India Women vs Bangladesh Women Highlights: IND-W vs BAN-W match called off due to incessant rain at Navi Mumbai

Harman, what has been your takeaway from today's contest?

I think the way we bowled today, that was quite balanced and a lot of clarity was there. We'll definitely take that from this game.

How is Pratika Rawal?

Regarding Pratika, our medical team will update on her. They are taking care of her and looking after her injury, and hopefully they'll get back soon.

How pleased are you going into that crucial encounter against Australia?

Well, it's a very important game for us. I personally feel we have played really good cricket in the league matches and now the next game is very important for us. Everyone has contributed whenever the team needed. And I think that is something which the team is going to carry forward. The same way we always spoke about keep enjoying ourselves while playing and I think that is a key for us and we just want to go and enjoy ourselves in the semis.

You changed a few players around...

Definitely the way Radha bowled today, that is something that will give us another option for the next game. And Amanjot again came back to the team and did her bit. Whatever we thought, we tried tobachieve... apart from Pratika's injury. Hopefully, she'll she'll be also fine.

The ground has emptied very quickly. Unsure if folks have headed for a meal or have left the ground, says Shankar

Nahida continues and Mandhana with a four again to bring up India's 50 runs. Ohhhhh!! Almost a chance for BAN to send Mandhana packing but the keeper has spilled it.

IND 51/0 after 7 overs

Ball coming on to the ball very nicely. No real spin and Mandhana making the most of the mediocre bowling from Bangladesh.

On to the 4th over and Mandhana slams Nishita for a 4 to start!! Comes down the track next and smashes the third ball over the head of the bowler for another boundary!! Brings up the sweep next and gets 4 more!! Swivel pulls next as she gets another boundary!! 4 boundaries in this over alone.

IND 33/0 after 4 overs

Nishita to bowl the next over as Smriti takes a single to start proceedings. Amanjot on strike now and she can't get off the mark, playing 4 back to back dots. Flicks the last ball off her pads for a single.

IND 6/0 after 2 overs

Surprise, surprise. India have opted to use Amanjot Kaur as an opener with Smriti Mandhana. Marufa Akter with the ball in hand. Starts with a dot and a wide before Mandhana takes a single to put Amanjot on strike. Appeal for an LBW and is turned down. 4 from this one.

IND 4/0 after 1 over

Last over now and Sree Charani will bowl this one. Nishita with a single to start, followed by another one by Ritu. And finally a 6 as Ritu Moni switches gears. She's gone the next ball though after trying another one as she holes out to Jemimah.

And it ends with BAN at 119/9 from 27 overs

Sree Charani in the attack and she strikes immediately. Sharmin tries to go for a big hit and Arundhati Reddy runs towards it, pulls off a forward dive and takes a blinder!!

Shankar: An outstanding catch. Arundhati Reddy may not have played a single game, yet but she has a moment to remember. Sharmin tries to clear the square leg boundary and Reddy, who is on for Rawal, runs forward and takes a fine low catch

Sharmin Akhter c (sub)Arundhati Reddy b Shree Charani 36(53)

Really worrying. Pratika, India's 2nd highest run-scorer of the World Cup, limps off the field after twisting her left ankle badly. Looks in a lot of pain. only silver lining she was on her feet as she walked off. But that didn't look good for a semifinal in 4 days. Dinesh Karthik raising questions about whether the outfield was fit for resumption of play. And also adds a word of caution, that despite she being able to walk off the field with support, if there was any damage done, it’d be evident only tomorrow.

Radha back in the attack and Sobhana is trying to switch gears even as we see Pratika trying to walk on her own accord but is helped by the support staff. And here, Sobhana has played it straight into the hands of Harleen.

Shankar: Huge wicket. Mostary was looking very threatening. India can breathe a bit easy now

Sobhana Mostary c Harleen Deol b Radha Yadav 26(21)

Deepti back and Sobhana gets afforded some room on the offside and cuts for a four!! She is switching gears. Follows that up with an inside out slog, over the mid off fielder for another 4!! And she ends the over with another boundary. To make matters worse, Rawal looks pretty uncomfortable after the slip in the deep.

Real positive intent from Mostary from the time she came out to bat. Just four fielders on the off side and she goes over cover: Shankar

BAN 87/3 after 21 overs

Only four fielders on the leg side which is the shorter boundary. That four from Mostary has not changed the field.

