🏏ICC Women's World Cup 2025:India W vs Bangladesh W, Match 28🏏 - Page 40

The Dr DY Patil Sports Academy pitch in Navi Mumbai continues to offer a balanced surface that provides good bounce and carry, allowing batters to play their shots confidently. Early in the innings, pacers can extract some swing and seam movement, while later overs favour fluent stroke play.

Source: ESPNcricinfo

As the match progresses, the pitch tends to slow slightly, bringing spinners into the game with grip and variation. Dew in the evening can make defending totals difficult, which is why captains generally prefer to bowl first. The square boundaries measure around 63–67m, and straight boundaries are close to 86m.

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These players will hold the key to their teams and will look to play their natural game.

Smriti Mandhana (IND W)

Smriti Mandhana is a reliable opener for India, known for her elegant stroke play. She gives strong starts in big games, and if she bats long, India can post high scores. Her timing and calmness make her very valuable.

Deepti Sharma (IND W)

Deepti Sharma is a key all-rounder who can impact the game with both bat and ball. Her spin is useful in the middle overs, and she can finish innings strongly. She is dependable in pressure situations.

Jemimah Rodrigues (IND W)

Jemimah Rodrigues is a talented batter known for her aggressive stroke play and smart approach. She can change the momentum of the match with quick runs and provides stability and confidence in India’s middle order.

Nigar Sultana (BAN W)

Nigar Sultana is a reliable wicketkeeper-batter who stays calm under pressure. She anchors the innings, rotates the strike well, and builds steady partnerships, helping Bangladesh navigate crucial moments in the match.

Nahida Akter (BAN W)

Nahida Akter is a skilled left-arm spinner known for control and wicket-taking. She varies pace and flight effectively, making her vital in the middle overs to break partnerships and restrict the opposition’s scoring.

Rabeya Khan (BAN W)

Rabeya Khan is an emerging all-rounder who contributes with both bat and ball. Her aggressive batting strengthens the lineup, while her medium-pace bowling provides crucial breakthroughs in tight or challenging situations.

India Women are strong favourites against Bangladesh Women in Match 28 at the Dr DY Patil Sports Academy. With experienced players like Smriti Mandhana, Deepti Sharma, and Jemimah Rodrigues in top form, India possess a balanced lineup in both batting and bowling.

Bangladesh have talented performers like Nigar Sultana and Nahida Akter, but India’s consistency, firepower, and home advantage make them highly likely to secure a comfortable victory in this encounter.

India Women will look to continue their winning momentum in Match 28 against Bangladesh Women at the Dr DY Patil Sports Academy. With a strong batting lineup and reliable bowlers, they have the firepower to dominate the game.

Bangladesh Women, although already out of the tournament, will aim to play with courage and positivity. Players like Nigar Sultana and Nahida Akter can make moments of impact, and they will try to challenge India and finish their campaign on a high note.

Overall, India is the clear favourite. Their experience, balanced team, and home conditions make them likely to win comfortably, while Bangladesh will focus on gaining valuable experience.

England spinners by lengths today

Full: 5/37, 63 balls, ER: 3.52

Good: 2/25, 47 balls, ER: 3.19

Short: 0/33, 44 balls, ER: 4.5

England spinners in this tournament

Wickets: 37 (most)

Avg: 19.16 (second-best)

SR: 27.7

ER: 4.15 (best)

Dot%: 59.3%

England had a scratchy start with the ball and in the field too, but they got their act together briefly after the powerplay and did exceedingly well to restrict the White Ferns (their lowest total this tournament) to a below-par total. The partnership between Plimmer and Melie Kerr did bring some control, but both batters departed off successive deliveries and New Zealand never quite recovered from there. The absence of Ecclestone (due to a left shoulder injury) for almost the entirety of the innings meant, NSB had to rotate her bowlers smartly. She got great support from Capsey and Dean alongside the impressive Linsey Smith, who all combined to claim six wickets between them. Unfortunately for New Zealand, their tail didn't wag and they ended up losing their last 5 wickets for 13 runs. The surface is drier and is holding up a touch, but it is surely not a 168 all-out pitch. England will and should back themselves to chase this down inside 40. Let's see how things roll after the innings break...

The four semi-finalists of the 2025 WWC have been confirmed. India have made it, Bangladesh haven't. India are playing to fine tune their skills, as Sruthi Ravindranath said in her preview. Bangladesh will play for pride, and maybe give India a run for their money if not beat them. Like they did to England. In a global tournament where jeopardy/threat to lose is a major selling point, here we are, afforded an opportunity to enjoy a tension-free competitive game

The pitch in Navi Mambai is generally flat. Will keep hold of information on weather because I want you to stay on the page or come back for more info, which I promise, will be up. A few selection calls and conditions-based info coming soon. Stay tuned

Toss delayed due to rain in Navi Mumbai.

Uma Chetry has been given her maiden ODI cap. She got it from Smriti Mandhana in the huddle and will don the keeping gloves today after Richa Ghosh took a blow to her fingers in the previous game.

Nigar Sultana Bangladesh captain: Kind of good for us because our bowlers have been doing well. Have to give them a good total to defend. Was pretty difficult (getting over SL defeat). Have to move on and play our A game. The way our bowlers have been bowling, and looking at the conditions, 230-plus can be a good total.

Harmanpreet India captain: We're going to bowl first. Because of the overcast conditions we thought bowling would be a good decision. She's going to debut today (Uma Chetry). Richa is resting. Two more players are resting - Kranti and Sneh Rana. Had the self belief that we can change this (after three losses).

India Women have won the toss and have opted to field

Would you believe it, India have won a toss, breaking a long streak of luck not going their way.

Covers coming back on. It has gotten very dark above.