India vs Bangladesh Highlights, Women's World Cup 2025: Rain plays spoilsport, match called off in Navi Mumbai

Deepti Sharma to Sharmin Akhter, More loop on this one and the length is dragged back a bit, on off. Sharmin Akhter prods forward to defend.

Deepti Sharma to Sharmin Akhter, Loopy ball, on off, Sharmin Akhter works this full ball to mid on.

Deepti Sharma to Sharmin Akhter, Fired in a bit quicker, full and outside off, Sharmin Akhter drives it to mid on.

Deepti Sharma to Sharmin Akhter, Floats it up, on off, pushed back to Deepti by Sharmin.

Deepti Sharma to Sharmin Akhter, Wide! This drifts down leg, on the fuller side, Sharmin Akhter gets inside the line but misses out on the glance. Half a shout for caught behind but turned down.

Deepti Sharma to Rubya Haider, Gives the ball a bit of air, on a nagging length, on off. Rubya Haider reaches out and drags the sweep to the left of mid-wicket for one.

Deepti Sharma to Rubya Haider, Pushed across the batter, on a nagging length, Rubya Haider lets it through.

Renuka Singh Thakur to Sharmin Akhter, Slanting into the right-hander, on a good length, Sharmin Akhter is beaten on the flick and gets rapped on the front pad.

Renuka Singh Thakur to Sharmin Akhter, Tailing back in, full and on middle, Sharmin Akhter taps it to mid on.

Renuka Singh Thakur to Rubya Haider, Full and shaping away from the left-hander. Rubya Haider gets the width to cash in but she goes after it half-heartedly. Slices it off the outer half uppishly but wide of backward point to her right for a single.

Renuka Singh Thakur to Rubya Haider, Attacking the front pad with a full ball. Rubya Haider plants her front foot across and gets her bat out in front to whip it to mid-wicket.

Renuka Singh Thakur to Rubya Haider, Stays over the wicket for the left-hander and this is zoned in on the off stump. Rubya Haider pushes out in front of her body with a straight bat. Gets it off the outer half towards backward point.

Renuka Singh Thakur to Sharmin Akhter, Angled into the right-hander, full in length, Sharmin Akhter pushes it off the front foot wide of mid off for a single.

Deepti Sharma to Rubya Haider, Deepti Sharma starts with a maiden! Tossed up, full and around off. Haider presses forward and eases the drive to mid off.

Deepti Sharma to Rubya Haider, Comes from around the wicket and this drifts into the left-hander, fractionally short, on off, Rubya Haider stabs it down on the off side.

Deepti Sharma to Rubya Haider, This is slow through the air again, full and on off, Haider covers the line and blocks it out.

Deepti Sharma to Rubya Haider, Slows it down and offers flight, fuller in length, outside off, Rubya Haider lets it be.

Deepti Sharma to Rubya Haider, This is pushed through, on the shorter side, on off, Rubya Haider waits back and taps it back to the bowler.

Deepti Sharma to Rubya Haider, Floated up from over the wicket, full and on middle, Rubya watchfully defends.

Sharmin Akhter is in at number 3. It will be spin from the other end in the form of Deepti Sharma.

Renuka Singh Thakur to Sumaiya Akter, OUT! CAUGHT! A soft dismissal! Not the best of balls but Renuka Singh Thakur will take it. This is wide on off, on a good length. Sumaiya Akter throws her hands at the ball and it gets sliced off the outer half. It gets spooned straight to short third, where Sree Charani takes a reverse cup catch around her neck on the edge of the ring.

Renuka Singh Thakur to Sumaiya Akter, Continues to attack the stumps, full in length, Sumaiya Akter wrists it off the pads to mid-wicket.

Renuka Singh Thakur to Sumaiya Akter, Keeps it full and this swings into the pads, Sumaiya Akter brings her wrists into play and clips it to the left of deep fine leg for a couple of runs.

Renuka Singh Thakur to Sumaiya Akter, Full and attacking the stumps, Sumaiya Akter pushes it to mid on.

Renuka Singh Thakur to Sumaiya Akter, Wide! Sprayed down leg by Thakur, on a length. Sumaiya Akter misses out on the tickle. Bangladesh are underway with this extra!

