After suffering three consecutive defeats to South Africa, Australia, and England in the ongoing ODI World Cup 2025, India desperately needed a win to keep their semi-final hopes alive. New Zealand, with just four points from five matches, two games having been washed out due to rain, also needed a victory to stay alive in the tournament. However, the White Ferns faced a crushing defeat by 53 runs that ended their World Cup campaign.

India dominated all aspects of the game at DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai. The openers, Pratika Rawal and Smriti Mandhana, were the stars, each scoring a century. Though both started cautiously, Mandhana found her rhythm, finishing with 109 runs off 95 balls. Rawal took longer to settle, raising questions about her strike rate, but ultimately scored 122 runs

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