IND-W vs BAN-W Match 23 Commentary - Manchester (25 June 2026)

Floated, short and outside off, Harmanpreet Kaur cuts it away straight to point.

Flighted, full and outside off, Harmanpreet Kaur throws her hands at it but misses.

FOUR! Gets it away! A low full toss, on middle, there to be hit. Harmanpreet Kaur gets down on one knee and swipes it away to the deep square leg fence for a boundary. India Women are just one hit away from the win now.

Flighted, full and on off, Harmanpreet Kaur stays back and taps it to the off side. She sets off for the run, while Nahida Akter runs towards the ball as well. She has a shy at the bowler's end with Kaur having to hurry, but the ball misses the stumps. A direct hit would have had Kaur here.

FOUR! Deepti Sharma hits the winning runs. INDIA WOMEN WIN BY 5 WICKETS! Nahida Akter delivers a full toss, around off, Deepti gets a bit across and whacks it to the deep mid-wicket fence for a boundary.

Hard length and on off, Harmanpreet Kaur steps across and nudges it through mid-wicket for a single. Kaur and Jemi almost ran into each other while taking that run.

FOUR! Sloppy in the field! Touch fuller and on middle, Jemimah Rodrigues clears her front leg and hits through the line. She smacks it past the bowler and to the right of long off, where the fielder makes a meal of it and lets it through for a boundary.

FOUR! Jemimah Rodrigues is in a hurry now! Pitched up and on middle and leg, Rodrigues gets right underneath it, targets the straighter boundary and tonks it between long on and long off for another boundary. India Women need just 9 runs to win now. 

OUT! CAUGHT! Jemimah Rodrigues perishes trying to attack again. This is fuller and on middle, holds its line. Jemimah Rodrigues looks to slog it down the ground once again but gets a top edge this time. It lobs up towards short third, where Marufa Akter takes a dolly, moving to her right. Jemimah Rodrigues's gem of a knock comes to an end.

On a length and on middle, Deepti Sharma clips it through mid-wicket for one.

Overpitched and on middle, Harmanpreet Kaur eases it to long on for one more.

Harmanpreet Kaur was gone had the throw hit. Short and on off. Kaur stands tall and dabs it in front of point. Rodrigues calls her through for a single but Kaur is late to respond. Harman had given up but the throw from the point fielder at the bowling end is well wide of the stumps.

Drops it short again, on off. Rodrigues cuts it away to deep point for one.

Stays on the shorter side, on off. Kaur chops it down wide of point and crosses over.

SIX! That will ease a bit of pressure. Angled in, from around the wicket, a bit too full, on middle and leg. Rodrigues collapses her back knee and pumps it over mid on for a biggie.

Slows it down now, on a length, on off. Jemimah reaches out and goes inside out over cover for a couple of runs.

FOUR! 15 runs off the over. Rodrigues moves to the off side and Meghla tries to follow her with a length ball. Jemimah gets the width to work with and she slams it to the left of long off for a boundary. India need 18 more runs.

Drops it short, on off. Kaur presses back and cuts it to backward point, where Marufa Akter makes a half-stop and the Indian batters are quick enough to sneak in a single.

Angled in at the hips, on the shorter side. Rodrigues clips it to deep mid-wicket for a run.

A massive mix-up but no harm done. Bangladesh miss a big chance. Full and darted in, on middle. Kaur sweeps but mistimes the shot towards square leg. Rodrigues is keen for a single and is nearly halfway through the run. The square leg fielder swoops in and throws it at the bowling end with Jemi struggling to return. The throw is a bit away from the stumps but Nahida Akter gets low to gather it. She lets it through her legs. There is a fielder to back up the throw and she flicks the ball onto the stumps at the bowling end but Rodrigues gets home with a dive by then.

Keeps it full, on middle, this is driven through mid on for a single.

Very full, around the off stump. Jemimah jams it out to point.

Floated up, on a good length, around off. Jemimah Rodrigues attempts the reverse sweep but fails to lay any bat on it.

Floated up, on off. This is driven to deep cover for one.

OUT! LBW! This looks straight, but Richa Ghosh still goes for the review. Drifting into the right-hander, on a length, on middle. Ghosh gets down on a knee for the sweep but misses it completely. The ball grazes the right shoulder before hitting the crouched back thigh, in front of the stumps. No bat involved, and the Ball Tracking comes up as umpire's call with the ball clipping the top of the middle stump. The on-field call stays. India are now 4 down for 98, requiring 39 more runs.

Full and attacking the front pad. Kaur stabs it down beside the strip on the leg side and takes a quick single.

Tossed up, fuller and on off. Rodrigues eases the drive to wide long off for one more. The 100 is up for India.

Outside off, not that short for the cut but Kaur goes for it. It sneaks under the blade.

Fuller and at the sticks. Kaur pushes it down to long on for a single.

OUT! CAUGHT! Immediate impact from Ritu Moni. On a good length, angling away from the left-hander. Bhatia puts her head down and swings through the line. The ball leaves her with the angle to catch the outer half. It is sliced to cover, where Rabeya Khan backpedals and takes a safe catch. India are 94/3, needing 43 more runs.

