Overs 44.4, Score 289-4: Beloved Biza to Harmanpreet Kaur, FOUR! In the gap. A bit of air given, on a length, on off. Kaur drops to a knee and reaches out in front. She rolls her wrists into the sweep and hits it to the right of deep mid-wicket for a four.
Overs 44.1, Score 283-4: Beloved Biza to Harmanpreet Kaur, Half a chance! Loopy ball, on middle. Kaur dances down the track and takes the ball on the full. She clubs it towards deep mid-wicket, where Nyasha Gwanzura does not quite charge in at the ball and runs around it. The ball reaches her on the bounce as she tries to get her body behind the ball. It clips her cap and rolls to her left. Two runs taken.
Overs 43.5, Score 280-4: Michelle Mavunga to Harmanpreet Kaur, PUT DOWN! Another chance goes down. On a length, width offered on off. Kaur flays at the ball. Hits it flat towards backward point, where Nomvelo Sibanda gets low to take the catch but the ball hits her high on the wrist and drops to the ground. Two runs taken.
Overs 43.3, Score 279-4: Michelle Mavunga to Harmanpreet Kaur, On a back of a length, on middle. This does not rise much as Kaur swipes it away wide of deep mid-wicket. The fielder slides to her left and mops it up. Harman was interested in the second but Deepti was happy with one.
Overs 42.6, Score 276-4: Beloved Biza to Harmanpreet Kaur, Had to hurry! Low full toss, on off. Kaur punches it wide of extra cover, where the fielder dives to her left and the ball is deflected towards cover. A bit of yes and no between the two batters before they set off for the run. The throw at the batting end is a bit wide and the keeper can't gather it as Deepti dives to get home. Had the keeper gathered it cleanly and broken the stumps quickly, Deepti could have been in trouble. She seems to have scraped some skin off during the dive and may have jarred her neck as well.
Overs 42.5, Score 275-4: Beloved Biza to Harmanpreet Kaur, DROPPED! A double opportunity as the run out chance is also missed. Tossed up, on off. Kaur shimmies down the track and swings through the line. Gets it more off the inner half towards long on. The fielder charges across to her left and dives but can't cling on. The ball gets parried off her hands towards long off and the batters push through for the second. Deepti is struggling to make her ground as the throw comes in on the bounce at the bowling end. Biza can't gather the ball cleanly, allowing Sharma to get in.
Overs 41.1, Score 265-4: Olinder Chare to Deepti Sharma, FOUR! Gets it fine enough. Full and angled in at the pads, too straight. Sharma makes use of the angle and sweeps it behind square leg. The fielder in the deep covers a lot of ground to her left and dives but cannot stop the boundary.
Overs 40.2, Score 259-4: Beloved Biza to Harmanpreet Kaur, HUNDRED FOR HARMANPREET KAUR! You could sense this was going to be her day from the way she was timing the ball right from the outset, and what a knock this has been! She had a slice of luck when she was dropped on 67 and has made Zimbabwe pay dearly. Her last ODI ton came in July last year, so this century has been a bit of a wait. Full and around leg at 73.9 kph, on leg. Kaur gets inside the line and plays the paddle past short fine leg. She picks up a couple of runs to bring up her 8th ODI hundred. She gets a hug from her batting partner before raising her bat to acknowledge the applause from her teammates and the crowd.
Overs 38.2, Score 250-4: Beloved Biza to Deepti Sharma, FOUR! Top shot! Floated, full and on middle and leg. Deepti Sharma goes down on one knee and paddles it away wide of short fine for a boundary. 250 up for India Women, as well as the 100-RUN STAND between this pair.
Overs 38.1, Score 246-4: Beloved Biza to Deepti Sharma, Tossed up, full and on middle, Deepti Sharma knocks it down the pitch. Beloved Biza dives to her left and stops it. Harmanpreet Kaur was out of her crease, but Biza could not react quickly enough to break the stumps.
Overs 37.4, Score 245-4: Olinder Chare to Deepti Sharma, FOUR! Another boundary! Flighted, full and on off. Deepti Sharma gets down on one knee and nails the sweep, despite losing her bottom hand. It races through the turf towards the deep square leg fence for a boundary.
