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Women's World Cup 2025: India, Bangladesh end league stage campaign with abandoned match

Women's World Cup 2025: India, Bangladesh end league stage campaign with abandoned match

India, Bangladesh end league stage campaign with abandoned match Photograph: (AFP)

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With the match being abandoned, India finished fourth on the points table and will face Australia in the second semi-final on Oct 30.

The final league-stage match of the Women’s World Cup 2025 between India and Bangladesh was called off on Sunday (Oct 26) in Navi Mumbai due to heavy rain. As a result, both teams shared one point each. India were 57/0 after 8.4 overs, with Smriti Mandhana and Amanjot Kaur at the crease when the rain returned. According to the DLS method, India’s revised target was set at 126 runs from 27 overs. Earlier, Radha Yadav made a strong comeback to the national side, taking three important wickets and pulling off a brilliant run-out as India restricted Bangladesh to 119/9 in a rain-shortened 27-over match.

With the match being abandoned, India finished fourth on the points table and will face Australia in the second semi-final on Oct 30. While, England will take on South Africa in the first semi-final on Oct 29. The winners of these matches will play in the final on Nov 2.

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What happened in the match?

After winning the toss, India Women chose to bowl first. In a rain-affected match, Bangladesh managed to score 119 runs in 27 overs (DLS method). Sharmin Akhter was the top scorer for Bangladesh with 36, while Sobhana Mostary (26) and Rubya Haider (13) were the other main contributors. For India, Radha Yadav shone with the ball, taking three important wickets for 30 runs. Shree Charani (2/23), Renuka Singh (1/23), Deepti Sharma (1/24) and Amanjot Kaur (1/18) also claimed wickets.

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Chasing 119 in 27 overs, India got off to a solid start, with opener Smriti Mandhana (34 not out) and Amanjot Kaur (15 not out) put on a 50-run partnership. India needed 62 more runs to win when rain returned and after 10-15 minutes, match officials called off the match. With the match being abandoned, both teams shared one point each.

Updated Points Table, ICC Women's ODI World Cup 2025

TeamMWLNRNRRPoints
Australia Women(Q)76012.10213
England Women (Q)75111.23311
South Africa Women (Q)7520-0.37910
India Women (Q)73310.6287
Sri Lanka Women7133-1.0355
New Zealand Women7142-0.8764
Bangladesh Women7151-0.5783
Pakistan Women7043-2.6513

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