Renuka Singh Thakur to Sumaiya Akter, A loud shout for LBW, but it dies down quickly! Renuka Singh Thakur is quick to signal that the impact is outside the line. Curving back into the right-hander, full and on the off stump. Akter takes a step across the stumps and presents a straight bat to defend but is beaten on the inside edge and wears it on the front pad.

Renuka Singh Thakur to Sumaiya Akter, Oh, my! That has gone like a boomerang! This tails back in sharply from over the wicket, in the blockhole. Sumaiya Akter tries to get her bat down but fails to do so in time and the ball sneaks under the blade to go past the leg stump.

The national anthems have been sung, and after a 2-hour delay, we are finally set to get going. Harmanpreet Kaur has her troops in a huddle before taking positions on the field. Sumaiya Akter and Rubya Haider are the two openers for Bangladesh. Renuka Singh Thakur will get things going with the ball for India. Renuka to Sumaiya with a slip in place. Here we go!

The giant flags of the two countries are unfurled as we get ready for the national anthems. The match officials are followed by the two sets of players. It will be Bangladesh's national anthem first, followed by that of India.

UPDATE - 4.33 pm IST (11.03 am GMT) - The two on-field umpires have called both captains to explain the revised conditions. Here is the news we were waiting for - The match will get underway at 5 pm IST (11.30 am GMT). It will be a 43-over-per-side contest. The Powerplay will be of 9 overs. Three bowlers can bowl a maximum of 9 overs.

UPDATE - 4.25 pm IST (10.55 am GMT) - Great news! It has stopped raining, and the covers are being peeled off. The skies have brightened considerably. An inspection by the match officials is in progress. Let’s hope it stays dry long enough for the ground staff to complete the mop-up work.

UPDATE - 4.04 pm IST (10.34 am GMT) - The rain is still prevalent, and we have started losing overs. The forecast does not look promising, with more rain expected. All we can do is hope the situation improves. Stay tuned for more news!

UPDATE - 3.47 pm IST (10.17 am GMT) - The intensity has reduced, but it is still raining. At this World Cup, we have about an hour before overs start getting lost, and with roughly 47 minutes already gone, if and when play starts, it will almost certainly be a shortened game.

UPDATE - 3.29 pm IST (9.59 am GMT) - Not great scenes at the moment as the rain continues to pelt down. Unlike Colombo, the entire ground isn't under cover. Apart from the big centre cover, the area square of the wicket within the inner circle and down the ground at one end are protected. Given the intensity of the rain, if and when it stops, it will still take a fair bit of time for the ground staff to complete the mop-up work. While we wait for the situation to improve here, you can switch tabs and follow the action in Vizag where England are coasting against New Zealand in a chase of 169.

UPDATE - 3.12 pm IST (9.42 am GMT) - Oh, no! The rain has returned. The ground staff rush in with the covers. It is coming down quite heavily now, and it has gotten quite dark as well. THE START OF PLAY HAS BEEN DELAYED DUE TO RAIN. Looks like the rain might be around for a while. Stick around for further updates.

Bangladesh's skipper, Nigar Sultana Joty says that they are happy with batting first because bowlers have been doing well, and as a batting unit, they will look to give the bowlers a good total to defend. Shares that it was difficult to get over that previous defeat against Sri Lanka, but they want to play their A-game here in this game. Believes that 230 could be a good total on this track and ideally, they want to go past the mark.

Harmanpreet Kaur, the skipper of India says that the overcast conditions is the major reason why they opted to bowl first. Informs that Uma Chetry makes her debut and Richa Ghosh has been rested. Further says that Kranti Gaud and Sneh Rana have also been rested. Ends up saying that after the three consecutive losses, they had the belief to defeat the Kiwis and now they want to keep the momentum going for the semi final.

Bangladesh Women (Playing XI) - Sumaiya Akter (In for Fargana Hoque), Rubya Haider, Sharmin Akhter, Nigar Sultana Joty (C/WK), Sobhana Mostary, Mst Ritu Moni, Shorna Akter, Nahida Akter, Rabeya Khan, Nishita Akter Nishi, Marufa Akter.