Australia Women v New Zealand Women, Live Cricket Score and Commentary, 2nd Match, ICC Women's World Cup, 2025

ICC Women's World Cup 2nd Match: Australia Women v New Zealand Women at Indore, October 01, 2025

Australia Women

AUS-W

326/10 (49.3)

New Zealand Women

NZ-W

237/10 (43.2)

Finished

AUS-W won by 89 runs

BATSMEN	R	B	4S	6S	SR
Bree Illing	0	3	0	0	0.00
Lea Tahuhu	1	2	0	0	50.00

BOWLERS	O	M	R	W	ECON
Sophie Molineux	8.2	1	25	3	3.00
Annabel Sutherland	9	1	26	3	2.89

Current Partnership: 1 run (0.4 ov) | Last Wicket: Bree Illing 0 (3) | Fall of Wicket: 237/10 (43.2 ov)

CRR: 5.47 | Last Ten Overs: 82/6 7.94

Recent: W1··WW1W1116·611W·

Commentary

43.2

Bree Illing c AJ Healy b S Molineux 0 (3) Sophie Molineux to Bree Illing, no run, c AJ Healy b S Molineux, Caught out !! off break ball, good length, on the off stump, A risky shot choice by Bree Illing as the batter hangs in the crease to play cut, only to get an edge that goes straight into the hands of Alyssa Healy for Bree Illing's dismissal.

43.1

Sophie Molineux to Lea Tahuhu, 1 run, An accurately pitched off break ball on the stumps, Lea Tahuhu hangs in the crease to make a confident drive, sending the ball towards long on for 1 run.

End of over 43 (1 runs)

Bree Illing 0 (2)

Lea Tahuhu 0 (1)

New Zealand Women 236/9

Annabel Sutherland 9-1-26-3

Ashleigh Gardner 6-0-47-0

42.6

Annabel Sutherland to Bree Illing, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, full length, on the off stump, Bree Illing hangs in the crease, tucks flick shot toward the fielder at mid on, who halts the ball.

42.5

Annabel Sutherland to Bree Illing, no run, Dot ball !! inswinger, good length, on the off stump, Bree Illing hangs in the crease to the delivery, letting it go to the keeper without offering a shot.

42.4

Eden Carson lbw b A Sutherland 0 (1) Annabel Sutherland to Eden Carson, no run, lbw b A Sutherland, Out LBW !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Eden Carson hangs in the crease, takes a big risk to chunk it away, but unfortunately, mistimes it, and the ball hits the pad, and Annabel Sutherland appeals for an LBW, which is given by the umpire. Eden Carson has to go back.

42.3

Jess Kerr b A Sutherland 2 (3) Annabel Sutherland to Jess Kerr, no run, b A Sutherland, Bowled out !! fast ball, full length, on the off stump, A bold move from Jess Kerr as batter hangs in the crease, plays it, but it proves to be batter's downfall. The ball crashes into stumps, and the stumps are rattled. Bowled out!

1lb

42.2

Annabel Sutherland to Lea Tahuhu, 1 leg bye, Leg Bye !! fast ball, full length, on the stumps, Lea Tahuhu hangs in the crease, aims to slam it, but deflect off the pads. Batter steals a leg bye for 1 run.

42.1

Sophie Devine b A Sutherland 112 (112) Annabel Sutherland to Sophie Devine, no run, b A Sutherland, Bowled out !! fast ball, full length, on the stumps, Sophie Devine hangs in the crease, tries to take on the bowler but fails to get the timing right. The ball goes past the bat and crashes into the stumps, and the batter is bowled out in disappointing fashion.

End of over 42 (15 runs)

Sophie Devine 112 (111)

Jess Kerr 2 (2)

New Zealand Women 235/6

Ashleigh Gardner 6-0-47-0

Sophie Molineux 8-1-24-2

41.6

Ashleigh Gardner to Sophie Devine, 1 run, off break ball, full length, on the off stump, Sophie Devine hangs in the crease to make a room for himself and hits it towards short cover for 1 run.

41.5

Ashleigh Gardner to Jess Kerr, 1 run, An accurately pitched off break ball on the off stump, Jess Kerr hangs in the crease to make a confident drive, sending the ball towards long off for 1 run.

