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

Kranti Gaud to Udeshika Prabodhani, 1 run, back of a length in the channel, she leans back and punches to deep point

Kranti Gaud to Udeshika Prabodhani, no run, Gaud is attacking the stumps hoping for a mistake but so far Prabodhani has put bat on ball comfortably. Defended again

Kranti Gaud to Udeshika Prabodhani, no run, stays rooted to the crease as she defends this length ball to short extra

Kranti Gaud to Udeshika Prabodhani, no run, full on off, pushed to mid-off

Kranti Gaud to Udeshika Prabodhani, FOUR, dug in short, Prabodhani looks to pull and it flies off the top-edge over the keeper

Kranti Gaud to Inoka Ranaweera, 1 run, good length in the channel, Ranaweera punches it to deep point

Kranti Gaud to Udeshika Prabodhani, no run, nails the yorker on middle but Prabodhani manages to keep it out

Kranti Gaud to Achini Kulasuriya, 1 run, good length ball wide of off, dabbed down to third

Kranti Gaud to Achini Kulasuriya, no run, fourth stump, back of a length, Kulasuriya tries steering it to third but is beaten

Kranti Gaud to Udeshika Prabodhani, 1 run, good length in the channel, punched from the crease to sweeper cover

Kranti Gaud to Udeshika Prabodhani, no run, full delivery on off, pushed to short extra

Kranti Gaud to Udeshika Prabodhani, FOUR, runs away off the edge! Good length outside off, Prabodhani goes for an ambitious drive but lacks the skill to execute. Luck is in her favour though

Kranti Gaud to Nilakshi de Silva, no run, 109.9ks back of a length delivery, Nilakshi guides it to backward point and sets off, but Sugandika sends her back and Nilakshi makes it in before Richa breaks the stumps. Good call not to take the single as Radha was the fielder and she was quick to swoop in

Kranti Gaud to Nilakshi de Silva, FOUR, smashed! Gaud misses her yorker and lands it in the slot, Nilakshi smacks it straight back over the bowler and picks up a much needed boundary. She's keeping Sri Lanka alive in this game

Kranti Gaud to Nilakshi de Silva, no run, 107.5ks low full toss on off, Nilakshi jams the drive back to Gaud

Kranti Gaud to Nilakshi de Silva, no run, short and outside off, Nilakshi cuts and picks out Radha at backward point

Kranti Gaud to Sugandika Kumari, 1 run, angled in from round the wicket, Sugandika pushes it off the inner half to mid-wicket

Kranti Gaud to Sugandika Kumari, no run, fuller and slanted across, Sugandika drives and is beaten on the outside edge

Kranti Gaud to Nilakshi de Silva, FOUR, lovely shot! Full delivery on middle, Nilakshi whips it nonchalantly in front of square and almost sends it all the way, one bounce and over the ropes. She used her bottom hand to get the elevation and power

Kranti Gaud to Nilakshi de Silva, wide, short of length sprayed outside off, Nilakshi lets it pass and collects the wide

Kranti Gaud to Sugandika Kumari, 1 run, 103.8ks fullish delivery, Sugandika pushes it off the outer half past backward point

Kranti Gaud to Sugandika Kumari, no run, still not able to make contact. On a length and outside off, Sugandika slashes and is nowhere close to connecting

Kranti Gaud to Sugandika Kumari, no run, 106.9ks full pitcher outside off, Sugandika drives and gets beaten on the outside edge again

Kranti Gaud to Sugandika Kumari, no run, full and angled across, Sugandika swings hard and is beaten on the outside edge

Kranti Gaud to Nilakshi de Silva, 1 run, short of length delivery, Nilakshi goes for the pull and gets it high on the bat, the ball lands safely over square leg

Kranti Gaud to Chamari Athapaththu, no run, good length delivery around middle and off, tight lines from Gaud, Athapaththu defends

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

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

Kranti Gaud to Hasini Perera, out Bowled!! Rather ungainly shot and the off stump is pegged back. Gaud screams in delight as the first Lankan wicket falls. Good length delivery from over the wicket, Perera gets down on one knee looking to hack it across the line but fails to make contact. It crashes into the top of off stump. Perera was mostly hit-and-miss out there, and this time she missed. Hasini Perera b Kranti Gaud 14(20) [4s-2]

Kranti Gaud to Hasini Perera, no run, pitched up around off, pushed to mid-on

Kranti Gaud to Hasini Perera, FOUR, flies off the edge over short third! Angling away outside off, good length ball, and as she has done throughout this innings, Perera goes after the width on offer. Nothing half-hearted about that and it balloons over the infield

Kranti Gaud to Hasini Perera, no run, overpitched around off, squeezed to cover

Kranti Gaud to Chamari Athapaththu, SIX, throws the kitchen sink at that one! Full and wide, Athapaththu doesn't hold back and carves it over point. Might not have been off the middle but she gets enough on it

Kranti Gaud to Chamari Athapaththu, no run, keeper gets excited but there's an inside edge involved. Good length around off, nips back in this time and Athapaththu is nearly trapped in the crease in defence

Kranti Gaud to Chamari Athapaththu, no run, nips away sharply off a good length outside off, Athapaththu pushes away from the body and is beaten'

Kranti Gaud to Chamari Athapaththu, no run, pitched up just outside off, driven firmly to mid-on

Kranti Gaud to Chamari Athapaththu, no run, angling away outside off, Athapaththu sees width and tries to cut but is beaten

Kranti Gaud to Hasini Perera, 1 run, should've been an easy two but Athapaththu slips and falls while turning for the second. Has to settle for one. Good length around off, looks to defend and it goes off a thick inside edge behind square

Kranti Gaud to Hasini Perera, no run, pitched up around off, driven to mid-on

Kranti Gaud to Hasini Perera, FOUR, no second invitation needed! Full and wide, Perera goes hard and slaps it wide of backward point. The fielder, Rawal, could've probably done better. Dives across but doesn't even get a hand

Kranti Gaud to Hasini Perera, no run, nearly dragged on! Full delivery just outside off, she looks to drive hard, loses her shape and gets a thick inside edge that deflects off the pad and rolls past leg stump

Kranti Gaud to Hasini Perera, no run, angling away from off, full delivery, Perera looks to drive but can't line up the angle properly. Gets a thick edge rolling to backward point

Kranti Gaud to Hasini Perera, no run, good length around middle and off, defended into the on-side

Kranti Gaud to Hasini Perera, no run, over the wicket, back of a length delivery angling away from off, Perera looks to cut but doesn't have much room. Mistimes it in front of cover

Kranti Gaud to Hasini Perera, no run, misses out on the half-volley and drives straight to mid-on

Kranti Gaud to Chamari Athapaththu, 1 run, full delivery across off, Athapaththu gets forward, opens the face and steers it to deep point

Kranti Gaud to Hasini Perera, leg byes, 1 run, down the leg-side, good length ball, Perera looks to clip it away but is hit on the pad as it nips in a touch

Kranti Gaud to Hasini Perera, no run, full around off, pushed to mid-off

Kranti Gaud to Hasini Perera, no run, full delivery around off, she gets forward and pushes into the off-side

Kranti Gaud to Hasini Perera, no run, good length on leg, Perera bunts it into the on-side