India, New Zealand fight for semifinal spot at CWC25

With three of the four semifinal berths locked in, the hosts and the White Ferns will be eager to etch their name one step closer to the trophy in Navi Mumbai.

India and New Zealand face their toughest challenge yet at the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup 2025, with a win needed for both sides to seal their semifinal showdown with one of Australia, England or South Africa, who have locked in the three other spots.

Sophie Devine won the toss and chose to bowl first in a do-or-die encounter in Navi Mumbai.

India enter the contest on the back of three losses on the trot against the aforementioned three sides and will look for some momentum to get past the White Ferns, who have also faced back-to-back losses against South Africa and Australia.

For India, the equation is simple - beat New Zealand and the last semifinal spot is theirs. But for New Zealand, a win today and a host of favourable outcomes will be needed in the last round of group-stage fixtures to determine their fate.

INDIA: Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Smriti Mandhana (vc), Pratika Rawal, Harleen Deol, Jemimah Rodrigues, Richa Ghosh, Uma Chetry, Renuka Singh Thakur, Deepti Sharma, Sneh Rana, Sree Charani, Radha Yadav, Amanjot Kaur, Arundhati Reddy, Kranti Gaud. Reserves: Tejal Hasabnis, Prema Rawat, Priya Mishra, Minnu Mani, Sayali Satghare

NEW ZEALAND: Sophie Devine (c), Suzie Bates, Eden Carson, Hannah Rowe, Izzy Gaze, Maddy Green, Brooke Halliday, Bree Illing, Polly Inglis, Bella James, Melie Kerr, Jess Kerr, Rosemary Mair, Georgia Plimmer, Lea Tahuhu