India Women (IND W) vs South Africa Women (SA W) Live Cricket Score, Women's Cricket World Cup 2025

Oct 9, 2025 09:55 PM IST

IND vs SA Live Score, Women's World Cup: Mining singles

Shree Charani will continue and after a couple of dots, Wolvaardt and Tryon mine 2 singles off the next 2 deliveries. Two more singles to end the over with 4 runs. Good from India, not ideal for South Africa.

After 30 overs, South Africa are 113/5

Oct 9, 2025 09:52 PM IST

IND vs SA Live Score, Women's World Cup: Tryon tries to break the shackles

The runs are coming at a premium here with India spinners putting on the brakes against South Africa. Kaur again and Tryon comes down the ground to smack one beyond Kaur but she gets a hand to it to keep it down to a single. She goes down on one knee next and beats the deep square leg fielder for a boundary!! SA need a lot more from where that came.

After 29 overs, South Africa are 109/5

Oct 9, 2025 09:46 PM IST

IND vs SA Live Score, Women's World Cup: Wolvaardt gets 50!!

Harmanpreet Kaur will continue and she'll be bowling to her South African counterpart Wolvaardt who is just 1 run away from a well-deserved half century. Aaand she finally gets it off the 4th delivery of the over, her 36th in the ODI format.

After 27 overs, South Africa are 99/5

Oct 9, 2025 09:42 PM IST

IND vs SA Live Score, Women's World Cup: Boundary after long last

On to the 26th and Amanjot Kaur to bow this one. Wolvaardt mines 2 from the first couple of deliveries to take her to 49. Tryon on strike now and she places the 4th ball between backward point and sweeper cover for along awaited boundary!!

After 26 overs, South Africa are 98/5

Oct 9, 2025 09:41 PM IST

IND vs SA Live Score, Women's World Cup: Rana back in

So just the one over for Harman! Was the Indian captain just putting herself into the spinner's shoes with that one over? Sneh Rana is handed the ball again. And rana curbs the batters well with just two runs.

That over saw a ball that whooshed past the Chloe Tryon's bat. That was quick and lethal!

After 25 overs, South Africa are 91/5

Oct 9, 2025 09:32 PM IST

IND vs SA Live Score, Women's World Cup: Harman bowling

here's an uncommon sight! Harmanpreet Kaur hands herself the ball! The India skipper bowling from the DY Subbarao End! Last time that Harman bowled in an WODI was in October 2024 against New Zealand.

She has best figures of 2/16. There's been a lot of discussion about the sixth bowling option for India in the World Cup. Harman answers by picking up the ball herself with South Africa down five wickets with just 85 runs on board after 22 overs.

And Harman does well to restrict the South Africa batters to just a single off her first ball.

After 23 overs, South Africa are 86/5

Oct 9, 2025 09:27 PM IST

IND vs SA Live Score, Women's World Cup: Shankar Narayan writes

India will hope for a wicket with a bit more turn on offer for Sunday's game. The consistency from spinners, barring the odd over, has been impressive. All matchups, whatever they count for, have gone out of the window.

Oct 9, 2025 09:26 PM IST

IND vs SA Live Score, Women's World Cup: On Sree Charani

After Sree Charani picked up her first wicket of the night, Vinayakk MOhanarangan writes:

A moment of joy for Sree Charani at her home ground.

The left-arm spinner grew up in a small village in the Kadapa district, 730 kilometres from Visakhapatnam.

“We are so excited to see her play at this stadium,” former India men’s chief selector MSK Prasad, who has a gate named after him at the venue had told The Indian Express. “Her quick escalation in the Indian team and the way she’s been performing for the Indian team, slowly becoming a part of the success story of this squad, is really giving us so much happiness, man.”

He said it means a lot to Andhra cricket. “Our own girl is playing at the World Cup in our own ground. What else does any cricketer want? What this is going to do is, it will only bring several women cricketers representing the game at the highest levels from this region. And she comes from a remote district, not a main centre. It is absolutely inspirational. She will set the standard for us.”

And now she has a wicket to her name, after a tough start to the night with the ball in hand.

Oct 9, 2025 09:25 PM IST

IND vs SA Live Score, Women's World Cup: GONE!!!

Local favourite Sree Charani sends back Jafta for just 14 off 20 balls with an LBW that the South Africans appealed. But the third umpire finds no reason to overturn. SA slump to 81/5

And Sree Charani, after being hit for 10 in her first over and then being given a break by Harmanpreet Kaur, is back with a bang!

Sinalo Jafta lbw b Shree Charani 14 (20b 2x4 0x6) SR: 70

Oct 9, 2025 09:23 PM IST

IND vs SA Live Score, Women's World Cup: Shankar Narayan writes

These overs of Deepti Sharma and Sneh Rana almost like gold dust for Harmanpreet Kaur. When she brings Sree Charani back into the attack remains to be seen.

She's back on even as we write this.

Oct 9, 2025 09:11 PM IST

IND vs SA Live Score, Women's World Cup: ALMOST!

DEEPTI SHARMA ALMOST GETS SOUTH AFRICA FIFTH WICKET!

Sinalo Jafta is living dangerously. She hits the ball up, and the Indian team's livewire in the field Jemimah Rodgigues is there at short midwicket. She runs a few steps and then dives full length. She manages to get her right hand at the ball as well. But cannot hang on. That will go down as a drop, but most fielders would never get to the ball in the first place for that to be considered a drop.

