IND Vs BAN, ICC Women's World Cup: India Keep Semis Hopes Alive With Big Win Against Bangladesh - Highlights

1:13 PM IST: Bhatia Takes The Honours

Yastika Bhatia is the player of the match for her 50 off 80.

Smriti Mandhana (30 off 51) and Shafali Verma (42 0ff 42) were brilliant, then India lost three wickets in five balls. But Pooja Vastrakar (30 not out off 33), Richa Ghosh (26 off 36) and Sneh Rana (27 off 23) ensured that India post a good enough total (229/7). Then the bowlers did their job. Sneh Rana got four for 30, while Jhulan Goswami and Pooja Vastrakar claimed a brace each.

1:07 PM IST: India Win

Jhulan Goswami on with her 8th over. She cleans up Ritu Moni with the third ball. Moni out for 16 off 36 and Indian win by 110 runs. BAN - 119 All Out (40.3); IND - 229/7

12:58 PM IST: 1/15 For Gayakwad

Rajeshwari Gayakwad on with her final over. Three singles from it. Her figures: 1/15 including four maiden overs. Bangladesh need 123 runs in 72 balls. BAN - 107/9 (38)

12:54 PM IST: Nine Down

Fourth for Sneh Rana. Nahida Akter miscues her pull shot and caught & bowled. Pooja Vastrakar also goes for the catch, but the bowler claims it. Avoids collision. Jahanara Alam is the new batter. BAN - 104/9 (36.5)

12:46 PM IST: Eight Down

Sneh Rana on with her 8th over. She traps Fahima Khatun with the second over. Khatun goes for 1 off 5. Third for Rana. BAN - 100/8 (34.2)

12:38 PM IST: Seven Down

Pooja Vastrakar on with her 6th over. Lata Mondal hits a four off the third, through cover. A dot, then wicket. Leading edge and caught at mid-wicket by Harmanpreet Kaur. Vastrakar now has 10 wickets in the tournament for joint-highest. Lata goes for 24 off 46. Fahima Khatun is the new batter. BAN - 98/7 (32.5)

12:33 PM IST: 137 In 108 

Poonam Yadav returns for her fifth over. Lata Mondal takes a couple off the first, to square leg, then five dots. Bangladesh need 137 runs in 108. BAN - 93/6 (32)

12:24 PM IST: 147 In 120

Jhulan Goswami on with her seventh over. Five from it, including one leg bye and one wide. Bangladesh need 147 runs in 120 balls. BAN - 83/6 (30)

12:14 PM IST: Six Down

Jhulan Goswami on with her 6th over. Salma Khatun caught behind off the fourth ball. Khatun goes for 32 off 35. And that ends a 40-run stand. 16 runs and one wicket in the last 30 balls. Bangladesh need 155 runs. BAN - 75/6 (27.4)

12:02 PM IST: 161 In 25 Overs

Sneh Rana on with her sixth over. Salma Khatun hits the first ball for a four, to mid-on, and take three off the second, over the keeper's head. Seven from the over. Bangladesh need 161 runs. BAN - 69/5 (25)

11:53 AM IST: 25-run Stand

Pooja Vastrakar on with his fourth over. Check of run out against Salma Khatun. She's fine. Five from it. Her figures so far: 1/13. BAN - 60/5 (23)

11:41 AM IST: 50 Up

Rajeshwari Gayakwad returns for her fifth over. A maiden to Lata Mondal. In the previous over, Salma Khatun hit Poonam Yadav for fours off first and fifth balls. BAN - 50/5 (20)

11:32 AM IST: Five Down

Sneh Rana on with her fifth over. Appeal for a bat-pad catch against Rumana Ahmed off the second. Original decision not out. It comes off the glove and caught at short leg by Yastika Bhatia. Rumana goes for 1 off 8. This is a free fall for Bangladesh. Salma Khatun is the new batter. BAN - 35/5 (17.2)

11:27 AM IST: Four Down

Poonam Yadav continues. Two dots and Murshida Khatun is caught by Harmanpreet Kaur at cover. Khatun goes for 19 off 54. Lata Mondal is the new batter. BAN - 31/4 (16.3)

11:20 AM IST: 11 Runs In Last 5

Rumana Ahmed is the new batter. Poonam Yadav continues. A couple off the first ball to cover. BAN - 30/3 (15)

11:14 AM IST: Three Down

Sneh Rana on with her third over. Nigar Sultana mistimes her slog and is caught at mid on by Harmanpreet Kaur. Sultana goes for 3 off 11. BAN - 28/3 (13.5).

