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India's 28-year-old pacer Arundhati Reddy had an injury scare with less than a week to go into the ICC Women's ODI World Cup 2025 opener. She awkwardly landed on her left leg while attempting Heather Knight's catch on follow-through. She had to be escorted off the field on a wheelchair. While it seemed India’s fast-bowling stocks will be depleted, she recovered and return to the field for the second warm-up game against New Zealand on September 27 and claimed a couple of wickets. After the game teammate, Harleen Deol asked what went in Reddy’s mind while she was recovering from the injury.
“I just wanted to ask that you know, yesterday — I mean, in the last game — you were in a wheelchair. How difficult was it for you to recover so quickly? And I know all the fans back home, the people who love you, were there. They were a little tense. How was that experience?" Harleen asked in a video posted by the BCCI on social media.
Reddy thanked the medical staff for her swift recovery. She admitted that she was scared at first but eventually had the confidence that she will play in the next game.
"Initially, it was scary for me as well because at that time it was quite a big impact, so I was really scared to even get up. But I would really like to thank the medical staff and the team because they really did a good job and gave me the confidence that I could play. So I would really like to thank them,” Arundhati said.
Reddy strikes twice in death overs
Reddy bowled her full quota of nine overs in the rain-curtailed 42 overs per side game in Bengaluru. She was impactful with the old ball, getting the wickets of wicketkeeper-batter Isabella Gaze and Jess Kerr in consecutive overs. She conceded 42 overs from nine overs.
Comfortable win over White Ferns
Young pacer Kranti Goud claimed two wickets whereas Shree Charani bagged three, restricting New Zealand to 232/8. In the run chase, India got off to a decent start. Opening in place of Smriti Mandhana, Uma Chetry scored 38 runs from 36 balls. Later, Harleen and Harmanpreet Kaur's fifties helped hosts India chase down the target of 237 with four wickets in hand and 10 deliveries to spare.
India vs Sri Lanka to kick-off World Cup
Reddy will be seen in action when India go up against Chamari Athapaththu-led Sri Lanka at Barsapara Cricket Stadium, Guwahati. She has played two ODIs against Sri Lanka and claimed a couple of wickets at an average of 40.50.
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