A chance for India.

Oct 9, 2025 09:05 PM IST

IND vs SA Live Score, Women's World Cup: Shankar notes

Another one bites the dust. India all over South Africa here. Deepti Sharma gets her first wicket of the evening. Anneke Bosch falls for 1 and the task only keeps getting uphill for South Africa.

Oct 9, 2025 09:04 PM IST

IND vs SA Live Score, Women's World Cup: GONE!!!

Deepti Sharma sends back Anneke Bosch for just one run with a superb caught and bold! this was much easier than what Kranti Gaud took to take the first South African wicket! She dives to her right and hangs on to the ball!

This wicket now leaves South Africa in dire straits. But remember that India were 102/6 at one stage and still managed to cross 250 runs. So the game's not over yet.

Anneke Bosch c & b Sharma 1 (2b 0x4 0x6) SR: 50

Oct 9, 2025 09:00 PM IST

IND vs SA Live Score, Women's World Cup: Shankar notes

India well on top but with Laura Wolvaardt still around they can't afford to yet get ahead of themselves in this game.

Oct 9, 2025 08:59 PM IST

IND vs SA Live Score, Women's World Cup: On Rana sending back Kapp

Shankar notes: Massive wicket. These two were looking to take on the spinners and Sneh Rana has taken the prized scalp of Marizanne Kapp.

Vinayakk, who is in Vizag, adds: "85.1 KPH! Pushed through faster with the index finger propelling it forward, the ball doesn't turn much as Kapp plays inside the line and is beaten. Timber, top of off. Terrific bowling."

Oct 9, 2025 08:58 PM IST

IND vs SA Live Score, Women's World Cup: Stat alert

Most innings before the first duck in WODIs

68 - Belinda Clark (AUS-W)

49 - Stafanie Taylor (WI-W)

45 - Arran Brindle (ENG-W)

42 - Tazmin Brits (SA-W)*

(Source: Cricbuzz)

Oct 9, 2025 08:55 PM IST

IND vs SA Live Score, Women's World Cup: GONE!!!

Sneh Rana sends back Marizanne Kapp for just 20 runs off 25 balls as South Africa slumps to 57/3. What a ball from Rana, spins past the bat and rocks the off stump.

India have their third wicket as we will have a drinks break. Kapp walks away bellowing something in drustration.

Marizanne Kapp b Rana 20 (25b 2x4 1x6) SR: 80

Oct 9, 2025 08:51 PM IST

IND vs SA Live Score, Women's World Cup: Shree Charani off the attack

After those 10 runs in her first over, Harmanpreet Kaur has made a change and removed her from the attack. She hands Deepti Sharma the ball. And the first ball itself, Kapp turns the ball to the boundary past the keeper.

Indian bowlers have given away some soft runs in the last three overs, one boundary per over. And they have allowed the South African batters to ease the pressure that had build after they slumped to 18/2.

After 13 overs, South Africa are 57/2

Oct 9, 2025 08:46 PM IST

IND vs SA Live Score, Women's World Cup: Shree Charani into the attack

Shree Charani, the home girl, is handed the ball by captain Harmanpreet Kaur. And Marizanne Kapp, who plays in the same WPL franchise, welcomes the Indian spinner with a huge six and a four!

10 runs in that first over from Shree Charani.

After 11 overs, South Africa are 44/2

Oct 9, 2025 08:41 PM IST

IND vs SA Live Score, Women's World Cup: Shankar says

A satisfactory Powerplay for India despite that expensive over from Goud at the end. The trial by spin for South Africa has begun.

Oct 9, 2025 08:27 PM IST

IND vs SA Live Score, Women's World Cup: DROPPED!

Gaud could have had her second wicket after a shot from Marizanne Kapp flies to Pratika Rawal at backward point. The ball bounces out of her palms but is still in control. Rawal tries her best to catch it, as she topples over. She is not sure if she has held the ball. So we have a smart replay. The replay shows she dropped it. What a chance for India to make it 20/3!!!

After 6.1 overs, South Africa are 20/2

Laura Wolvaardt 11 (22b 2x4) | Marizanne Kapp 1 (3b)

Oct 9, 2025 08:27 PM IST

IND vs SA Live Score, Women's World Cup: DROPPED!

Gaud could have had her second wicket after a shot from Marizanne Kapp flies to Pratika Rawal at backward point. The ball bounces out of her palms but is still in control. Rawal tries her best to catch it, as she topples over. She is not sure if she has held the ball. So we have a smart replay. The replay shows she dropped it. What a chance for India to make it 20/3!!!

After 6.1 overs, South Africa are 20/2

Laura Wolvaardt 11 (22b 2x4) | Marizanne Kapp 1 (3b)

Oct 9, 2025 08:24 PM IST

IND vs SA Live Score, Women's World Cup: Sune departs

Well that did not last long for Sune Luus. She's back in the hut after just 5 runs off. She hit a boundary on the previous ball off Amanjot, but edges the ball into the keeper's gloves immediately after! Both their batters, who scored heavily in previous games, are back in the hut.

Sune Luus c †Ghosh b AB Kaur 5 (9b 1x4 0x6) SR: 55.55

Shankar notes: Now Amanjot gets into the act. India are cock-a-hoop. Two strikes in the Powerplay. South Africa in early trouble in the chase.