Drinks

11:11 AM IST: Bowling Change

Poonam Yadav on with her leg spin. Three dots and left-handed Murshida Khatun hits the fourth for a four, past point. 12 runs and one wicket in the last five overs. BAN - 26/2 (13)

11:00 AM IST: Chance

Sneh Rana gets her first over. Murshida Khatun cuts the fifth ball and a chance. Ball falls in front of Rajeshwari Gayakwad at point. Four from the over. 19/2 (10)

10:53 AM IST: Two Down

Pooja Vastrakar on with her first over. Fargana Hoque misses a flick off the fifth and review for a run out first. Bat grounded. Then a check for LBW. Original decision not out. Hitting target and wicket. Fargana goes for an 11-ball duck. Nigar Sultana is the new batter. BAN -  15/2 (9)

10:48 AM IST: Turn And Bounce

Rajeshwari Gayakwad on with her fourth over. One leg bye off the fifth.BAN - 14/1 (8)

10:40 AM IST: Gayakwad Strikes

Rajeshwari Gayakwad on with her third over. Sharmin Akhter goes for a drive but ends up getting an edge. Ball ricochets off Richa Ghosh's gloves and Sneh Rana completes the catch at slip. Fargana Hoque is the new batter. A wicket maiden. BAN - 12/1 (6)

10:35 AM IST: Six

Jhulan Goswami continues. Murshida Khatun launches the fourth ball for a six over cover. BAN - 12/0 (5)

10:32 AM IST: Very Quiet

Rajeshwari Gayakwad continues. A couple off the fourth ball as Sharmin Akhter plays it to deep cover. In the previous over, Jhulan Goswami conceded a single off the last ball. BAN - 6/0 (4)

10:26 AM IST: Gayakwad On

Rajeshwari Gayakwad shares the new ball. Sharmin Akhter takes a single off the third to open the scoring. Three from the over. In the first over, Jhulan Goswami delivered a maiden to Murshida Khatun. BAN - 3/0 (2)

10:19 AM IST: Chase Begins

Jhulan Goswami with the new ball. Murshida Khatun, left-handed batter, to take the strike. Her opening partner is Sharmin Akhter.

10 AM IST: And...

Australia record their sixth successive win. They chase down South Africa's 271/5 in 45.2 overs for a five-wicket win. They are also the six-time champions. Skipper Meg Lanning remains not out on 135 off 130 (15 fours and one six).

9:55 AM IST: Innings Recap

India won the toss and opted to bat first. Opener Smriti Mandhana and Shafali Verma, after a watchful start, added 74 runs then it became 74/3 with three wickets, including that of skipper Mithali Raj losing in five balls. Yastika Bhatia hit a patient fifty even as India got a good finish after the middle overs struggle. Target for Bangladesh is 230 runs. Ritu Moni got three wickets for 37. She was the only bowler to complete a quota of 10 overs. Nahida Akter got two for 42 in nine overs. 

9:49 AM IST: Innings Break

Jahanara Alam with the final over. Two singles and Sneh Rana tries to loft over leg side, but is caught at short third man by Ritu Moni. She goes for 27 off 23. Jhulan Goswami is the new batter. A couple to sweeper cover. A single, and Goswami takes a couple off the last ball, to long off. Seven runs and a wicket in the over. 45 in the last 30 balls. IND - 229/7 (50)

9:43 AM IST: Big Over

Nahida Akter with the penultimate over of the innings. 13 from it, including two fours and a three. 42 runs in the last five. IND - 222/6 (49)

9:39 AM IST: Rana Four

Jahanara Alam continues. Four singles, then a paddle sweep for a four to fine leg. One more single. Nine from the over. IND - 209/6 (48)

9:35 AM IST: 200 Up

Salma Khatun on with her 8th over. Pooja Vastrakar hits the last ball for a four, over extra cover, and 200 up for India. Nine from the over. IND - 200/6 (47)

9:31 AM IST: 10 Overs Since Last Boundary

Jahanara Alam returns for his 6th over. A dot to Sneh Rana, then four singles. Rana plays the last ball to backward square leg for three. Seven from the over. Last boundary was a four in the 36th over. IND - 191/6 (46)

9:26 AM IST: Dropped

Salma Khatun on with her 7th over. Pooja Vastrakar hits back the fifth and dropped. Four runs from the over. 19 runs and one wicket in the last five overs. IND - 184/6 (45).

