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• Pratika Rawal and Smriti Mandhana scored centuries
• New Zealand won the toss and bowled first
• 200 plus partnership between Pratika Rawal and Smriti Mandhana

IND W vs NZ W, Women’s World Cup 2025 : In Women’s World Cup 2025 today on October 23, India and New Zealand teams have come face to face. This match is being played at DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai. In this match New Zealand Women’s team has won the toss and decided to bowl first and Indian Women’s team is batting first. India has had a strong start. Indian opening pair Pratika Rawal and Smriti Mandhana have put on a gigantic partnership of 212 runs for the first wickets. Meanwhile, star batsmen Smriti Mandhana and Pratika Rawal have scored their first centuries in the World Cup.

A powerful century of tribute

Smriti Mandhan completed her stunning century in just 88 balls in the ICC Women’s World Cup 2025 match against New Zealand. This is Mandhan’s first century in the ongoing World Cup. In this match in Navi Mumbai, Team India started batting first and Mandhana once again made a strong start with aggressive batting. Mandhana has crossed the 50-run mark for the third consecutive match. Crossed, but this time she fell victim to Suzy Bates as Smriti Mandhan completed her century. Mandhana scored 109 runs off 95 balls. During this she hit 10 fours and 4 sixes.

Mandhan’s Women’s World Cup 2025 had a poor start. She was unable to reach 30 runs in her first three innings. However, the star opener returned to her form and started scoring runs in the valley. Scored two consecutive fifties against Australia and England. Smriti Mandhana then gave the Indian team a strong start with an explosive innings against New Zealand. Mandhana scored 1 run in the 31st over to score her maiden century of this World Cup and her 14th career century. This is Mandhan’s third century in Women’s World Cup history. Earlier, she had achieved the feat of scoring a century each in the 2017 and 2022 World Cups. With this, she equaled the record for most centuries for India in World Cups.

Prateek Rawal’s explosive century

Indian opener duo Pratika Rawal and Smriti Mandhana created a big partnership for the Indian team. Both of them showed great coordination and made a great partnership of 212 runs. After Smriti Mandhana returned with 109 runs, Pratika Rawal continued her game and completed her century. Hitting all round, he stole three runs. Pratika Rawal scored 122 runs off 134 balls. In this she hit 13 fours and 2 sixes. After this she was sent back by Amelia Kerr.