Oct 9, 2025 08:19 PM IST

IND vs SA Live Score, Women's World Cup: Sune survives

On the final ball of the fourth over, India have a massive shout for LBW against Sune Luus. They are convinced it should be out so they send it upstairs. The third umpire finds the tiniest of spikes when the ball passed the bat. The replays shows that the ball would have hit the stumps, so if not for that spike, it would have been India's second wicket.

Sune Luus survives, and Harman walks past the batter exchanging words with the batter. They're both smiling brightly, so maybe the India captain was just pulling her leg about not really hitting the ball. Either way, very close!

After 4 overs, South Africa are 10/1

Oct 9, 2025 08:07 PM IST

IND vs SA Live Score, Women's World Cup: WHAT A CATCH!

Kranti Gaud pulls off a stunner in the second ball of the third over as South Africa lose their first wicket for just 6 runs.

The in-form Tazmin Brits came down the track and drove the ball back to the bowler with some force, And with less than a second to react, Gaud sticks out her left hand and claims a catch that gives India a breakthrough!

Tazmin Brits c & b Gaud 0 (3b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0

REACTION TIME FOR THAT CATCH: 0.5 SECONDS

Shankar notes: Kranti Goud can do no wrong. What a terrific one-handed catch off her own bowling. India get the early breakthrough with the ball.

Oct 9, 2025 08:03 PM IST

IND vs SA Live Score, Women's World Cup: First boundary up

Five runs from the second over as Laura Wolvaardt sends one past the mid-on fielder to the ropes.

After 2 overs, South Africa are 6/0

Oct 9, 2025 07:59 PM IST

IND vs SA Live Score, Women's World Cup: tentative start

A good first over from Kranti Gaud, who manages to get a couple of thick edges off the South African batters while giving away just one run in the first over.

After 1 over, South Africa are 1/0

Oct 9, 2025 07:57 PM IST

IND vs SA Live Score, Women's World Cup: Here we go

Laura Wolvaardt (c) and Tazmin Brits are out in the middle to take the first crack as South Africa look to chase down 252 runs. India hand Kranti Gaud the first over.

Oct 9, 2025 07:39 PM IST

IND vs SA Live Score, Women's World Cup: Shivani Naik writes

With all those top order collapses (not just for India), someone should think of inverting the batting order. The lower order bats without fear and with a hit-or-miss license because there's not that much pressure on them, given bowling/keeping is core skill they will be judged on.

Top orders tend to take on far too much pressure. To get big runs, to get fast runs, to get bulk of the runs. Content pressure & intent pressure. All unnecessary. Smriti, Harman, Jemimah are way better than this, if not shouldering that pressure in a home WC especially. Right after rains.

Invert the line up, bat like Sneh and Richa, like life does not depend on it.

Oct 9, 2025 07:38 PM IST

IND vs SA Live Score, Women's World Cup: INDIA all out

So right after Ghosh departs, the Indian innings folds up as Shree Charani hands Wolvaardt an easy catch off de Klerk.

But this Indian tail ensured that they have something substantial to defend, after the Harmanpreet Kaur-led side had slumped to 102/6.

Shree Charani c Wolvaardt b de Klerk 0 (1b 0x4 0x6 1m) SR: 0

India will now hope to defend 252 runs against South Africa.

Oct 9, 2025 07:28 PM IST

IND vs SA Live Score, Women's World Cup: WHAT AN INNINGS!

Richa Ghosh, who walked in at No 8, ends her stay in the middle after a 94 off 77. That 88-run partnership with Sneh Rana was a game changer, one that pushed the Indian innings to 250. At one stage, with India losing six wickets for 102, it did not look like they would even touch 200.

Ghosh's innings ended with the highest score for a batter at that number in World Cup history.

Richa Ghosh c Tryon b de Klerk 94 (77b 11x4 4x6) SR: 122.07

Shankar notes: What a stunner from Richa Ghosh. Almost single-handedly taken India to score they could bowl with in the second innings. 94 of the best runs you will under serious pressure.

Oct 9, 2025 07:15 PM IST

IND vs SA Live Score, Women's World Cup: INDIA rising

Vinayakk notes: It is not just the fans in the stands who are enjoying this sensational late counterattack, Richa Ghosh’s big hits have raised the decibel levels in the press box too. It is some atmosphere at the venue now!

Shankar adds: The pressure showing on South Africa and India will carry a lot of momentum into the break. The Proteas would not have hoped to chase anywhere near 200, 20 overs back, but now have a task at hand in the second innings.

Oct 9, 2025 07:14 PM IST

IND vs SA Live Score, Women's World Cup: Richa pushing IND close to 250

Shankar notes: South Africa on the backfoot, thanks to this sensational stand. Where would this batting lineup be without its lower-order? They have put on 78 runs in 48 balls.

Oct 9, 2025 07:13 PM IST

IND vs SA Live Score, Women's World Cup: RICHA GHOSH EXPLODES!

WHAT AN OVER FOR INDIA! 19 RUNS IN SIX BALLS OF THE 47TH OVER!

After Sneh Rana hits a boundary off the first ball and then rotates strike, Richa Ghosh plunders 14 runs off the final three balls with two fours and a six! South Africa look like they're losing the plot and you can sense the Indian team starting to perk up in the dug out!

