IND vs BAN in Women’s World Cup today:India would look to prepare for semi-final; eyes on the in-form pair of Mandhana-Rawal

The 28th match of the Women’s ODI World Cup will be played between India and Bangladesh. The match will start at 3 PM at the DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai. India have already reached the semi-finals by defeating New Zealand. In the knockout stage, the team will face 7-time champions Australia. India are in fourth place in the points table. The team has won 3 and lost 3 of its 6 matches. Bangladesh, on the other hand, is at the bottom. The team has managed only one win in 6 matches. This will be the last match for both teams in the round-robin format of this World Cup. Bangladesh has defeated India only once In Women’s ODIs, 8 matches have been played between the two teams. India has registered victories in 6 matches, while Bangladesh has been able to defeat India only once. Talking about the World Cup, only one match has been played between India and Bangladesh. In that 2022 match, India registered a big win by 110 runs. Mandhana is the top scorer of this World Cup Indian openers Smriti Mandhana and Pratika Rawal are in excellent form. Smriti is the top scorer of this World Cup. She has scored 331 runs in 6 matches with an average of 55.16. In the last match against New Zealand, Mandhana played an innings of 109 runs. Mandhana’s partner Pratika Rawal is the second top scorer of the tournament. Rawal has scored 308 runs in 6 matches. In the bowling department, Deepti Sharma is the second-highest wicket-taker in this tournament. Deepti has taken 14 wickets in 6 matches. Meanwhile, left-arm spinner Sri Charani has 9 wickets to her name. The biggest positive for India is that this match will be held in Navi Mumbai. The semi-finals and final are also to be played here. India knows this ground well and has found its correct strategy here. After making changes in several matches, the team included 5 bowlers in the playing XI against New Zealand. All-rounder Amanjot Kaur was kept out against New Zealand. Meanwhile, the decision to send returning Jemimah Rodrigues at number 3 was successful, which could give the team an opportunity to try some new experiments going forward, especially against Bangladesh. Sharmin Akhter is Bangladesh’s top batter Sharmin Akhter is the highest run-scorer for Bangladesh in this World Cup. Akhter has scored 176 runs in 6 matches, including 2 fifties. Bangladesh has shown good performance against many strong teams, and their bowling has been their biggest strength throughout the tournament. Bangladesh’s leg-spinner duo, Rabeya Khan and Shorna Akhter, have performed brilliantly. Rabeya has taken the most wickets for the team, with 7. Her economy rate has been 4.31. Her best performance has been 3 wickets for 30 runs. Interesting Facts Team Update India’s wicketkeeper Richa Ghosh sustained an injury to her left hand while wicketkeeping against New Zealand and left the field during fielding. Uma Chetry took over wicketkeeping in her place. Before the Bangladesh match, bowling coach Avishkar Salvi stated that Richa is now fine and the medical team is taking care of her. However, the decision on whether she will play against Bangladesh will be made at the time of the match. Pitch weather The pitch has been covered a day before the match as there is a possibility of rain on Sunday. So far, the DY Patil Stadium pitch has been helpful for batting, but fast bowlers have also got initial swing. Possible Playing XIs India- Smriti Mandhana, Pratika Rawal, Harleen Deol, Harmanpreet Kaur (Captain), Jemimah Rodrigues, Richa Ghosh (Wicketkeeper), Deepti Sharma, Sneh Rana, Renuka Singh, Kranti Gaur, Shri Charani. Bangladesh- Fargana Hoque, Rubya Haider, Sharmin Akter, Nigar Sultana (Captain Wicketkeeper), Sobhana Mostary, Ritu Moni, Shorna Akter, Nahida Akter, Rabeya Khan, Nishita Akter, Marufa Akter.