In Wellington, Meg Lanning hits a ton as Australia (221/4 in 35) inch closer to South Africa's 271/5.

9:22 AM IST: 3/37 For Moni

One wicket and four runs from Ritu Moni's final over. Her figures: 3/37. 17 runs in the last five overs for India. IND - 180/6 (44)

9:19 AM IST: Bhatia Departs

Ritu Moni on with her final over. Soft dismissal. Yastika Bhatia goes for a paddle scoop and is caught. Nahida Akter takes the catch at short fine leg. Bhatia goes for 50 off 80. Sneh Rana is the new batter. IND - 176/6 (43.1)

9:17 AM IST: Bhatia Fifty

Salma Khatun returns for his 6th over. Pooja Vastrakar takes a single off the first, then Yastika Bhatia, on 49, faces four dots. And finally a single, to long on for back-to-back fifties. 50 off 79 with two fours. IND - 176/5 (43)

9:13 AM IST: No Boundary In Last 6 Overs

Ritu Moni continues. Singles off the first two, then two dots. Pooja Vastrakar plays the fifth to long on for another single. And a couple to end the over. Five from it. IND - 174/5 (42)

9:09 AM ISYT: Bhatia On 46

Nahida Akter on with her 8th over. Four singles. 13 runs and one wicket in the last five overs. Yastika Bhatia not out on 46 off 72. IND - 169/5 (41)

9:05 AM IST: 10 To Go

Ritu Moni with her 8th over. A couple off the third as Pooja Vastrakar plays past point. And dots. Ten overs to go. IND - 165/5 (40)

9:02 AM IST: Ghose Goes

Nahida Akter on with her 7th over. Yastika Bhatia takes a single off the first, then the wicket. Richa Ghosh (26 off 36) caught behind. With that a 54-run stand in 69 balls comes to an end. Pooja Vastrakar is the new batter. IND - 162/5 (38.5)

8:55 AM IST: Stoppage

Ritu Moni continues. A top-edge off the third ball and Nigar Sultana drops Richa Ghosh. Tough ask. She is also in some pain. Ball hits the fingertip. Physio is out in the middle. IND - 160/4 (37.3)

8:52 AM IST: 50-run Stand

Nahida Akter returns for her 6th over. Yastika Bhatia takes a single off the fourth and 50-run stand in 56 balls with Richa Ghosh. Two from the over. 25 runs in the last five. IND - 158/4 (37)

8:48 AM IST: 150 Up

Fahima Khatun continues. Richa Ghosh hits the last ball for a four, past point. Nine from the over. In the previous over, Rumana Ahmed conceded five runs, including a wide. Her figures so far: 0/27. IND - 156/4 (36)

8:41 AM IST: Busy Over

Fahima Khatun on with her second over. A couple and three singles. 34 runs in 40 balls in the fifth-wicket stand for Yastika Bhatia (36 off 58) and Richa Ghosh (16 off 19). And 31 runs in the last five. IND - 142/4 (34)

8:34 AM IST: Drinks

Rumana Ahmed continues. Two singles and a couple. Her figures so far: 0/22 in seven overs, including a maiden. IND - 137/4 (33)

8:31 AM IST: Bhatia Four

Fahima Khatun, leg break, on. A single, then two dots. Yastika Bhatia picks the fourth ball for a four, over mid-wicket. A couple to long leg. A single to end the over. Eight from it. IND - 133/4 (32)

8:26 AM IST: Tidy Over

Rumana Ahmed on with her 6th over. A couple and two singles. Yastika Bhatia (25 off 48) and Richa Ghosh (10 off 11) look to rebuild the innings. IND - 125/4 (31)

8:22 AM IST: Fours

Lata Mondal on with her fourth over. Richa Ghosh cuts and cuts hard. Back-to-back fours off the third and fourth balls, to backward point. And boundaries for India after 38 balls. 10 from the over. IND - 121/4 (30)

8:18 AM IST: Maiden

Rumana Ahmed on with her fifth over. A maiden to Yastika Bhatia (21 off 44). 14 runs in the last 30 balls. IND - 111/4 (29)

8:13 AM IST: Run Out

Lata Mondal continues. A direct hit from Fargana Hoque at mid-on. Harmanpreet Kaur goes for the quick single but is caught short. Run out for 14 off 33. That ends a 34-run stand in 70 balls. Richa Ghosh is the new batter. IND - 108/4 (27.2).

In the previous over, Rumana Ahmed conceded three.