What a gamechanging innings this has been from Ghosh, ably supported by Sneh Rana, who is the ninth batter, but batting like a middle order star.

After 47 overs, INDIA-W are 222/7

Richa Ghosh 76 (68b 9x4 3x6) | Sneh Rana 22 (18b 4x4)

Oct 9, 2025 07:03 PM IST

IND vs SA Live Score, Women's World Cup: Shankar writes

India get to 200. A resilient comeback from the lower-order, yet again, led by Richa Ghosh.

Oct 9, 2025 06:59 PM IST

IND vs SA Live Score, Women's World Cup: half century for Ghosh!

Richa Ghosh take a bow! Ghosh (50 runs off 53 balls, 5x4, 2x6) scores her half century off just 53 balls as India inch closer to the 200-run mark with six overs left in hand.

Shankar notes: "Unarguably the most important half-century of Richa Ghosh's career so far. India were nowhere near reaching almost 200 when he came out to bat in the 27th over."

Oct 9, 2025 06:56 PM IST

IND vs SA Live Score, Women's World Cup: A late flourish for IND

The crowd is awake. The pressure shifts from the batting side to the bowling side in the space of two overs as Richa Ghosh and Sheh Rana are upping the ante! SIX HITS TO THE FENCE, INCLUDING ONE SIX AND A WIDE THAT RACES TO THE ROPES IN THREE OVERS FOR INDIA!

Rana has scored 16 off 14, Ghosh is on 49 off 52.

And the Indians are off to take the score as far over the 200-run mark a they can with just over seven overs left.

Shankar notes: "The World Cup and Sneh Rana being part of a rescue act with the bat almost becoming synonymous. For a third game in a row, India in need for her to contribute with some useful runs in the late overs."

Oct 9, 2025 06:44 PM IST

IND vs SA Live Score, Women's World Cup: India hopes on Ghosh

After Amanjot Kaur departs for 13, Shankar notes: Tryon breaks the stand and yet another batter falls to left-arm spin. Just when things looked a bit stable for India, they are again back in troubled waters as Amanjot falls for 13. Excellent catch by Sune Luus.

Oct 9, 2025 06:43 PM IST

IND vs SA Live Score, Women's World Cup: GONE

Can safely say that India are in trouble now after Amanjot Kaur departs. Playing a very circumspect innings so far, Amanjot thought the time had come to break the shackles. She tried to hit Tryon over the fielder, but Luus on mid off, takes a good catch running towards the ropes.

A 50-run stand comes to an end!

Amanjot Kaur c Luus b Tryon 13 (44b 1x4 0x6) SR: 29.54

Oct 9, 2025 06:37 PM IST

IND vs SA Live Score, Women's World Cup: 150 up for INDIA

As India reach 150 for the loss of six wickets after 39 overs, Shankar writes: A partnership of note finally building after what seems like ages. Richa Ghosh has added some much-needed impetus and at some point, you would hope Amanjot would up the ante from her side. Still some work to be done for both of them to take India to a defendable score.

Oct 9, 2025 06:33 PM IST

IND vs SA Live Score, Women's World Cup: Richa flooring the accelerator

While Amanjot is still batting on 7 runs from 31 balls, her partner at the other Richa Ghosh is finding the boundary ropes with increasing frequency. India's run rate is now dropped below four runs per over, but Richa is setting the stage for the batters to explode.

After 37 overs, INDIA are 143/6

Richa Ghosh 32 (39b 4x4 1x6) | Amanjot Kaur 7 (31b)

Oct 9, 2025 06:28 PM IST

IND vs SA Live Score, Women's World Cup: A rare six from Richa Ghosh

BOOM! Richa Ghosh nails the first ball from Sekhukhune's sixth over over the ropes for a 75-metre six!

Vinayakk, who is in the press box watching the game live from Vizag, notes: Loudest cheer of the night possibly as Richa Ghosh smashes a slog over midwicket off Sekhukhune for a big six. Looked like another slower ball from Tumi, but Richa is onto this in a flash and the ball nearly falls into the stands, forget the drawn-in boundary ropes.

Oct 9, 2025 06:26 PM IST

IND vs SA Live Score, Women's World Cup: Amanjot's confidence

Amanjot was one of India's match-winners against Sri Lanka in their World Cup opener with a 56-ball 57 that got the side to 269/8 batting first. Amanjot had walked in after Sri Lanka’s Inoka Ranaweera picked up three key wickets inside five deliveries. After winning that match, Amanjot Kaur had said: "You can't say India was in trouble, I was yet to bat! One must not jump to conclusions quickly. The 50-over format is a long game, so there are chances of the first 10 overs not going in our favour, but the next 10 do. We're taking it one game at a time. We did well on Day 1 and won, and we've to do well the next 8 days and hopefully we do."

Today is another chance for Amanjot to prove herself right. But so far, she's scored just 6 runs off 28 after missing the previous game.

Oct 9, 2025 06:11 PM IST

IND vs SA Live Score, Women's World Cup: Back from drinks break

s we come back from the drinks break, Shankar observes: "What an opportunity for Richa Ghosh to play a substantial innings here. It was her cameo that took India to a total which gave the bowlers something to bowl at against Pakistan. A bigger score will surely help India get to some score that they could feel happy with."

After 31 overs, INDIA are 116/6

Oct 9, 2025 06:02 PM IST

IND vs SA Live Score, Women's World Cup: FOUR

Richa Ghosh scores India's first four after 86 balls.

