Rodrigues, FOUR, lovely shot! She creates the shortish length but hanging deep in the crease, pulls off the front foot through mid-wicket and beats Gardner to the fence. India keeping the intent going..

Molineux to Harleen Deol, out Caught by Sutherland!! Sliced in the air and it's an easy catch at long-off. Wickets in successive overs and there will be two new batters at the crease now for India. Deol tries to keep the momentum going as she dances down here. Tries going for a big shot down the ground but there's just enough grip for Molineux to produce the error. It turns away, catches the outside half and goes high in the air. No mistake from Sutherland. Harleen Deol c Sutherland b Molineux 38(42) [4s-3 6s-1]

Schutt to Rodrigues, FOUR, off the mark with a boundary. Not sure if it was totally intentional from Rodrigues. Slower one on off, back of a length, she opens the face and guides it very fine past the keeper

Schutt to Kaur, out Caught by Molineux!! The late-cut isn't late enough from Harmanpreet! Goes straight to the fielder at backward point. Slower one outside off at just 95kph, she waits on it, cuts late and hits it in the air to Molinuex who grabs it nicely with both hands. Schutt gives the Indian captain a send-off. Kaur c Molineux b Schutt 22(17) [4s-3]

Schutt to Kaur, FOUR, back-to-back fours to finish the over! Not much wrong with this delivery. It's back of a length and close to off, no real room but Harmanpreet plays late and cuts it past short third. She now taps Deol on the back in a calm manner after shouting at her a minute ago

Schutt to Kaur, FOUR, not the length you want to be bowling with mid-off in the ring. Pitched right up in the slot, Harmanpreet clears the front leg and smashes it over the infield. She's now scolding Deol for that mix-up off the previous ball

Alana King to Harleen Deol, FOUR, diving effort from Perry in vain! Tossed up on off, quite full and Deol nails the sweep shot through square leg

Alana King to Kaur, FOUR, Harmanpreet wasting no time in going for the big shot! The platform is set and she wants to press the accelerator straightaway. Plenty of flight from King, lands right in the slot and she clears the front leg to hit down the ground. Doesn't quite get hold of it but gets it past mid-on

Alana King to Harleen Deol, FOUR, paddled fine as Deol continues to keep the scoreboard moving. Tossed up on off, quite full and she's in position early to lap it past the keeper

Sutherland to Pratika Rawal, out Caught by Perry!! She couldn't have found the fielder any better. Was struck firmly and went so quickly that had it been a few yards either side of Perry, it would've been four. But she doesn't have to move at all. Dug in short, it's at the body, and Rawal gets hold of the pull shot as she swivels across. A bit unlucky that it goes straight to hand. Both openers now gone. Pratika Rawal c Perry b Sutherland 75(96) [4s-10 6s-1]

Alana King to Harleen Deol, FOUR, swept hard and flat, it's dying in front of Gardner as she charges across from deep midwicket, goes for the cut but fails to get to it. Fails to cut off the boundary either as she had committed to go for the catch and was diving forward

Alana King to Pratika Rawal, FOUR, edged and four! Turning away off a good length from off, Rawal goes back to cut, length isn't quite there for it and she gets a healthy edge past the keeper

Molineux to Harleen Deol, SIX, clean strike down the ground! Deol has come out firing! Uses her feet, gets close enough to the pitch of it and lofts it over mid-off. Lovely swing through the line

Molineux to Mandhana, out Caught by Phoebe Litchfield!! Mandhana holes out in the deep! It's full on off, she goes for the slog-sweep, doesn't really commit to it and fails to clear the boundary. Comfortably held by Litchfield and Australia have finally broken the opening stand. End of a superb knock from Mandhana as she announces her presence in this tournament after a few failures. Mandhana c Phoebe Litchfield b Molineux 80(66) [4s-9 6s-3]

McGrath to Pratika Rawal, FOUR, hammered down the ground! Full delivery just outside off, Rawal goes hard and drills it past the bowler. There's a diving effort from mid-off but she fails to cut it off

McGrath to Mandhana, SIX, taken in the deep by a backpedaling Perry but she ends up falling outside the boundary. Will be six. Full and wide outside off, Mandhana throws her bat at it and carves it over point. Was always going over the ropes but a superb effort from Perry

Molineux to Mandhana, FOUR, full toss outside off, Mandhana gets low and sweeps it through the gap at midwicket. Diving effort in the deep goes in vain

McGrath to Pratika Rawal, leg byes, FOUR, consecutive boundaries, although this one is off the pad! Wrong line again from McGrath. It's a slower one down leg, Rawal misses out but it runs away fine off the pad

McGrath to Pratika Rawal, FOUR, loosener and punished! Short one down leg, slower one, Rawal pulls it fine and beats the fielder in the deep