8:08 AM IST: Busy Over

Lata Mondal continues. Three singles and a couple from it. Nine runs from her two overs. IND - 105/3 (26)

8:05 AM IST: 100 Up

Rumana Ahmed on with her third over. A single and a couple. And 100 up for India. IND - 100/3 (25)

8:01 AM IST: Bowling Change

Lata Mondal, right-arm pacer, on. Four singles from it. 23 runs in 50 balls for the fourth wicket between Harmanpreet Kaur (8 off 20) and Yastika Bhatia (15 off 30). And 17 runs in the last five. IND - 97/3 (24)

7:58 AM IST: Kaur Four

Rumana Ahmed on with hes second over. Three singles, then two dots. Harmanpreet Kaur sweeps the last ball for a four. IND - 93/3 (23)

7:55 AM IST: Bhatia Four

Ritu Moni continues. Yastika Bhatia times her drive and the ball beats the fielder at deep. First boundary in 47 balls. Harmanpreet Kaur plays the last ball to point and mix-up. Yastika Bhatia dives to save herself at the non-striker's end. Five from the over. IND - 86/3 (22)

7:52 AM IST: Bowling Change

Rumana Ahmed, leg break, on with her first over. Yastika Bhatia takes a single off the fifth, first run in 11 balls. IND - 81/3 (21)

7:48 AM IST: Maiden

Ritu Moni on with her fifth over. A maiden to Harmanpreet Kaur. Moni's figures so far: 2/18, including two maiden overs. IND - 80/3 (20)

7:45 AM IST: Kaur Off The Mark

Nahida Akter returns. A single off the second ball and first run for Harmanpreet Kaur in five balls. IND - 80/3 (19)

7:42 AM IST: Couples

Ritu Moni on with her fourth over. Four from it. 16 runs in the last 30 balls for three wickets. Yastika Bhatia on 5 off 11, Harmanpreet Kaur on 0 off 3. IND - 79/3 (18)

7:38 AM IST: Fresh Start

Salma Khatun on with her fifth over. A single off the fifth as Yastika Bhatia opens her account. IND - 75/3 (17)

7:34 AM IST: Raj Too Goes

After drinks, Mithali Raj hits the first ball straight to cover. Easy catch for Fahima Khatun. First ball duck for India captain. Three wickets in five balls for no run. Harmanpreet Kaur is the new batter and Ritu Moni is on hat-trick. IND - 74/3 (15.4)

7:31 AM IST: Shafali Goes

Ritu Moni on with her third over. Two dots and stumped. Very quick from Nigar Sultana. Shafali Verma goes for 42 off 42. Two wickets in four balls. Mithali Raj is the new batter. BAN - IND - 74/2 (15.3)

7:26 AM IST: Mandhana Goes

Nahida Akter continues. Smriti Mandhana goes for a pull shot and she finds the fielder at backward square leg. Nice take by Fargana Hoque. Mandhana goes for 30 off 51. Yastika Bhatia is the new batter. IND - 74/1 (14.6)

7:24 AM IST: Shafali Four

Ritu Moni continues. A couple off the first as Smriti Mandhana plays it to mid-wicket. A single, then a four to short third man. Shafali Verma glides it. Nine from the over. IND - 72/0 (14)

7:20 AM IST: Singles

Nahida Akter with her third over. Two singles. 38 runs in the last 30 balls. IND - 63/0 (13)

7:17 AM IST: Bowling Change

Ritu Moni, right-arm pacer, on with her first over. Outside edge off the second and fifth four of Shafali Verma. Appeal for caught behind off the fourth. Nothing. Noise from bat hitting the pad. Bangladesh lose the review. Five from the over. IND - 61/0 (12)

7:12 AM IST: Singles

Nahida Akter on with her second over. Four singles from it. 31 runs in the last three overs. IND - 56/0 (11)

7:08 AM IST: 50 Up

Jahanara Alam on with her fifth over. A dot, and a single to mid-off as Smriti Mandhana rotates the strike. Shafali Verma launches the next one over the bowler's head for a four. A dot, then another four, this time over midwicket. And one more, past point. And fifty up. 13 from the over. Smriti Mandhana on 22 off 38 and Shafali Verma on 28 off 22. IND - 52/0 (10)

7:04 AM IST: Bowling Change

Nahida Akter, left-arm spinner, on. A dot, beaten. But Shafali Verma picks the next one and launches over long on for the first six of the match. 14th for India in the tournament, the most for any side in this edition. Another straight hit, but only a couple. And a four to mid wicket off the fourth as Verma connects her shot. Beaten and two byes to fine leg. Should have been easily three. 14 from the over. IND - 39/0 (9)