She reaches to the length of the ball and slaps the ball to long on for a boundary. India have just 8 fours and a six so far in the game and we are in the 29th over!

The stadium erupts with that shot from Ghosh, who just one ball back, refused Amanjot's pleas to take a second run.

Vinayakk in Vizag for the game, writes: It feels like it was an hour ago that India fans got something to cheer for. Maybe Harman walking to the middle? Perhaps. Richa now hits two fours in two fours to end a massive drought for boundaries. 86 balls between two fours. Something for a few thousand to cheer on, a decent turnout has been let down by India’s poor batting so far.

India are 110/6 after 29 overs

Oct 9, 2025 05:58 PM IST

IND vs SA Live Score, Women's World Cup: GONE!

SIXTH WICKET DOWN FOR INDIA AS DEEPTI SHARMA DEPARTS.

Kapp takes a wicket after being brought in to bowl. The ball was down the leg, and Deepti got a faint edge which was taken by the keeper Jafta. The faintest of tickles. And the keeper did well to hang on to the ball while moving to her right!

Deepti was walking off, but Amanjot stopped her and asked for a review. The review confirms what the umpire, South African team and even Deepti knew! It's out!

Deepti Sharma c Jafta b Kapp 4 (14b 0x4 0x6) SR: 28.57

Vinayakk, who is in the press box watching the game live from Vizag, notes: Pretty shocking stuff all around. Deepti given out caught down leg side. Amanjot is not even looking at her from non-striker's end as the DRS timer ticks down. Deepti is going towards the dressing room. Clock has run down to 0. Then Deepti reviews, loses it. Umpire should have actually accepted that review but means Deepti takes a review with her too.

Shankar adds: As Vinayakk said earlier, might want to drop a pin in Vizag because you might just hear the sound. A sixth wicket falls. India in serious danger of being bowled out well before the 50 overs.

Oct 9, 2025 05:52 PM IST

IND vs SA Live Score, Women's World Cup: On Harman

Harmanpreet gone, puts her down in disappointment as she completely mistimes a square drive. Chloe Tryon takes two, India have lost 5 wickets again before the halfway stage and it is once more down to the lower order to rescue them. Sri Lanka didn’t punish them. Pakistan didn’t punish them. But you imagine South Africa won’t be in such a forgiving mood. This doesn’t look good for India in Vizag.

Vinayakk, who is in the press box watching the game live from Vizag, notes: Harmanpreet gone, puts her down in disappointment as she completely mistimes a square drive. Chloe Tryon takes two, India have lost 5 wickets again before the halfway stage and it is once more down to the lower order to rescue them. Sri Lanka didn’t punish them. Pakistan didn’t punish them. But you imagine South Africa won’t be in such a forgiving mood. This doesn’t look good for India in Vizag.

Shankar adds: Things going from bad to worse for India in Vizag. The left arm-spin of Tryon gets Kaur for nine. Every team in the competiton must surely find a spot for a left-arm spinner in the playing XI moving forward after seeing what has transpired today. Can Deepti and Amanjot repeat their Guwahati heroics again?

Oct 9, 2025 05:49 PM IST

IND vs SA Live Score, Women's World Cup: HARMANPREET KAUR DEPARTS

Another wicket gone! India are 100/5 in 25 overs! They need several miracles now.

Harmanpreet tried to introduce the full might of her bat to the ball, only to see the ball take a thick top edge, and got to Kapp at backward point who hangs on to a good low catch.

Harmanpreet Kaur c Brits b Tryon 9 (24b 0x4 0x6) SR: 37.5

Oct 9, 2025 05:40 PM IST

IND vs SA Live Score, Women's World Cup:

Shankar says: A few weeks before their warm-up matches, India trained at Vizag to get used to the conditions, considering they were scheduled to face South Africa and Australia here. Whether they practiced batting a lot against spin is the question that needs a bit of answering.

Oct 9, 2025 05:38 PM IST

IND vs SA Live Score, Women's World Cup: Concussion check

Deepti tries a sweep of her own and the ball hits her grill. The umpire calls in for a concussion check, even though Deepti looks fine.

She needs to be fine! India needs her to be.

At the moment, with four wickets gone, India have gone 52 balls without a boundary. And they has played out 90 dot balls in just 22.4 overs.

Oct 9, 2025 05:36 PM IST

IND vs SA Live Score, Women's World Cup: FOURTH WICKET DOWN!

Another wicket gone! Jemimah Rodrigues falls once again trying to sweep to the left arm spinner. And ends up getting out to a LBW. India waste an appeal as well trying to appeal the LBW.

Jemimah Rodrigues lbw b Tryon 0 (4b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0

Captain Harmanpreet Kaur, who has a proud record of 6 wins out of 6 over South Africa and who is averaging over 80 against the team, is now in the middle with all the responsibility on her shoulders.

Vinayakk, who is in the press box watching the game live from Vizag, notes: Yep, massive trouble. There is a brief cheer from the crowd as they seem some murmurs on the UltraEdge. But those were just murmurs. There is a near pin-drop silence (minus the stadium DJ) as ball-tracking shows Umpire’s Call. Jemi gone for a duck, India in serious strife here in Vizag.