41.4

Ashleigh Gardner to Sophie Devine, 1 run, An accurately pitched off break ball on the off stump, Sophie Devine hangs in the crease to make a confident defensive shot, sending the ball towards long on for 1 run.

41.3

Ashleigh Gardner to Sophie Devine, Six, Six !! off break ball is delivered on the stumps, full length and Sophie Devine hangs in the crease, displays great skill by powering it to deep square leg for a magnificent Maximum!

41.2

Ashleigh Gardner to Sophie Devine, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, full length, on the off stump, Sophie Devine hangs in the crease to the delivery, letting it go to the keeper without offering a shot.

41.1

Ashleigh Gardner to Sophie Devine, Six, Six !! off break ball is delivered on the stumps, fulltoss, Sophie Devine hangs in the crease, displays great skill by powering punch to deep mid wicket for a magnificent Maximum!

End of over 41 (3 runs)

Sophie Devine 98 (106)

Jess Kerr 1 (1)

New Zealand Women 220/6

Sophie Molineux 8-1-24-2

Ashleigh Gardner 5-0-32-0

40.6

Sophie Molineux to Sophie Devine, 1 run, An accurately pitched off break ball on the stumps, Sophie Devine hangs in the crease to make a confident sloge sweep, sending the ball towards long on for 1 run.

40.5

Sophie Molineux to Jess Kerr, 1 run, An accurately pitched off break ball on the off stump, Jess Kerr hangs in the crease to make a confident drive, sending the ball towards long on for 1 run.

40.4

Isabella Gaze c A Sutherland b S Molineux 28 (18) Sophie Molineux to Izzy Gaze, no run, c A Sutherland b S Molineux, Caught out!! off break ball full length on the off stump, Izzy Gaze hangs in the crease to take the gamble with inside out shot towards long on, in the air!! and is perfectly caught by Annabel Sutherland. Leading to a soft dismissal.

40.3

Sophie Molineux to Izzy Gaze, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, full length, on the off stump, Izzy Gaze hangs in the crease and strives to hit chip shot, aiming to fend it off, but ball is too tricky to hit.

40.2

Sophie Molineux to Sophie Devine, 1 run, An accurately pitched off break ball on the off stump, Sophie Devine hangs in the crease to make a confident defensive shot, sending the ball towards deep cover for 1 run.

40.1

Sophie Molineux to Sophie Devine, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, good length, on the off stump, Sophie Devine hangs in the crease, tucks it toward the fielder at short cover, who blocks the ball right away.

End of over 40 (16 runs)

Sophie Devine 96 (103)

Isabella Gaze 28 (16)

New Zealand Women 217/5

Ashleigh Gardner 5-0-32-0

Annabel Sutherland 8-0-26-0

39.6

Ashleigh Gardner to Sophie Devine, 1 run, An accurately pitched off break ball on the stumps, Sophie Devine hangs in the crease to make a confident cut, sending the ball towards third man for 1 run.

1wd

39.6

Ashleigh Gardner to Sophie Devine, 1 wide, Wide Ball !! off break ball full length on the leg stump, That sails wide of the leg-stump, leaving Sophie Devine with no chance to make contact. The umpire calls it a wide.

39.5

Ashleigh Gardner to Izzy Gaze, 1 run, An accurately pitched off break ball on the off stump, Izzy Gaze hangs in the crease to make a confident defensive shot, sending the ball towards long on for 1 run.

39.4

Ashleigh Gardner to Izzy Gaze, Four, Four !! off break ball, full length, on the off stump, Izzy Gaze hangs in the crease and caresses pull to long on, it raced away to the fence for four.

39.3

Ashleigh Gardner to Izzy Gaze, Four, Four !! off break ball, good length, on the stumps, Izzy Gaze hangs in the crease and caresses chip shot to deep mid wicket, it raced away to the fence for four.

39.2

Ashleigh Gardner to Izzy Gaze, Four, Four !! fast ball, full length, on the stumps, Izzy Gaze hangs in the crease and caresses reverse sweep to third man, it raced away to the fence for four.

39.1