India vs New Zealand LIVE: Women's Cricket World Cup 2025 score, radio, highlights & updates – BBC

Hosts India face New Zealand in Navi Mumbai
Rain stops play with India 329-2 after 48 overs
Rawal hits superb 122 off 134 balls
Mandhana hits brilliant 109 off 95 balls as India put on 212 for first wicket
New Zealand won toss and bowl
India will progress to semi-finals with victory due to number of wins
New Zealand must win to stay in contention
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Mike Peter
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.
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.
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.
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.
The covers are being moved around a little on the outfield.
I'm not sure if that means anything in particular – we've not seen a significant reduction in coverage.
Here's the best of Pratika Rawal's innings.
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Best shots from Pratika's 'marvellous' innings against New Zealand
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OK, it's really tipping it down now.
Could this save New Zealand's tournament? Their competition has been blighted by the rain with winnable fixtures against Pakistan and Sri Lanka washed out, but defeat here would have put them out.
A third match without a result would keep them in the World Cup though, with both sides moving to five points with one game to play.
We'll likely be off for a while now – here's the best of Smriti Mandhana's innings to keep you going.
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Best shots from Smirti Mandhana's innings against New Zealand
As a huge white plastic sheet is hauled across the ground in Navi Mumbai, the rain does seem to be coming down a little heavier.
It will at least be a chance for Jemimah Rodrigues to get more physio treatment – she's been hobbling with what appears to be a hamstring injury.
Stephan Shemilt
BBC Sport chief cricket reporter on BBC Radio 5Live Sports Extra
You can tell it is not raining too heavily because the India batters are walking off very slowly.
Ind 329-2
Harmanpreet swipes for the mid-wicket boundary off Rosemary Mair, but some good relay fielder on the ropes keeps her to a single.
And I'm afraid the umpires have decided they can't keep the players on – we're going off with two overs to go in the innings.
Stephan Shemilt
BBC Sport chief cricket reporter on BBC Radio 5Live Sports Extra
I cannot understand how India are getting the ball through the off-side ring. New Zealand have four fielders there and India keep getting through.
A first four for Harmanpreet Kaur, piercing the gap between two fielders at point.
Meanwhile it does appear to be drizzling, but it seems like we'll continue with the innings almost done.
Stephan Shemilt
BBC Sport chief cricket reporter on BBC Radio 5Live Sports Extra
You wonder where New Zealand can bowl to Jemimah Rodrigues because she is hitting the ball from anywhere.
Four, four, four.
Jemimah Rodrigues takes boundaries off the odd-numbered balls of Eden Carson's over, with a reverse through third, a drive into the covers and a cut past point.
A leg side single sees her retain the strike and move to 64 – she couldn't reach three figures, could she?
Ind 302-2
A half-century on her return to the side!
Jemimah Rodrigues brings up her 50 from 38 balls, timing Melie Kerr's penultimate delivery through the covers for four and bringing up India's 300 in the process.
A single into the leg side follows – we've got five overs left, as Rodrigues gets some treatment from the physio at the change of ends.
Captain Harmanpreet Kaur comes in for the close of the innings, but starts at the non-striker's end as Eden Carson returns to the attack.
Having come on strike, Harmanpreet gets off the mark with a single sent square.
Steven Finn
Former England fast bowler on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra
Melie Kerr gets her revenge! A marvellous innings from Pratika Rawal – she has really given her team a fantastic opportunity to win this game.
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Best shots from Pratika's 'marvellous' innings against New Zealand
Pratika c sub (Rowe) b M Kerr 122 (Ind 288-2)
Six and out!
Pratika Rawal clouts Melie Kerr straight down the ground and over the advertising hoarding, but the New Zealand spinner strikes back with her final delivery.
It's another shot down the ground, but this time substitute Hannah Rowe is there to take her second catch of the game.
A superb innings comes to an end – that six had seen it become the second highest score of the tournament – and Rawal has left her side in a superb position.
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'That's a brilliant catch' – Pratika is caught by Rowe off the bowling of Kerr
Shachi Pai
Former Lancashire batter on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra
Number three is a great spot for someone like Jemimah Rodrigues. She is a busy cricketer and a positive one. That would then take the pressure off Harmanpreet Kaur who comes in later.
Another over, another couple of boundaries for Jemimah Rodrigues.
She fires Suzie Bates' first ball through the covers for four, then muscles a shot through mid-wicket.
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