IND-W vs BAN-W

6:02 PM local time (10:32 PM IST): Right, India keep their hopes of qualifying for the semi-finals alive and set up a showdown against Australia on Sunday, at Lord's. The match begins at 2:30 PM local time (7:00 PM IST). We'll all have our eyes on it, won't we? We sure will! For now, from Manchester, that'll be it for today. This is Bidipto taking your leave. Keep following Sportskeeda! 

Harmanpreet Kaur (India captain): "We thought we will finish it early, but it's okay that we've got the win. Fielding is one area we have to improve in, and next day is the best day to put all that right. The ones who've got it wrong in the field, are our best fielders mostly. Anyway, we'll get the best chance to get it right on the big day. We go with the combinations that work for us on the day. We're all set for the big game on Sunday! We like playing them (Australia) and hopefully, we will bring out best. The last win we had against them in an ICC event, was the one in Navi Mumbai. It broke a lot of barriers. So we should be up for the big game coming up." 

Nigar Sultana (Bangladesh captain): "We created a lot of chances, but we let them slip. We should have got 15-20 more runs. But we couldn't capitalize. We were talking about being positive in the drinks break in the 2nd innings. We lost momentum and they played really well. The way this whole unit is growing day by day, we should be proud. But, we've come here to win. So, we're looking forward to the last game now at Lord's, which is a big opportunity for us!" 

Shafali Verma (Player of the Match, 53 runs off 34 balls): "Very happy with the way I batted today, but I would be happier if I stayed not out! Just backed our batting, kept things normal. I try to choose the right ball to go after. I talk to myself a lot at these times. I was sad getting out. I do bowl in the nets with both the new and the old ball. Thanks to our captain too, to give me the confidence. We'll go to London and see them now (Australia)." 

5:43 PM local time (10:13 PM IST): India win by 5 wickets with 19 balls to spare! 

Shafali Verma 53 (34) | Radha Yadav - 3/28 (4)
Juairiya Ferdous 33 (31) | Ritu Moni - 2/29 (4)

After a shaky effort in the field, there was another shaky phase in the middle period, but India were good enough to hold on to their nerve and pick up an important win! 

Shafali Verma was the star of the batting show, scoring a fluent half-century, after getting a life early on, off the bowling of Marufa Akter. Skipper and wicketkeeper Nigar Sultana could not cling on to a low one to her right and Shafali was dropped on 4*! 

Yastika Bhatia batted ok, but once Shafali got stumped by Nahida Akter, things started to turn Bangladesh's way. Yastika went off the bowling of Ritu Moni and Richa Ghosh, trying to sweep, was picked up leg-before by Rabeya Khan.

After a few tense middle overs, with some errors in the shot-selection and running between the wickets, Jemimah Rodrigues chanced her arm and got some key runs off the bowling of both Sanjida Akter Meghla and Ritu. 

After her dismissal, the duo of captain Harmanpreet Kaur and Deepti Sharma finished it off. 

Bangladesh had their moments, but they too were poor in the field, with a couple of dropped catches. Their road now gets even more difficult when it comes to making the semi-finals. 

India leave Manchester with their hopes of qualifying in the final four, well and truly alive! 

16.5 Nahida Akter to Deepti Sharma, over the wicket, AND THAT WILL DO IT! INDIA WIN, TAKING THEIR SEMI-FINALS CASE TO LORD'S ON SUNDAY! Full toss on off-stump. Deepti steps out and slams it well over the in-field, to get it away to the left of long-on. 

16.4 Nahida Akter to Harmanpreet Kaur, good length and slow on off. Harmanpreet taps it from the crease to the left of the bowler and takes a quick yet risky single! 

16.3 Nahida Akter to Harmanpreet Kaur, FOUR RUNS! Low full toss on middle-stump. Harmanpreet sweeps it away confidently, to the vacant deep backward square-leg area, for a boundary.

15.6 Ritu Moni to Harmanpreet Kaur, quite full and around off. Harmanpreet gets across her stumps and works it down to long-on for an easy single! 

15.5 Ritu Moni to Deepti Sharma, over the wicket, good length and straight. Deepti works it off the legs to the deep mid-wicket area for a single. 

15.4 Ritu Moni to Jemimah Rodrigues, THE CATCH IS TAKEN EASILY! Length ball on middle-stump with some pace taken off. Jemimah tried to go over wide mid-on from the front foot and miscued it. Short third got around to her right and took it comfortably!