ICC Women's World Cup 2025, IND-W vs ENG-W Highlights: England Defeat India By Four Runs, Secure Place In Semis

India Women vs England Women: England are through in the semifinals! They have pulled off a heist in Indore as they defeated India by four runs. 

India Women vs England Women: Deepti couldn't get the power in the shot as Dunkley firmly completes the catch. It is troublesome as Team India lost all their set batters to mistimed shots.

India Women vs England Women: A Deepti Sharma Classic in place at Indore as she continues firmly for the Indian side.

However, Richa Ghosh lost her wicket in a key moment! It's troublesome for them now. 

India Women vs England Women: A boundary to cap off the 44th over, but India is under slight pressure following Mandhana's dismissal. It's a tight chase now.

India Women vs England Women: Deepti is now looking to play anchor after Mandhana's reckless shot cost her the wicket. 

A boundary and two singles off that over.

India Women vs England Women: Another partnership broken by England! Mandhana is taken down, and it is HUGE for them! She wished to clear the boundary, but Capsey was in position for the catch.

India Women vs England Women: Four singles in the 40th over, and India are closing in on a win. Things look great as India has built a firm partnership with Smriti and Deepti.

India Women vs England Women: A 50 partnership comes up between Deepti and Smriti. India are going strong in the competition.

Mandhana shoots a boundary and England also gave out some bonus points in the over. Three singles too. 

India Women vs England Women: Despite losing a few wickets, India have maintained themselves in the chase with Smriti and Deepti in the middle. 

Mandhana is hobbling and is being looked after by the physio. 

India Women vs England Women: India go past the 200-run mark with ease. Mandhana continues her strong knock while Deepti firmly provides an assist. 

India Women vs England Women: Six Singles off that over as India's strike rotation continues. Deepti and Smriti are building a partnership and India are in a good position to chase it down.

India Women vs England Women: A boundary and three singles struck by Deepti and Mandhana as they look to build a partnership.

Impressive start from Deepti Sharma as well. 

India Women vs England Women: England finally gets the breakthrough as Harmanpreet is taken down. She shot the ball towards Lamb, who took a brilliant catch.

India Women vs England Women: Harman is taking down NSB with two consecutive boundaries to start the over. 

Three dots and a single after that, and India looks firm. 

India Women vs England Women: A sweet boundary by the off-side to end that over. Mandhana continues her fine touch against England Women.  

India Women vs England Women: After Mandhana, Harman has secured a well-deserved half-century. Superb stuff from Team India as they continue the chase

India Women vs England Women: Back-to-Back Fifties for Mandhana here! Solid stuff as she helps India chase alongside captain Harmanpreet. 

Muted celebration, but applause from the dressing room.

A boundary to finish the over apart from the two singles!

India Women vs England Women: Massive appeal by Dean to the umpire, who raised her finger. But Harman reviews. Ultraedge shows a spike as the ball passes the bat. The Indian captain is safe! 

Three runs off that over. 

India Women vs England Women: Proper strike rotation from India as they accumulate runs on the board. Harman and Mandhana continue their partnership against ENG-W

India Women vs England Women: Five singles and a dot off that over. Smriti and Harman continue as Team India reach 100+ runs on the scoreboard.

India Women vs England Women: Smriti Mandhana and Harmanpreet Kaur are in sublime form and continue their partnership against England.

The NSB-led side are scratching their heads on what else could they do to get them down. 

India Women vs England Women: Harman and Smriti forge a 47-ball 50 partnership, and the Indian camp would be happy as it is what they need.

Seven off the over, with three singles and a boundary.

India Women vs England Women: Harman looks in good touch against the England Women as she smacked a boundary. 

India Women vs England Women: Three singles and a double from the Indian captaincy duo. Mandhana and Kaur have kept on going against England slowly but gradually.

India Women vs England Women: Captain Harman gets a four on the final ball of that over. Quite a way to end it!

