New Delhi: The sixth match of the ICC 2025 Womens World Cup is being played between India and New Zealand at the DY Patil International Stadium in Navi Mumbai. This match is crucial for India as a loss would mean the team is almost certainly out of the tournament being held on home turf. Therefore the teams hopes rest heavily on star opening batter Smriti Mandhana. Third Consecutive Half-Century and a World Record Smriti Mandhana continued her superb form scoring her third consecutive half-century. In this innings she also hit two sixes and in the process set a new world record. She now has 29 sixes in 2025 the most by any player in womens ODI cricket in a single calendar year. The previous record was held by South Africas Lizelle Lee who hit 28 sixes in 2017. Smriti Mandhana and Pratiksha Rawals Opening Partnership Smriti Mandhana and Pratiksha Rawal once again put on a century partnership to give India a brilliant start against New Zealand. This is the seventh century opening stand for the pair the most in Indian womens cricket and jointly the second-highest in the history of womens cricket. This pair has already forged five century partnerships in 2025 alone. This is a record for the most century partnerships by a pair in a single calendar year. They share this record with Australian players Belinda Clark and Lisa Keightley who also had five century partnerships in 2000. Smriti Mandhanas Impact and Expectations Smritis innings is not only a testament to her individual talent but also plays a crucial role in the Indian teams quest for victory. Her half-centuries and record-breaking sixes have boosted the teams confidence. If the Mandhana-Rawal partnership continues in this manner Indias chances of winning will be greatly enhanced. Story Highlights Smriti Mandhana hit the most sixes (29) in a single year in womens ODIs. Mandhana scored her third consecutive half-century setting a new record. Mandhana and Pratiksha Rawal formed their seventh century opening partnership. The pair shared the record for the most century partnerships in 2025 with five such partnerships.