Fuller and wider on off. Rodrigues reaches out and drives it to deep cover for a single.

A bit short, wide on off. Richa flashes at the ball but only connects with thin air.

Angled in, on a back of a length, on middle. Ghosh jabs it in front of square on the leg side for another single.

On a hard length, on off. Jemi cuts but can't get it past backward point. Ghosh is keen for a single but is sent back.

Pace taken off, fuller and on middle and leg. Rodrigues clips it through mid-wicket for one. 40 more needed for India.

Tossed up, on middle and leg. Bhatia presses forward and drives it down the strip. Nahida Akter dives to her left but the ball gets past her and rolls to long on for one.

Not all that short, on of. Richa chops it down on the off side.

FOUR! Width offered and Ghosh pounces on it. Short and wide on off, a bit of turn that takes the ball away from the batter. Fast hands from Ghosh as she cuts it past the backward point fielder for a boundary. Nahida Akter wanted a better effort from the fielder but don't think that was a catching opportunity.

FOUR! And again. Closer to the off stump but the length stays short, on off. Ghosh waits on it and cuts it late to the left of backward point for four more.

Given LBW but successfully overturned. Turning away, on a good length, around off. Ghosh reaches out in front and goes hard on the sweep. The ball spins away to beat the bat. It goes under the right shoulder and catches the batter on the body. A loud shout and the finger is raised. Richa Ghosh reviews almost immediately.  No bat involved, but the Ball Tracking shows that the impact is outside the line. The on-field call is overturned.

Short and on top of off. Ghosh pats it to the right of the bowler. Good commitment shown by Nahida as she is quick to her right and prevents the single with a tumbling stop.

DROPPED! That should have been taken! Floated, short and on middle, Yastika Bhatia looks to swat it away but gets a bit hurried. She ends up smacking it back to the bowler, where Rabeya Khan moves to her left but gets into a tangle and spills it out. 

FOUR! Salt to the wounds! Short and down the leg side, there to be put away. Yastika Bhatia gets across and helps it on its way to the fine leg fence for a boundary.

Dragged back, outside off, Yastika Bhatia cuts it away between point and cover. Both fielders give chase and work in tandem to save a run as the batters take three.

Another short delivery, outside off, Richa Ghosh slaps it hard but the fielder at backward point makes a good diving stop.

Flighted, full and on middle, Richa Ghosh clips it through mid-wicket for one.

Floated, full and on off, Yastika Bhatia uses her feet and drills it to long off for one more. 52 needed off 60 balls.

Flighted, full and around off, Yastika Bhatia gets low and drags it to the left of long on for a single.

Goes short and around off, Shafali Verma swipes it off the inner half of the bat through mid-wicket for a run.

Flatter, full and on off, Yastika Bhatia comes down the track again and steers it through point for another run.

OUT! STUMPED! Great presence of mind from Bangladesh's skipper. Nahida Akter bowls this short and outside off, Shafali Verma looks to cut it away but ends up chopping it off the bottom edge onto the pitch. The ball goes behind and hits the pads of the keeper, but Nigar Sultana collects it on the second attempt. Shafali is not aware where the ball is and steps out of her crease, while Sultana breaks the stumps. Shafali's hand is on her head as she knows she has made a mistake here. India are 76/2, needing 61 more runs from 68 balls.

Tossed up, full and around off, Richa Ghosh gets forward and guides it to short third.

A bit quicker, full and on off, Richa Ghosh looks to push it away but misses.

Short and around off, Shafali Verma stabs it out towards cover for a single.

Floated, full and on leg, Yastika Bhatia uses her feet and drills it to long on for a run.

FOUR! FIFTY FOR VERMA! Off just 29 balls. This has been a fantastic knock and just what India needed on this tricky surface. This is dragged back, on off, turns away. Shafali Verma rocks back and slaps it through extra cover for a boundary. She brings up her 2nd half-century of this T20 World Cup.

Pushed through quicker, shortish and on off, skids through, Shafali Verma tries to guide it late but misses.

Slower through the air, full and on off, Shafali Verma gets drawn forward but pushes it safely to short cover.

Flighted, full and on off, Shafali Verma taps it to the right of short cover.

Fuller and on middle, Yastika Bhatia knocks it down the pitch, where Ritu Moni dives to her right on the follow-through to make the stop.

Full again and on off, Yastika Bhatia drives it but finds cover.

On a length and around off, Yastika Bhatia drills it through cover-point for a single.

Touch slower, pitched up and on off, Shafali Verma jams it out to sweeper cover for a run.

Fuller once more, on middle and off, Yastika Bhatia smacks it down the ground, almost taking out her partner. Shafali Verma does well to get out of the way, but the fielder at long on puts in a good dive to her right to make the stop. Just one.

Back of a length and around off, Shafali Verma punches it through covers for one more.

Drops it short, on middle, Shafali Verma moves back and heaves it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Tossed up, full and on middle, Yastika Bhatia drills it to long on for a run.

Slows it up, full and on middle, Shafali Verma backs away and pushes it to cover.