India Women vs England Women: A solid display from Mandhana. Two consecutive boundaries come up as India settles down well. Harman also picked a single.

Two singles, two boundaries and two dot balls scored in the 14th Over

India Women vs England Women: ENG captain NSB bowls against India's leadership duo. Smriti and Harman firmly settle against the English bowling attack. 

A single, a double and a boundary scored in the 13th over. 

India Women vs England Women: Team India is 50 up in the competition, currently having () at the loss of two wickets.

A boundary scored by captain Kaur.

A Charlie Dean delivery strikes Harleen Deol's back leg, and the umpire doesn't hesitate to raise the finger.

After Tratika Rawal's dismissal, Harleen Deol and Smriti Mandhana lead the fightback for India in Indore.

A cautious start from the home side after the fall of the wicket. India cannot afford to lose many wickets.

Lauren Bell removes Pratika Rawal to provide England with an early breakthrough.

Smriti Mandhana and Pratika Rawal will have the onus to provide the perfect start

Despite Heather Knight's sensational hundred, England have only managed to amass 288 runs on the board. The lower middle order crumbled under Indian pressure, and the visitors are at least 30-40 runs short.

Smriti Mandhana intercepts a ball at point after Charlie Dean revers sweeps for a run. Richa collects it comfortably and dislodges the stumps.

Emma Lamb goes for a big one but doesn't get the timing right. Smriti Mandhana has a comfortable catch at Long on.

Alice Capsey goes for a fancy reverse pull kind of shot and Harleen Deol has a comfortable catch at point.

Sophia Dunkley tries to lift it up over the covers, but Deepti Sharma has an easy catch at long-off. England are crumbling!

Amanjot Kaur picks up perfectly from deep square and his pinpoint throw doesn't make it difficult for Richa Ghosh as Heather Knight is short of her crease while completing a run.

Heather Knight has broght up her 3rd ODI hundred and has been sensational from the start.

Shree Charani finally provides the much-needed breakthrough. Nat Sciver-Brunt tries to make room but finds Harmanpreet Kaur at cover.

Heather Knight is approaching her 3rd ODI hundred and the Indian bowlers have looked clueless.

Indian bowlers have not been at their best so far and need to come up with an alternate plan.

Heather Knight and Nat Sciver-Brunt have managed to steady the ship for the visitoes in Indore.

India Women vs England Women: Heather Knight smashed the only boundary of the over for a four in the fourth delivery. Amanjot Kaur gifted seven runs in the 25th over. Heather Knight and Nat Sciver-Brunt have stitched a 22-run partnership. ENGW 120/2 (25)

India Women vs England Women: Deepti Sharma gifted three runs in the 24th over. No boundaries came from the English batters. ENG W 113/2 (24)

India Women vs England Women: Amanjot Kaur gave away six runs in the 23rd over of the first inning. Nat Sciver-Brunt is in great form; she slammed a four in the first delivery. ENG W 110/2 (23)

India Women vs England Women: Deepti Sharma gave away six runs and picked a wicket in the 22nd over of the first innings. Nat Sciver-Brunt slammed the only four in the fourth delivery of the over. ENG W 104/2 (22)

India Women vs England Women: In the first delivery of the 22nd over, Deepti Sharma came to the rescue for the Women in Blue as she removed the dangerous Amy Jones for 56 runs. Nat Sciver-Brunt came on the crease. ENGW 98/2 (21.1)

India Women vs England Women: Renuka Singh gave away six runs in the 21st over of the first inning. ENG W 98/1 (21)

India Women vs England Women: Deepti Sharma gave away only two runs in the 20th over of the first innings. England are only eight runs away from crossing the 100-run mark. ENG W 92/1 (20)

India Women vs England Women: Amy Jones scored a fifty in the fourth delivery after smashing a four. Renuka Singh gave away six runs in this over. ENGW 90/1 (19)

India Women vs England Women: The former England captain Heather Knight became the third England Women’s cricketer to make 300 international appearances after Charlotte Edwards (309) and Danni Wyatt-Hodge (300).

