India Women vs Sri Lanka Women, 1st Match, ICC Womens World Cup 2025 - Live Cricket Score, Commentary

Shree Charani to Harshitha Madavi, out Lbw!! Close decision and it has gone in favour of India. Sri Lanka lose Harshitha but not the review. This was not all that short but Harshitha crouches low and tries to pull, misses and is struck on the back thigh. Ball-tracking showed impact was umpire's call and smashing into middle-stump. The pressure was building and India have their reward. Harshitha Madavi lbw b Shree Charani 29(45) [4s-3]

Shree Charani to Harshitha Madavi, no run, 79.5ks fuller and outside off, Harshitha pushes it firmly towards cover

Sneh Rana to Harshitha Madavi, no run, 76.4ks slower and holds the length back, defended to the off-side

Sneh Rana to Harshitha Madavi, 1 run, tossed up on off, Harshitha leans forward and clips it to square leg

Shree Charani to Harshitha Madavi, 1 run, 81.4ks touch quicker, Harshitha punches it to long-on

Shree Charani to Harshitha Madavi, no run, turning into leg, Harshitha helps it along and finds short fine

Shree Charani to Harshitha Madavi, 1 run, short and spinning in, Harshitha pulls backward of square

Shree Charani to Harshitha Madavi, no run, tossed up around off, Harshitha clips it to mid-wicket

Sneh Rana to Harshitha Madavi, 1 run, fraction short and outside off, Harshitha cuts it square of the wicket

Sneh Rana to Harshitha Madavi, 1 run, floated up outside off, Harshitha sweeps in front of square and Radha makes a sliding stop near deep mid-wicket

Sneh Rana to Harshitha Madavi, no run, flighted on off-stump, Harshitha settles into the forward defensive

Sneh Rana to Harshitha Madavi, no run, another leading edge and it does not carry, again! Tossed up on middle, Harshitha lunges forward and closes the bat face, the ball balloons up and lands short of backward point

Shree Charani to Harshitha Madavi, 2 runs, pushed it through a bit, Harshitha waits and dabs it past short third, easy couple

Shree Charani to Harshitha Madavi, 1 run, in the air and safe. That wasn't far from Rana. Flighted delivery, Harshitha closes the bat face early looking to work it into the leg-side and gets a leading edge, the ball lobs towards mid-wicket and evades a diving Rana. She moved to her right and dived but the ball was away from her

Sneh Rana to Harshitha Madavi, 1 run, very slow and it gives Harshitha time to direct it square of the wicket on the off-side

Sneh Rana to Harshitha Madavi, no run, was that a chance? Flighted and drifts in, Harshitha goes for a booming drive and the ball beats the inside edge, Richa does not glove it cleanly behind the stumps. It wasn't far from the off-stump either

Deepti Sharma to Harshitha Madavi, 1 run, too full and down leg, Harshitha sits down and jams the sweep through Richa's legs, just a single

Sneh Rana to Harshitha Madavi, no run, very full delivery, Harshitha squeezes the drive out to cover

Sneh Rana to Harshitha Madavi, 1 run, turn and bounce now. Shortens the length and gets it to kick, Harshitha checks her push and sends it uppishly through point. Things starting to happen for India..

Sneh Rana to Harshitha Madavi, no run, slower and around off, Harshitha gets behind the line and defends

Sneh Rana to Harshitha Madavi, no run, turn for Rana. Tossed up, drifts in and spins away, Harshitha is beaten on the sweep and the ball misses everything, Richa Ghosh was moving down leg to glove the ball and is left wrong-footed, Deepti makes the stop at slip

Sneh Rana to Harshitha Madavi, no run, 75ks flighted delivery, Harshitha prods forward and defends

Deepti Sharma to Harshitha Madavi, 1 run, tossed up on leg, Harshitha gets low and paddles it behind square

Deepti Sharma to Harshitha Madavi, no run, desperate dive from Jemimah at mid-off to save the boundary! Tossed up on off, driven firmly down the ground and she throws herself to her left

Deepti Sharma to Harshitha Madavi, no run, tossed up, slow through the air on middle, driven to mid-on

Sneh Rana to Harshitha Madavi, no run, slow through the air to Harshitha, dips on a length and she defends from the crease

Sneh Rana to Harshitha Madavi, no run, tossed up on off, quite slow through the air at 74kph, Harshitha defends forward

Sneh Rana to Harshitha Madavi, 2 runs, overpitched on off, Harshitha flicks through square leg, places it in the gap and is back for two

Sneh Rana to Harshitha Madavi, 1 run, fuller at the stumps, squeezed away through midwicket

Sneh Rana to Harshitha Madavi, no run, oh lovely flight! Drifting in on off, lures Harshitha into the drive but then dips and turns. It goes past the outside edge and through to the keeper

Sneh Rana to Harshitha Madavi, no run, goes back and punches nicely but there's a diving stop at cover

Sneh Rana to Harshitha Madavi, no run, punched to mid-on

Kranti Gaud to Harshitha Madavi, 1 run, back of a length on middle, Harshitha tucks it through midwicket, thinks about the second but is sent back

Kranti Gaud to Harshitha Madavi, no run, sharp movement off the seam! Nipping away off a length, Harshitha pokes at it but fails to get anywhere close

Kranti Gaud to Harshitha Madavi, no run, short and wide, Harshitha misses out on the cut as it goes off the toe-end to short third

Kranti Gaud to Harshitha Madavi, no run, pitched up just outside off, driven to short extra cover

Kranti Gaud to Harshitha Madavi, no run, good length around off, defended tentatively

Amanjot Kaur to Harshitha Madavi, 1 run, angling in on middle, back of a length, Harshitha tuks it through square leg

Amanjot Kaur to Harshitha Madavi, FOUR, loose ball from Amanjot who's leaking runs. Angling down leg, back of a length, Harshitha glances it fine and comfortably beats deep backward square. Third boundary of the over!

Amanjot Kaur to Harshitha Madavi, no run, another good-looking drive but straight to the fielder this time. Half-volley outside off, Harshitha misses out and finds short extra cover

Amanjot Kaur to Harshitha Madavi, FOUR, pierces the gap to perfection! Pitched up outside off, she gets forward, leans into the drive and cracks it through extra cover

Amanjot Kaur to Harshitha Madavi, no run, much straighter, much better, Harshitha defends

Amanjot Kaur to Harshitha Madavi, FOUR, the width has disappeared so far. Same result with the new batter as well. Quite wide outside off, Harshitha goes for the drive and it runs away off a thick edge past backward point

Kranti Gaud to Harshitha Madavi, leg byes, 1 run, Gaud and Harman get together to discuss about a review. They decide against it. Good length ball down leg, nips in and strikes Harshitha on the pad. Seemed like it pitched outside leg

Kranti Gaud to Harshitha Madavi, no run, good length delivery, defended