NAVI MUMBAI: With simply three days to go earlier than their 2025 Girls’s ODI World Cup semifinal conflict towards mighty Australia on the DY Patil Stadium, India have suffered a giant harm scare to one in every of their key gamers within the final league match of the match, towards Bangladesh on the similar venue on Sunday, which was deserted on account of unrelenting unseasonal rain.Go Past The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW!Opener Pratik Rawal, who has been the second-highest run-getter for India after her senior opening accomplice Smriti Mandhana, having scored 308 runs in six matches@51.33, together with a half-century towards Australia and a 134-ball 122 towards New Zealand within the final match, twisted her ankle within the twenty first over of Bangladesh’s innings whereas she fell whereas charging in the direction of the ball at long-on. Whereas she wasn’t stretchered away, the 25-year-old was helped off the sphere by her teammates, and was someway capable of stroll, which implies that it is maybe not a fracture.

The BCCI quickly put out an replace about her harm, which learn: “Workforce India all-rounder Pratika Rawal sustained an harm to her knee and ankle whereas fielding within the first innings towards Bangladesh. The BCCI Medical Workforce is intently monitoring her progress.”With Pratika injured, it was allrounder Amanjot Kaur (15 not out) who opened India’s innings with Mandhana (34 not out, 27b, 6x4s), as India, requested to chase 126 in 27 overs as per the D/L technique in a rain-curtailed match, reached 57 for no loss in within the ninth over earlier than rain interrupted the match for the fifth and final time. India will financial institution closely on Mandhana and Pratika’s vastly constant opening partnership if they’re hoping to upset Australia’s applecart within the semis conflict. That is the second harm to a gun participant within the Indian camp – explosive ‘keeper-bat Richa Ghosh, who damage her finger within the 55-run win over New Zealand at this venue, and was rested for the match, with Uma Chetry making her WODI debut. The 23-year-old Chetry is now the primary girl cricketer from Assam and the Northeast area to play for India within the Women’s World Cup.India will hope that each Pritika and Richa get well in time for the semis conflict.Radha Yadav takes 3-30 to limit Bangladesh to 119/9 In the meantime, taking part in her first recreation within the match, left-arm spinner Radha Yadav utilised the chance with each fingers, taking three for 30 in six overs to assist India limit Bangladesh to 119 for 9 in 27 overs after asking them to bat first. Proving her value as maybe the very best fielder within the facet, Radha additionally pulled off an excellent direct hit on the non-striker’s finish to expire captain Nigar Sultana (9 off 24 balls).Resuming their innings at 39 for 2 in 12.2 overs after a 135-minute lengthy rain break, Bangladesh collapsed swiftly, dropping seven wickets whereas including merely 80 runs in 88 balls, as left-arm spinner Shree Charini too made merry, taking two for 23 in six overs. Other than Radha, the opposite show of electrical fielding got here from substitute fielder, pacer Arundhati Reddy, who pulled off blinder when she sprinted from deep mid-wicket and slid ahead to catch Bangladesh’s top-scorer Sharmin Akhter (36, 43b, 4×4), earlier than throwing the ball up in exultation.Regardless of rain threatening to scrub out your complete match at one level, it was heartening to see round 15,000 spectators nonetheless staying again to cheer for the Girls-In-Blue at an everyday venue for girls’s worldwide cricket. With India having already certified for the semifinals, the match was inconsequential, however many enthusiastic followers nonetheless turned up within the stadium, music blaring within the background, hoping for the motion to renew.Going forward, there is a rain risk to the second semifinal and remaining of the World Cup too, which can each be performed in Navi Mumbai as nicely, however the excellent news is that as per the ICC guidelines, there is a reserve day for each the semifinals and the ultimate. On a dark Sunday afternoon, Indian captain Harmanpreet Kaur determined to bowl first on the toss, which was delayed by 35 minutes. It was the primary toss received by Harmanpreet for India Girls in ODIs after dropping eight on the trot – their joint-longest streak within the format, alongside as many for Mithali Raj between Feb 2006 and Jul 2006.Earlier, Bangladesh struggled with the circumstances earlier than the heavens opened up once more. Off the final ball of the primary over, Sumaiya Akter sliced a large ball exterior off-stump to Charani at brief third. Rubya Haider, who scratched round for 13 off 32 balls, lofted Deepti Sharma, who opened the bowling, to Harleen Deol at mid-off. India made as many as three modifications to their line-up for the inconsequential match. The match hosts additionally determined to present a break to pacer Kranti Goud and off-spinning allrounder Sneh Rana, whereas bringing again Amanjot.