Team India defeated Bangladesh in 17 overs.Image Credit source: Getty Images
In the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2026, Team India made a comeback after the disappointment of defeat and defeated Bangladesh. In its fourth match of the group stage in Manchester, Team India restricted Bangladesh to just 136 on the strength of the spin pair of Radha Yadav and Shri Charani. After this, on the basis of opener Shefali Verma’s stormy half-century innings, Team India achieved the target of victory in 17 overs and won by 5 wickets. This victory strengthened Team India’s chances of reaching the semi-finals.
Big mistakes made in fielding
In this match played on Thursday 25 June at Old Trafford Stadium. team india He bowled first and got success in the second over itself. But after this, Team India repeated the same mistake again and again. Between the third over and the fifth over, the Indian team presented such a poor fielding scenario, which once again created tension. During these 3 overs, Indian players dropped 4 catches of Bangladesh.
This was the same mistake which he had made several times in the previous match against South Africa and he had to suffer serious consequences in the form of defeat. This time too, Bangladesh took advantage of these mistakes of Team India and crossed the 100-run mark by making small partnerships, albeit slowly. Once again the spin trio of Shri Charani, Deepti Sharma and Radha Yadav, who returned to the team for this match, controlled the batsmen and restricted them to 136 runs. Charani took 2 wickets and Radha took 3 wickets.
Win despite mistakes in batting
Then came the turn of the batsmen and despite Smriti Mandhana’s early dismissal, there was no impact on Team India. The reason for this was Shefali Verma, who started raining boundaries as soon as she arrived and scored a half-century in just 29 balls. In the 9th over, when the team’s score was 76 runs, Shefali was out after scoring 53 runs. Here the Indian innings suddenly faltered a bit and by 98 runs the team had lost 4 wickets.
This is where the lack of coordination among the batsmen of Team India was also visible. Especially there was confusion 2-3 times between captain Harmanpreet Kaur and Jemimah Rodriguez regarding running, due to which a run out situation was created. But Bangladeshi fielding was very bad, due to which no wicket fell and the Indian team was saved from getting stuck in a bad situation. Ultimately Team India achieved the target in 16.5 overs.
Team India strong in the race for semi-finals
This victory has taken Team India closer to the semi-finals. Indian team now has 6 points with 3 wins in 4 matches. Australia has already reached the semi-finals from this group with 8 points. In such a situation, now the competition is between India and South Africa. South Africa has to play its next match against Netherlands and if it wins it, it will also get 6 points. The difference here is in the net run rate, where the Indian team is far ahead. Team India’s NRR is currently 2.268, while South Africa’s before the match against Netherlands is (-)0.546. In such a situation, the position of Team India looks strong at the moment.