Change of ends for Sree Charani as she replaces Radha Yadav. Starts with a single from the first 2 deliveries. Big shout for an LBW now, possibly going down leg side though. But India will review. No bat involved and wickets are umpire's call. Sharmin survives.

BAN 58/3 after 18 overs

Pace back in as Amanjot returns. There's an umpire's review for run out at the bowler's end and that's gone!! Great throw from Radha!!

Nigar Sultana run out (Radha Yadav) 9(24)

Sree Charani continues and starts with two dots and a half-hearted appeal for an LBW that the umpire turns down. Nigar pokes the third ball for a single, followed by another single by Sharmin. 4 from this one.

BAN 47/2 after 15 overs

After bowling at the nets for the entire duration of the league phase, Radha Yadav comes in for the first over of the tournament

India will have a 5-over Powerplay when they come out to bat. 15 min break between innings, says Shankar

Radha Yadav and Amanjot Kaur out to have a bowl on one of the practice pitches.

The rain has stopped. Ground staff out to remove the covers, pings Shankar

The intensity of the rain has come down. The crowds are returning to the lower stands, pings Shankar

Apart from the players and officials, one other factor that could have a say on Sunday’s match could be the rain. As per the Accuweather website, there is likely to be a downpour at various points of the afternoon from 2-4 pm and later in the evening from 5-8 pm. India’s win against New Zealand was also hit by rain between the innings, with NZ’s innings reduced to 44 overs after India batted for 49.

The rain has picked up even more. There is some time left for a 20-over game but a restart looks unlikely for now.

The rain is back. The players rush off the field. We are set for another delay now, says Shankar

Spin from both ends now as Sree Charani is in the attack. Sharmin with a single to go off strike. The BAN captain Nigar with a sweep next to take a single of her own. Just 2 from this one.

BAN 36/2 after 11 overs

Deepti Sharma goes level with Australia’s Annabel Sutherland as the leading wicket-takers of this tournament, with her 15th wicket. The allrounder has been India’s most consistent with the ball in hand, says Vinayakk

Bangladesh get a move on with three fours in the eighth and ninth over through Sharmin and Haider. However, it has been India’s power play for the most part on a pitch with a fair bit for the bowlers.

Amanjot will bowl the penultimate over of the powerplay and yields just 1 from the first three deliveries. Follows that up with a wide and another run. And the over ends with a boundary by Sharmin!! Goes to the mid-off boundary, just evading the player in the inner cirle.

BAN 25/1 after 8 overs

Renuka will continue and Jhelik mines a single from the first three balls. Bangladesh are going at a glacial pace right now. They need some fireworks before the powerplay ends and the field restrictions are lifted. 2 runs to end.

BAN 18/1 after 7 overs

As big a test as the Bangladesh batters may have ever had on a pitch with so much help for the medium-pacers. India have been on the money from the start.

Jemimah Rodrigues in a gully position for Renuka Singh Thakur. There is no 2nd slip in place

Renuka continues and a little bit of misfield leads to Sharmin taking a single to get off the mark. Jhelik will face the pacer now. Can't get off the mark with the fielders expertly placed. Gets a single off the 4th delivery at long last as the over yields just 2.

BAN 5/1 after 3 overs

Interesting move to get spin on early. The pitch has been under covers for a quite some time and the first ball from Renuka swung back in a fair bit.

Deepti Sharma standing next to Uma Chetry at first slip. Sneh Rana stood there in the last game when Richa Ghosh kept wickets.

Right there, it's almost time for live action as the 2 sets of players walk out for the national anthems. Bangladesh's first, followed by India's.

So here's the latest update: Match will start at 5 pm. It'll be a 43 over- a side match with a 9-over powerplay.

All covers removed. Super-sopper at work. Umpires by the pitch to assess conditions, says Shankar

The one big puddle that will need clearing before any thought of starting the match could cross the mind, says Shankar

How did India qualify for the semifinals after defeating the Kiwis on Thursday when both the Women in Blue and New Zealand still had one more match in hand. India who are on 6 points will play Bangladesh on Sunday while New Zealand take on England. If New Zealand beat England and India lose to Bangladesh both teams would be on same points and depending on how both matches went, New Zealand could have clawed back the deficit in run rate. But we won’t have this scenario because of the ICC tournament rule. (READ ABOUT IT HERE)

An important update: With the delay having crossed the hour mark from the scheduled start of play at 3 p.m., we have started losing overs now. So when the rain does stop and we have a start time, it will be a shortened match, says Shankar

The covers firmly in place but....the tyres on top of them are being rolled to the side.