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CHRISTCHURCH: Shafali Verma, Smriti Mandhana and skipper Mithali Raj struck half-centuries and set the platform for India to reach a competitive 274 for seven in their must-win ICC Women's World Cup game against South Africa at the Hagley Oval here on Sunday.

The 'Women in Blue' would want to hold all the cards and also get a two-match winning momentum going into the semifinals.

Yastika Bhatia's 50-run knock against Bangladesh turned out to be crucial in India's must-win game here at the Seddon Park.

HAMILTON: Yastika Bhatia's gritty half-century and Sneh Rana's all-round performance powered India to a dominating 110-run win over Bangladesh and kept them in the hunt for a semifinal spot at the ICC Women's World Cup here on Tuesday.

Yastika’s fifty helped India to 229 before Sneh Rana took four wickets to bundle out Bangladesh for 119

India have repeatedly hampered their chances of qualifying for the knockouts during the business end of the league phase of the Women's World Cup. Mithali and Co, the finalists in the last edition, now need to win their last two matches against Bangladesh and South Africa to keep alive their…

In the series played last year, India lost 1-2 but ended Australia's 26-match winning streak

AUCKLAND: Having put up an "up and down" show so far, India will need to play a perfect game against the mighty Australians in the Women's World Cup here on Saturday if they want to bring their campaign back on track.

India must gain consistency in all departments and maintain their place in the top four to qualify for the semifinals