India Women vs England Women: Deepti Sharma gave away five runs in the 18th over of the first innings. No boundaries from the England batters in this over. ENG W 84/1 (18)

India Women vs England Women: Kranti Gaud gave away six runs in the 17th over. Amy Jones and Heather Knight are on the crease for England. ENGW 79/1 (17)

India Women vs England Women: Deepti Sharma came into attack and brought the change in the game. Deepti removed Tammy Beaumont for 22 runs in the sixth delivery of the 16th over. It was also the 150th ODI wicket for Deepti Sharma. Heather Knight came on the crease. ENG W 73/1 (16)

India Women vs England Women: The Women in Blue are struggling with the reviews. In the first delivery, Kranti Gaud appealed for an LBW after the ball hit Tammy Beaumont's pads. Apart from Kranti, no one appealed for a review. Later in the replay, it showed there were three reds, and another review went in vain for India. Kranti Gaud gave away three runs in the 15th over. Time for a drinks break now. ENG W 69/0 (15)

India Women vs England Women: 14 overs passed by and the Women in Blue are still in search of their first wicket in the match. England openers Tammy Beaumont and Amy Jones, have solidified a strong partnership, causing trouble for India. Sneh Rana gifted four runs in the 14th over. ENG W 66/0 (14)

India Women vs England Women: Shree Charani gifted 10 runs in the 13th over of the first innings. Amy Jones slammed two consecutive fours in the second and third deliveries of the over. ENG W 62/0 (13)

India Women vs England Women: Only two runs came in this over after Sneh Rana showed class. However, the Indian bowling attack need to find a way to pick wickets as England openers have already taken control of the match. ENG W 52/0 (12)

India Women vs England Women: Shree Charani came into attack and gifted six runs in the 11th over of the first inning. England also crossed the 50-run mark with the help of Amy Jones and Tammy Beaumont's solid partnership. ENG W 50/0 (11)

India Women vs England Women: Sneh Rana gave away three runs in the 10th over of the first innings. The Women in Blue are desperately in search of a breakthrough. ENGW 44/0 (10)

India Women vs England Women: Only four runs came in this over. However, India lost a review in the fourth delivery when Renuka Singh's delivery hit Amy Jones' left pad but missed the wickets. ENG W 41/0 (9)

India Women vs England Women: Sneh Rana came into attack and gifted just two runs in her first over. No boundaries from the England batters in the eighth over. ENG W 37/0 (8)

India Women vs England Women: Amy Jones smashed the only boundary of the over. Jones smashed the ball towards the front of the square for a four. Are India looking to bring a change in their bowling attack? ENG W 35/0 (7)

India Women vs England Women: Tammy Beaumont smashed a four in the sixth and final delivery of the sixth over. Kranti Gaud gave away seven runs in the sixth over. ENG W 31/0 (6)

India Women vs England Women: A good over from Renuka Singh. However, the Indian bowling attack need to pick early wickets to put pressure on England. Amy Jones and Tammy Beaumont are aiming to solidify a strong partnership. ENG W 24/0 (5) 

India Women vs England Women: Amy Jones slammed two fours in the first and fourth deliveries of the over. Kranti Gaud gifted eight runs in the fourth over of the innings. ENG W 21/0 (4)

India Women vs England Women: Renuka Singh gifted just two runs in the third over of the first inning. No boundary comes in for England. ENG W 13/0 (3)

India Women vs England Women: In the fourth delivery of the second over, Amy Jones smashed a four to the square. Kranti Gaud gifted five runs in this over. ENGW 11/0 (2)

India Women vs England Women: Renuka Singh gave away six runs in the first over of the innings. The first delivery from Renuka was a no-ball, following which, Tammy Beaumont slammed a four over the square. ENG W 6/0 (1)

India Women vs England Women: Amy Jones and Tammy Beaumont opened for England in the 20th match of the Women's World Cup 2025. Meanwhile, Renuka Singh started the attack for the Women in Blue in Indore.