Shankar adds: Jemimah Rodrigues can consider herself a bit unlucky there. The ball hit her high on her arm and DRS shows it was umpire's call. It doesn't matter because it was given out. The onus again on Deepti Sharma and lower-order to begin the rescue act.

Oct 9, 2025 05:29 PM IST

IND vs SA Live Score, Women's World Cup: GONE, THIRD WICKET DOWN!

Pratika Rawal, who started off so brightly, departs! She got a loopy ball down leg. She tried to smoothen it down the leg, but instead got an edge that baloons up. Brits jogs in from midwicket and takes a comfortable catch.

Pratika Rawal c Brits b Sekhukhune 37 (56b 5x4 0x6) SR: 66.07

Vinayakk, who is in the press box at Vizag, notes: "A promising innings from Pratika Rawal ends in the 30s again. She is out for 37, took 56 balls. This is a concerning pattern for the opener who had such a good start to her ODI career but is now starting to really struggle with her conversion. That was 75.7kph from Sekhukhune, SLOWER than Deepti Sharma’s average speed almost. Really slow, leading edge, simple catch, softest of soft dismissals."

Meanwhile, Shankar notes: "Cut and paste from the last two matches, if you wish because Pratika Rawal has fallen again after getting off to a start. A really soft wicket and an unnecessary one for India. They are in a bit of a bother here. South Africa on top after 20 overs play."

Oct 9, 2025 05:15 PM IST

IND vs SA Live Score, Women's World Cup: MALABA STRIKES AGAIN!

Shankar: Mlaba strikes again. First she got Mandhana, now she removes Harleen Deol. A superb ball to remove the latter, as well for 13. A tactical yet inspired selection working for South Africa. Big job on hand for Harmanpreet Kaur.

Harleen Deol b Mlaba 13 (23b 1x4 0x6) SR: 56.52

INDIA are 83/2 after 17 overs as Harmanpreet Kaur walks out to join Pratika Rawal

Oct 9, 2025 05:07 PM IST

IND vs SA Live Score, Women's World Cup:

Shankar notes: Last 5 overs have yielded only 16 runs. India again failing to make the most of early momentum with bat after Mandhana's early dismissal.

Oct 9, 2025 05:06 PM IST

IND vs SA Live Score, Women's World Cup: Slowdown India lose Mandhana early once again

Smriti Mandhana looked angry with herself as she walked off the pitch. But her dismissal has led to a massive slowdown in India's run rate, which has fallen to a crawl as Harleen Deol and Rawal look to stabilise the innings.

17 dot balls from the phase between 10.2 overs (when Mandhana was dismissed) and the 15th over. Just one boundary in this phase! Just 16 runs scored in 29 balls.

Current run rate is 4.73. Partnership is now 16 runs from 29 balls. 58 dot balls in the 15 overs.

After 15 overs, India are 71/1

Pratika Rawal 31 (43 balls) | Harleen Deol 10 (16)

Oct 9, 2025 04:48 PM IST

IND vs SA Live Score, Women's World Cup: Smriti departs!

Shankar: This has been India’s best start of the World Cup so far, and it has, surprisingly, come on a pitch with the most amount of help with the new ball for the bowlers. South Africa under early pressure in this match.

But right as Shankar sends this, Mandhana throws away her wicket on the first ball of the new spinner, Mlaba, by coming down the track and handing the fielder at long on an easy catch.

Smriti Mandhana c Luus b Mlaba 23 (32b 1x4 1x6) SR: 71.87

Shankar adds after the wicket: And just as we say that Mandhana falls. Another low score for the left-hander. She falls for exactly the same score as against Pakistan - 23 runs off 32 balls.

Oct 9, 2025 04:45 PM IST

IND vs SA Live Score, Women's World Cup: 50 up for India

Mandhana has been scratchy for sure so far, but has managed to slap the ball around when it has been in here wheelhouse. Her eyes light up when a ball from De Klerk, in the 10th over of the Indian innings, sits up neatly for her to punish. And punish it she does, sends it straight to the ropes.

But the bowler comes back nicely after six runs in the first two balls.

A note about Mandhana, she scored just seven in seven overs while her opening partner was on 25. In the next three overs, while Rawal has scored just one run, Mandhana is already on 23 runs! India need her to come good.

After 10 overs, India are 55/0

Smriti Mandhana 23

Pratika Rawal 26

Oct 9, 2025 04:40 PM IST

IND vs SA Live Score, Women's World Cup: SMRITI MANDHANA, RECORD MAKER

Indian opening batter Smriti Mandhana broke the record for the most runs made by a woman batter in a calendar year during the Women’s World Cup match against South Africa in Visakhapatnam on Thursday. The 29-year-old went past Belinda Clark’s tally of 970 runs, which she made in 1997, with a six off Ayabonga Khaka in the eighth over of the innings.

Clark also made the first-ever double hundred in an ODI that year, when she made 229 not out against Denmark in the Women’s World Cup match held in the MIG ground in Mumbai.

Mandhana came into the match on Thursday with 959 runs in 17 ODIs at an average of 59.93 with four centuries and three half-centuries in 2025. However, she had begun her Women’s World Cup campaign on a scratchy note by scoring 8 and 23, respectively, in the first two matches against Sri Lanka and Pakistan.

