The Lankan team beats the Bangladeshi side to preserve their World Cup tournament hopes ongoing

Women's Cricket World Cup, Mumbai

Sri Lanka 202 (48.4 overs): Hasini Perera 85 (99); Shorna Akter 3-27

Bangladesh 195-9 (50 overs): Nigar Sultana Joty 77 (98); Chamari Athapaththu 4-42

Sri Lanka win by seven runs

Sri Lanka took four crucial dismissals in the decisive innings segment to seal a nail-biting triumph over their opponents and preserve their faint chances of making it for the World Cup semi-finals intact.

Needing a attainable score of 203 on a favorable wicket in the Mumbai stadium, the Bangladeshi team wanted nine additional runs from the last six bowls.

However, Sri Lanka captain Athapaththu took three wickets in four deliveries and de Silva dismissed via run-out Nahida to bring about a exciting win for Sri Lanka.

The win – the Lankan team's first of the tournament after three unsuccessful matches and two no-results against Australia and New Zealand – pushes them level on four match points with the Indian team and New Zealand, who meet each other on the coming Thursday.

The Bangladeshi team, in contrast, suffered a fifth consecutive defeat since securing victory in their first match against the Pakistani team and have been knocked out.

Although Bangladesh got off to the perfect start, with Marufa taking a wicket with the initial ball of the match to send back Vishmi Gunaratne, they were deservedly punished for a poor fielding display.

They offered reprieves to Hasini Perera, who was dropped three times, and Athapaththu.

Although Athapaththu could not capitalise, removed lbw for 46 one ball after being put down by Rabeya Khan, Hasini Perera forced the opposition suffer.

She scored a debut international half-century, scoring 85 from 99 balls and building an significant 74-run stand fifth-wicket collaboration with Nilakshi de Silva.

Bangladesh, led by Shorna's three wickets for 27 runs, pulled themselves back in the contest, with De Silva's wicket in the 34th bowling segment causing a Sri Lanka downfall from 174 for four to 202 total.

In reply, Sri Lanka's initial pace attack Malki Madara and Udeshika Prabodhani contained the opposition to 23-1 in a lacklustre powerplay and they were later diminished to 44 with three wickets lost.

Sharmin and Joty rebuilt their batting effort, contributing 82 runs for the fourth wicket before Sharmin retired hurt for a determined 64 in the 36th innings segment.

It was leaning toward the chasing team approaching the last two innings segments, with only 12 additional runs needed.

Nevertheless, Dasanayaka dismissed Ritu Moni and allowed only three scoring runs before Athapaththu's dramatic spell, with Rabeya Khan, Nahida Akter, skipper Joty and Marufa Akter all removed as Sri Lanka seized the triumph at the final moment.

Finally, it was a contest of composure. The very experienced Athapaththu, who directed away a handful of teammates as she got ready to deliver the decisive over, held hers. Bangladesh did not.

There will be numerous inquiries about the team's batting effort. They possibly have been chasing 270 or 280 with Sri Lanka appearing settled on 159 for four in the 30th bowling phase, but in contrast the chase was considerably smaller.

However, the batting side showed little aggression from the very beginning, accumulating runs at below 2.5 runs per over during the initial phase, suffering a early batting collapse, and eventually leaving themselves overwhelming to achieve.

But no matter what issues there are with their batting approach, if they had taken their opportunities in the fielding department, that 203-run target would have been significantly lower.

It needed them three attempts to end the 72-run stand second-wicket association, with keeper Nigar Sultana being unable to grab a difficult catch while keeping to dismiss Hasini Perera on 23 before Athapaththu got a reprieve from a return catch opportunity against Rabeya Khan.

Perera was spilled again on 55 and 63 runs, the last attempt going straight to Jhilik at cover, before ultimately being trapped leg before wicket by Shorna Akter as she tried to accelerate the scoring with partners being dismissed beside her.

Later in the game, there was additionally a failed stumping and a failed run-out, while the latter was a somewhat unlucky, with Rubya Haider substituting with the gloves following an injury to Joty.

Sadly for the team, such fielding issues are not at all a one-off. They've dropped 14 catches from a possible 27 opportunities at this tournament and boast the lowest fielding effectiveness (48.1 percent) of the eight teams.

They are a squad who are typically heading in the right direction – they are playing in merely their second 50-over World Cup ultimately – but inadequate fielding is a obvious concern which requires focus.