6:59 AM IST: Another Tidy Over

Jahanara Alam continues. Two dots, and a misfield at cover, giving Smriti Mandhana a single. A dot, then a single for mid on. Two from the over. IND - 25/0 (8)

6:54 AM IST: Mandhana Four

Salma Khatun continues. Smriti Mandhana dances down and plays a controlled inside-out for a four off the first. Two dots, and a single to extra cover. Shafali Verma is still settling in. Five from the over. Khatun's figures so far: 4-1-9-0. IND - 23/0 (7)

6:51 PM IST: Tidy Over

Jahanara Alam on with her third over. Two dots, and a single to third man as Shafali Verma rotates the strike. Two more dots, and a single to mid-off as Smriti Mandhana keeps the strike. IND - 18/0 (6)

6:47 AM IST: Maiden

Salma Khatun continues. And a maiden to Smriti Mandhana. 

6:44 AM IST: Watchful

Jahanara Alam continues. Smriti Mandhana takes a couple off the first, to third man. Then a single off the fourth. In the previous over, Salma Khatun conceded two singles. IND - 16/0 (4).

In Wellington, South Africa have set a 272-run target for Australia.

6:38 AM IST: Fours

Outside edge off the first ball and a single for Shafali Verma. Three dots, then a delectable cover drive for a four. A pull shot for a four to end the over. Nine from the over. IND - 11/0 (2)

6:34 AM IST: First Runs

A dot, then a couple through cover as Smriti Mandhana gets the first runs. Dots to end the first over. IND - 2/0 (1)

Jahanara Alam, right-arm pacer, with the second over

6:30 AM IST: Play Begins

Smriti Mandhana to take the first strike. Shafali Verma is her opening partner. Bangladesh players take the knee. And spin on with off-spinner Salma Khatun opening for Bangladesh.

6:23 AM IST: Anthems

Players and match officials are in the middle. Bangladesh's national anthem first.

6:10 AM IST: Playing XIs

One change for India. Poonam Yadav in for Meghna Singh. Two for Bangladesh. Murshida Khatun and Lata Mondal in for Shamima Sultana and Fariha Trisna.

India: Smriti Mandhana, Shafali Verma, Yastika Bhatia, Mithali Raj (c), Harmanpreet Kaur, Richa Ghosh (wk), Sneh Rana, Pooja Vastrakar, Jhulan Goswami, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Poonam Yadav.

Bangladesh: Sharmin Akhter, Murshida Khatun, Fargana Hoque, Nigar Sultana (c & wk), Rumana Ahmed, Ritu Moni, Lata Mondal, Salma Khatun, Nahida Akter, Fahima Khatun, Jahanara Alam.

6:01 AM IST: Toss

Mithali Raj wins the toss and India will bat first.

5:58 AM IST: Squads

India: Mithali Raj (c), Harmanpreet Kaur, Smriti Mandhana, Shafali Verma, Yastika Bhatia, Richa Ghosh (w), Sneh Rana, Pooja Vastrakar, Jhulan Goswami, Meghna Singh, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Deepti Sharma, Taniya Bhatia, Renuka Singh, Poonam Yadav.

Bangladesh: Nigar Sultana (c), Shamima Sultana (wk), Sharmin Akhter, Fargana Hoque, Rumana Ahmed, Ritu Moni, Salma Khatun, Fahima Khatun, Nahida Akter, Jahanara Alam, Fariha Trisna, Shanjida Akter, Sobhana Mostary, Murshida Khatun, Suraiya Azmin, Lata Mondal.

5:51 AM IST: Weather Worry

Rain can play spoilsport again. Yesterday, West Indies and Pakistan match was reduced to 20 overs a side at the same venue. And there's forecast for more rain.

Preview

In Hamilton on March 14, Bangladesh stunned Pakistan for a historic win and on Monday, Pakistan shocked West Indies for their first Women's World Cup win in 13 years. This World Cup has seen a few upsets and for India, Bangladesh is a potential banana skin.

Both teams are coming off tight defeats going into the game in Hamilton but Bangladesh, who lost to West Indies by four runs last time out, can still qualify for the semi-finals with three victories in their final three games. 

India have lost their previous two matches against England and Australia. They are currently fourth in the standings. Australia are the only team to have qualified for the Women's World Cup semifinals.

Bangladesh, playing in their first ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup, will face England and Australia for the first time in ODIs after the India match.