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Oct 9, 2025 04:38 PM IST

IND vs SA Live Score, Women's World Cup: Mandhana slow, but steady

Vinayakk: Smriti Mandhana once again looking scratchy. You’d rarely associate the word ugly with her batting but an ungainly attempt at taking the attack to Kapp was just that. Across the line, feet nowhere close to the ball, and just blindly swung the bat. She has tried moving down the track a couple of times but there are a lot of inside edges and mistimed shots from her bat at the moment.

Vinayakk adds later: And as we say that, walks down the pitch to Khaka, swings through the line down the ground and smashes a six.

Oct 9, 2025 04:31 PM IST

IND vs SA Live Score, Women's World Cup: Stark difference

Shankar Narayan: It almost feels like both Indian openers are playing on two different pitches. While Pratika Rawal has looked fluent, Smriti Mandhana is unable to get any timing to her shots and uncharacteristically, even tried a heave on the leg side.

After 7 overs, India are 36/0

Smriti Mandhana 7

Pratika Rawal 25

Oct 9, 2025 04:20 PM IST

IND vs SA Live Score, Women's World Cup: Mandhana point?

Vinayakk: South Africa also have a deep backward point in place like Sri Lanka did in Guwahati for Smriti Mandhana. (At least when Khaka is bowling). The Indian opener fell for the trap that day, going for a bug shot early and finding the fielder.

Oct 9, 2025 04:15 PM IST

IND vs SA Live Score, Women's World Cup: Pratika's challenge

Shankar: Like was the case against Pakistan, Pratika Rawal is again off the blocks quickly. The challenge is to maintain this scoring rate.

Oct 9, 2025 04:11 PM IST

IND vs SA Live Score, Women's World Cup: Movement for Kapp

Kapp continues to impart some swing but has lacked control thus far. She slides one way down leg past Mandhana's blade to concede a wide early on in the over. Kapp's persistent on the pads but ends up conceding another wide down leg.

Vinayakk's from Vizag: There is definite movement on offer for Kapp early on but South AFrica's lines are a bit all over the place in these early exchanges. Pratika Rawal hit a couple of fours in the first over, the second shot one for the photographers through the offside, lovely punch. Kapp, in the third over, has bowled a couple of wides down the leg side with some exaggerated movement back into Mandhana. If she could get that going from the offstump, she could really trouble Smriti here.

INDIA 14/0 in 3 overs

Oct 9, 2025 04:06 PM IST

IND vs SA Live Score, Women's World Cup: Neat start

Ayabonga Khaka from the opposite end.

A loose tempter lands on the full outside off-stump and Mandhana shoulders arms. An hint of shape on the following delivery and Mandhana drives on the up towards mid-off for a single. A streak of indecisiveness in her movement as Khaka gets Pratika frozen at the crease with a delivery that zips past the outside-edge. Straighter delivery this time and Pratika flicks it through mid-wicket for two runs.

INDIA 12/0 in 2 overs

Oct 9, 2025 04:04 PM IST

IND vs SA Live Score, Women's World Cup: Off the mark!

Kapp starts with a loosener down leg and Pratika gently taps it down leg for FOUR first ball! Half-volley outside the off-stump and Pratika latches onto it in a flash, flaying it beautifully through cover for another FOUR.

INDIA 8/0 in 1 over

Oct 9, 2025 04:02 PM IST

IND vs SA Live Score, Women's World Cup: Game on!

Pratika Rawal and Smriti Mandhana walk out to the middle. Marizanne Kapp up with the new ball for SA.

Oct 9, 2025 03:52 PM IST

IND vs SA Live Score, Women's World Cup: No overs lost, as yet

Vinayakk: We lost exactly 60 minutes of play so far, so no loss of overs. But any further delays tonight and we will be losing overs.

Oct 9, 2025 03:42 PM IST

IND vs SA Live Score, Women's World Cup: Playing XI updates

India Women XI: Pratika Rawal, Smriti Mandhana, Harleen Deol, Harmanpreet Kaur(c), Jemimah Rodrigues, Richa Ghosh(w), Deepti Sharma, Amanjot Kaur, Sneh Rana, Kranti Gaud, Shree Charani.

South Africa Women XI: Laura Wolvaardt(c), Tazmin Brits, Sune Luus, Marizanne Kapp, Anneke Bosch, Sinalo Jafta(w), Chloe Tryon, Nadine de Klerk, Ayabonga Khaka, Tumi Sekhukhune, Nonkululeko Mlaba

Oct 9, 2025 03:36 PM IST

IND vs SA Live Score, Women's World Cup: Amanjot returns for India

Vinayakk: What would you have done at the toss?

"Many times we don't have the option..."

Indeed, Harmanpreet. She doesn’t have the best of records at the toss, alright! Another one lost.

One change: Amanjot in for Renuka as we thought might be the case.

Oct 9, 2025 03:30 PM IST

IND vs SA Live Score, Women's World Cup: TOSS

TOSS: South Africa win toss, opt to bowl first

Laura Wolvaardt: We are gonna have a bowl first. Looks like a very nice wicket. Should be pretty high-scoring. Very happy with how we played in the last game. She (Brits) has been amazing, long may the form continue.

Harmanpreet: Looking at the conditions, bowling. Hopefully we'll put a decent total. Amanjot is back in place of Renuka. We need to keep showing improvement.

Harmanpreet Kaur and Laura Wolvaardt in the middle.

Start Time: 4 PM IST.

