Simply earlier than the essential second semifinal towards Australia on the similar venue, India confronted a significant setback as opener Pratika Rawal picked up an damage.

Forward of the all-important second semifinal towards Australia on the similar venue, India had an enormous scare when opener Pratika Rawal suffered an damage whereas making an attempt to save lots of a boundary in Match 28 of the ICC Ladies’s ODI World Cup on the DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai on Sunday.

The damage places Pratik doubtful for India’s semifinal conflict with Australia on the similar venue on October 30.

Unseasonal rains performed spoilsport for India in additional methods than one, washing off the match and costing them a victory and one level. However the larger concern for the hosts would be the damage suffered by Pratika Rawal forward of the essential semifinal. India have been 57 for no loss chasing a DLS revised goal of 126 in 27 overs when one other downpour pressured the umpires to name it off as a no-result.

Rawal, who struck her maiden World Cup century within the earlier match towards New Zealand on the similar venue, slipped on the moist floor at long-on as she went to discipline a shot by Sharmin Akhter off Deepti Sharma within the twenty first over of the match, which was lowered to 27-over-a-side due to two spells of drizzle that saved the gamers in for practically 4 hours.

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The BCCI despatched out an replace in the course of the Indian innings, informing that the medical group is monitoring her carefully.

“Crew India all-rounder Pratika Rawal sustained an damage to her knee and ankle whereas fielding within the first innings towards Bangladesh at DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai. The BCCI Medical Crew is carefully monitoring her progress,” the board knowledgeable.

Rawal attacked the ball, overran it, and twisted her proper ankle as she tried to cease and switch in a single movement in an try to stop the ball from operating to the boundary.

The moist floor circumstances and slippery floor underfoot undoubtedly had a task to play in her damage as she fell in that a part of the bottom which was completely uncovered to rainwater all through. The bottom workers had utilized the covers in such a manner that the long-on space was at all times uncovered to the rain because the afternoon.

Umpires Lauren Agenbag and Sue Redfern appeared to have missed that space whereas inspecting the bottom after the second interruption. Or they didn’t think about it harmful sufficient, contemplating the efforts of the bottom workers to run the tremendous sopper by way of that space just a few instances.

However apparently that was not sufficient, and it now seems that India pays the value of the choice by the officers to go forward with the match in such harmful circumstances.

Pratika is essential to India’s batting lineup as she has an incredible partnership going with Smriti Mandhana. Each have scored practically 1500 runs for the opening wicket in One-day cricket this yr. Rawal is on the verge of turning into the second batter to attain 1000 runs in a calendar yr in ODI cricket. Smriti Mandhana is the primary participant to take action.

Taking over the mighty Aussies with out her would hamper India’s possibilities tremendously within the semifinals.