Kim Garth to Mandhana, SIX, smashed down the ground! Round the wicket, good length ball on off, she goes hard and smokes it over mid-off. Becomes the quickest batter to 5000 ODI runs, and also the youngest

Kim Garth to Pratika Rawal, FOUR, through the line and down the ground! Good way to bring up fifty! Pitched up on middle and leg, she clears the front leg, has no intention of keeping it down and lofts it nicely. Has taken her time getting to the fifty but is showing signs of getting a move on

Kim Garth to Mandhana, FOUR, poor delivery and Smriti puts it away. Strays down leg, the length is short and it is easy pickings for Smriti, she swivels around and pulls it to fine leg. The fielder was square and had no chance of stopping that

Kim Garth to Pratika Rawal, 1 run, short of length outside off, Pratika rides the bounce and punches to sweeper cover

Kim Garth to Pratika Rawal, FOUR, shot! Slower leg-cutter from Garth and Pratika spotted it early, waited for the ball to arrive and heaves it over mid-wicket, no chance for Gardner to get around and make the stop

Kim Garth to Mandhana, 1 run, fifty for Smriti. First in the tournament and it has come in the biggest game for India. They should be a relief. She came into the tournament with truck loads of runs but couldn't get going in the first 2 games. But has turned up against the mighty Australians. She raises her bat and acknowledges the applause. Short of length delivery, Smriti rolls her wrists over and pulls to deep square leg

McGrath to Pratika Rawal, no run, dropped! Tough chance but you expect Australians to take those. King is the fielder. Almost a replay to how Pratika was dismissed against South Africa. Full angling into leg, she closes the bat face and the leading edge pops towards mid-wicket, King runs in and dives but only manages to get fingertips to the ball

Sutherland to Pratika Rawal, FOUR, shot! She's been trying that shot a few times now and finally it has come off. The front foot pull and Pratika has nailed it. Fraction short and she quickly latches on, smashes it in front of square and there's no need to run for that

Gardner to Mandhana, FOUR, short and wide outside off, Smriti puts it away nonchalantly, she cuts this time and it is in front of square. Gardner needs to rethink her plan

Gardner to Mandhana, FOUR, lovely shot! It is a packed off-side field and Smriti manages to pierce it with precision. Short and does not come on, Smriti delays her back foot punch and places it in front of square, right between cover and extra cover

Gardner to Mandhana, FOUR, cheeky! This is a shot that Smriti has added to her arsenal in the recent time. She shuffles across, waits for the ball to arrive and laps it to fine leg. Uses the pace on the ball and collects the boundary

Sutherland to Pratika Rawal, FOUR, in the air and safe. Was that the release Pratika needed? Gardner goes for the catch and does not get there. Short and banged into the surface, Pratika takes it on and miscues the pull to deep backward square, Gardner charges in and dives forward, but the ball lands in front of and escapes past her

Molineux to Mandhana, FOUR, boundaries flowing.. Short and around off, Smriti hangs back and punches it in front of square. No one sweeping on the off-side and the ball races away.. Pressure on Molineux

Gardner to Pratika Rawal, SIX, the charge is on from both ends. Pratika uses her feet, gets to the pitch of the ball and lofts it with the spin over long-on

Gardner to Pratika Rawal, FOUR, evades Tahlia near mid-off. India upping the ante. Floated up around off, Pratika does not bother to keep the drive down, strikes it uppishly to the right of mid-off and eludes the outstretched hand of Tahlia

Molineux to Mandhana, FOUR, just over the fielder. Big over for India, 16 runs, and they needed that. Fraction short and Smriti likes it there, quickly rocks back and pulls it over the leaping square leg fielder

Molineux to Mandhana, SIX, lands just beyond the rope. Once again not quite middled but Smriti gets maximum result. Tossed up delivery, Smriti leans into the loft shot and launches it towards long-on

Molineux to Mandhana, FOUR, finally some intent from India. First ball for Molineux and Smriti greets her with a boundary. Flighted delivery around off, she gets under it and lofts it over mid-on, not off the middle but enough to get her a boundary

Kim Garth to Pratika Rawal, FOUR, gentle loosener on the pads, and Rawal picks it away through midwicket for her second boundary. Nicely flicked through the gap there

Schutt to Pratika Rawal, FOUR, now she capitalises on one that ends up on the pads. Full and swinging in, Rawal rolls the wrists and flicks it sweetly to the right of mid-on. Races away on this outfield

Kim Garth to Mandhana, FOUR, smooth as silk from Mandhana! Full and wide outside off, she reaches out, doesn't go too hard on the drive and simply caresses it through the covers. What timing!