Oct 9, 2025 03:29 PM IST

IND vs SA Live Score, Women's World Cup: Changes in sight?

Vinayakk: Just a hint of a team new we can expect. Amanjot Kaur is rolling her arm over with Kranti Goud, Sree Charani and Pratika Rawal. Renuka isn’t. So good chance that Amanjot just comes in for Renuka in a straight swap.

Oct 9, 2025 03:23 PM IST

IND vs SA Live Score, Women's World Cup: Another inspection

Harmanpreet Kaur is having a light throwdown session on the edge of a boundary while another inspection will take place in five minutes, pings Vinayakk.

Oct 9, 2025 03:18 PM IST

IND vs SA Live Score, Women's World Cup: The wait continues..

Vinayakk: It’s 3.15 pm but the captains are still standing close to the boundary line and not made their way to the middle. The umpires seem to having a word with the captains now.

Oct 9, 2025 03:02 PM IST

IND vs SA Live Score, Women's World Cup: Toss Update

Vinayakk: Toss at 3.15 pm and match to start at 3.45 pm. Clearly the groundstaff must have done a good job with covering the outfield in time and thoroughly. It’s been a quick turnaround.

Oct 9, 2025 02:58 PM IST

IND vs SA Live Score, Women's World Cup: Next inspection

Vinayakk: Inspection at 3.10 pm, around 15 minutes left to take the covers off from near the fences. Meanwhile, Radha Yadav and Arundhati Reddy are giving some wicketkeeping practice to Richa Ghosh, who came under some immense pressure with the gloves behind the stumps last match.

Oct 9, 2025 02:53 PM IST

IND vs SA Live Score, Women's World Cup: Officials have a word with captains

Vinayakk: The match officials have had a word with Harmanpreet Kaur and Laura Wolvaardt. We couldn’t quite spot an official inspection of the outfield because some covers are still on towards the boundary areas. But the players have started to make their way out to the middle for their warmups.

Oct 9, 2025 02:39 PM IST

IND vs SA Live Score, Women's World Cup 2025: Inspection soon

Vinayakk: OK, confirmation. Inspection at 2.45 pm we are told. The square has been uncovered for a while now but with 12 mins left, the big covers on the outfield are only starting to come off. But the ground is bustling with activity and given the full ground was under cover, maybe there might not be too much work needed on getting the ground ready quickly.

Oct 9, 2025 02:28 PM IST

IND vs SA LIVE Score, Women's World Cup 2025: Good news!

Vinayakk: More good signs. The covers from the center of the field have completely come off. It's still grey and cloudy but the pitch has been unveiled now. Work starting to begin on the covers on the outfield.

Oct 9, 2025 02:21 PM IST

IND vs SA LIVE Score, Women's World Cup 2025: Covers coming off

Vinayakk: In slightly encouraging news, the groundstaff have made it to the middle and are starting to remove the upper cover from the center of the square.

Oct 9, 2025 02:15 PM IST

IND vs SA LIVE Score, Women's World Cup 2025: The Key Numbers

Smriti Mandhana 13 runs to break the world record for most women's ODI runs in a calendar year

Mandhana is 81 short of becoming the second Indian woman to reach 5000 ODI runs

Harleen Deol needs 25 runs to complete 1000 ODI runs

Deepti Sharma needs four wickets to complete 150 ODI wickets

Oct 9, 2025 02:12 PM IST

IND vs SA LIVE Score, Women's World Cup 2025: Why oppositions must fear India

“I feel if an opponent team is seeing us, they will know that we have batting till the end,” Jemimah Rodrigues said during the press conference at ACA-VDCA Stadium on the eve of India's South Africa’s challenge.

“So maybe if one doesn’t click, the other is taking the responsibility. Like Amanjot took that time (in Guwahati), Deepti too. And last match we had Richa (Ghosh). I think how I would put it forth is that it’s scary for the opponents to know that we have not had our perfect match yet. But we are still on a winning streak. We are still waiting for that, you know, that perfect match to come. And I think such tournaments because it’s so long, it’s important to peak at the right time. But like I said, we have so much more confidence knowing that till the end we have batters and everyone’s a match-winner.”

Oct 9, 2025 02:01 PM IST

India vs South Africa Live Score, Women's World Cup 2025 - Covers on!

Vinayakk: Very scenic. Very pleasant conditions. But not a good look if you are expecting an on-time start. The intensity of rain has come down for sure. But the entire ground is covered up, including the outfield. Fair to say, there is no chance of toss at 2.30 pm. And with no sun around, it could be a wait..

Oct 9, 2025 01:42 PM IST

India vs South Africa Live Score, Women's World Cup 2025 - Rain picks up in Vizag

After a very bright sunny and muggy first half of the day, it's starting to look ominous in Vizag ahead of India vs South Africa. The rain has picked up in intensity and as we enter the stadium, it's very wet. A lot bikes have stopped under the shades leading up to the venue but it's pouring quite heavily now, pings Vinayakk.

Oct 9, 2025 01:20 PM IST

India vs South Africa Live Score, Women's World Cup 2025 - Rain threat in Vizag?

The early morning update from our man on the ground, Vinayakk Mohanarangan, read: "A not-so-good morning update from Vizag. India vs South Africa looks set to be rain-hit at the very least."

Despite the temperatures hitting the early 30 degrees Celsius, the precipitation chances have clearly been marked on the higher side for the afternoon too.

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