India Women vs England Women: Both teams come on the field before the match, and it's time for the national anthem, starting with England, followed by India.

India Women vs England Women: Former England skipper Heather Knight achieved an elusive career milestone as she is set to mark her 300th international appearance for the Lionesses.

India Women vs England Women: "We would like to have a bat. We would like to most of the fresh pitch and hopefully get a big total on the board. I hope so (it is the best batting pitch) and the outfield will be lightning quick, we have to do a lot of work in the field to stop the ball getting away. We have got Sophie Ecclestone and Lauren Bell coming back into the side. They are ready to go and excited to be back. We will be looking for some big partnerships today and work as a team out there. We have seen a lot of noise with the Indian fans, hopefully everyones eyes are on the game and ready to be moved in the field. We know we have three tough games left and hopefully we can get two points out of it," England captain Nat Sciver-Brunt said as quoted by Cricbuzz.

India Women vs England Women: "We were looking to bowl first and glad to get that. Jemi is not playing today and Renuka is playing. She has a great record against England and that was the biggest reason we wanted her back in the side. Even though we lost, we played really good cricket and that is something which will give us confidence," India captain Harmanpreet Kaur said as quoted by Cricbuzz.

India Women vs England Women:

England Women Playing XI: Amy Jones (Wk), Tammy Beaumont, Heather Knight, Nat Sciver-Brunt (C), Sophia Dunkley, Emma Lamb, Alice Capsey, Charlotte Dean, Sophie Ecclestone, Linsey Smith, Lauren Bell.

India Women vs England Women: 

India Women Playing XI: Pratika Rawal, Smriti Mandhana, Harleen Deol, Harmanpreet Kaur (C), Deepti Sharma, Richa Ghosh (Wk), Amanjot Kaur, Sneh Rana, Kranti Gaud, Shree Charani, Renuka Singh Thakur.

India Women vs England Women: While speaking at the time of toss, India captain Harmanpreet Kaur confirmed that Renuka Singh has replaced Jemimah Rodrigues in the Playing XI.

India Women vs England Women: England have won the toss and skipper Nat Sciver-Brunt has opted to bat first. 

India Women vs England Women: As per ESPNcricinfo, Renuka was seen marking her run-up, indicating that the Women in Blue would have a change in their playing combination. 

India Women vs England Women: Ahead of the match, some special momentos were presented to the players of England Cricket.

A special cap was presented to Charlie Dean, who is making her 50th ODI appearance.

Then a jersey was presented to Heather Knight, who's making her 300th International appearance for England Cricket. 

India Women vs England Women: After a topsy-turvy campaign mixed with wins and losses, the final week of the league stage matches becomes super crucial for the Indian side.

They would need a win to push themselves into the knockout stage.

India Women vs England Women: Team India Women and England Women have been sweating hard during the practice sessions to get themselves in the groove. 

India Women vs England Women: Here is how the Points Table for the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup looks like:

India Women vs England Women: India Women are currently fourth and are looking to make a significant impact with their performance. Their mistakes have marred their campaign so far, and they look to make a significant impact in Indore.

Speaking of England Women, they look in a favourable spot but cannot relax either. They are unbeaten in four matches, but were saved most of the time.

It will be a tight affair for both sides.

India Women vs England Women: Even though Indore has experienced heavy rain in the last two days. But there's no rain prediction in Indore on Sunday, October 19. The sky will remain mostly clear. 

India Women vs England Women: Overall, the two cricket giants have faced each other 79 times, out of which England lead 41-36. In the Women's World Cup history, it's again England who hold a dominance over India. The Lionesses lead 8-4 over Women in Blue in World Cup history. After the conclusion of the Women's World Cup 2022, interestingly, India Women have dominated over England Women, sealing five wins in six matches.