FOUR! Up and over! Flatter delivery, full and around off. Shafali Verma makes room, uses her bottom hand and thumps it over mid off for a boundary.

FOUR! Two in two! Action replay of the previous shot. Flighted, full and on middle, Shafali Verma creates a little bit of width, hits through the line, dispatching it over mid off for another boundary.

Comes around the wicket, fires this full and on the pads, Shafali Verma clips it wide of deep square leg and comes back for the second run. India Women are 63/1 at the end of the Powerplay!

FOUR! Not from the middle but it does the job. Marufa serves it on a length, on off. Shafali gets on the front foot and goes hard on the drive. The bat turns in her hand but she manages to pick the gap between cover and mid off for a four.

At the sticks, on a good length. Verma stabs it down on the off side.

Tailing back in, fuller and on the pads. Shafali flicks it through mid-wicket and gets to the other end.

FOUR! The 50 is up for India in 4.4 overs. From around the wicket for the left-hander, not all that short, on off. Bhatia uses the pace on the ball and steers it with an open bat face to the right of the short third fielder. It races away quickly.

Fuller now and closer to the off stump. Bhatia toe-ends the drive to cover.

Stays full, on off, Bhatia firms the drive down the strip. A sharp stop by Marufa Akter by getting low on her follow-through.

FOUR! Through the gap! A bit too short, on off, this sits up to be hit. Verma stands tall on top of the bounce and punches it firmly through covers for a boundary.

 Beaten! Fuller and outside off. Shafali has a poke at the delivery and is beaten on the outside edge.

On a good length, on middle. Shafali keeps it out solidly.

Around the off stump, on a length. Verma leans on and plays a punchy drive past cover for a couple of runs.

On off, on a back of a length, whipped to deep mid-wicket for one.

FOUR! Bhatia is off the mark. This keeps a bit low, on a good length, on middle and leg. Bhatia brings her wrists into play and works it to the left of mid-wicket for a boundary.

From around the wicket, slanting in, on a nagging length. Mandhana hangs back and turns it wide of mid-wicket for a single.

Goes full now, on middle. Shafali whips it down to long on and crosses over.

Bowled by going wide on the crease, on a length, near the tramline on off. Smriti extends her hands and caresses it through cover-point. The fielder gets around in the deep to her left and tumbles away to prevent the boundary. Two runs taken.

Bowled on a back of a length, on off. Mandhana stabs it down on the off side.

FOUR! Untidy by Nigar Sultana. Very full, outside off by Marufa. Mandhana is late in getting her bat down, and it sneaks under the blade. Nigar was moving to her right and was caught wrong-footed. She gets low to make the stop, but the ball clips her fingertips and goes behind. The short third fielder gives chase but in vain. Oh, it has been given as runs by the umpire.

OUT! CAUGHT! Rabeya Khan holds onto it and that will be that for Smriti Mandhana. Floated up there, on off. Mandhana leans onto the drive and plays it crisply but can't keep it down. Rabeya Khan gets low to her left at cover. She grabs hold of the ball before falling to the ground. Mandhana starts to walk off, but is asked to wait as the third umpire is summoned to check the legality of the catch. As Rabeya fell to the ground, she had the ball in her left hand. The third umpire checks a couple of angles, but she has no conclusive evidence to say that the ball came in contact with the ground at the time Rabeya was not in control of her body. She sticks to the on-field call of Out. India Women are 31/1, chasing 137 runs.

Sliding on with the arm from around the wicket. On a good length, on middle. Shafali taps it to mid on.

SIX! Clean strike. A bit of air given by Meghla, fuller and drifting in, on middle and leg. A step hit by Shafali as she launches it over mid on for a biggie.

Shorter now at 83.4 kph. It turns away from the right-hander. Shafali checks her shot as she punches it to cover. Rabeya Khan dives to her left and takes the sting out of the shot. It goes behind for a couple of runs.

FOUR! Hit hard and wide enough. A bit too full by Meghla, on middle and leg. Verma clears her front leg and gets her hands through the line of the ball before drilling it to the right of mid off.

Angled in at the off stump, on a length. A punchy drive to cover by Shafali.

Slows it down and keeps it on a good length, on middle. Shafali makes room and eases it to mid off.

Mandhana and India are on the board. Shaping away, fractionally short, on off. Smriti punches it to deep point for a single.

FOUR! Lovely shot and Shafali is up and running. Pushes the length up, does Marufa, on off and middle. This curves back into the right-hander. Verma is standing outside the crease and she takes a couple of steps down the track before driving it to the right of mid off for a four.

Hits the top of off now, does Akter. Verma dabs it to backward point.

DROPPED! Nigar Sultana shells it. That should have been taken. This is on a good length, outside off. Verma pushes at the ball away from her body. The ball holds its line to catch the outside edge. Sultana, with the gloves, is late to get low to her right and fails to cling on.

Wide! Sprayed down leg. Shafali misses out on the tickle.

FOUR! Insult to injury. Slower one from Marufa, on a length, outside off. Verma springs onto the front foot and thumps it over extra cover for a boundary.

Hooping back in sharply, fuller and on middle. Verma brings her bat out in front and pushes it to the left of mid on for a hurried single.