Overview
- Rawal injured her ankle and knee while fielding in the rain-hit Bangladesh game that was abandoned, ending her tournament after scoring 308 runs as one of India’s leading batters.
- Tournament regulations and a wet forecast mean a washout across the semi-final and its reserve day would send Australia to the final on superior group-stage record.
- Shafali Verma is a like-for-like top-order replacement, with analysts also weighing options such as promoting Harleen Deol, using Amanjot Kaur, or bringing in Uma Chetry.
- Recent commentary stresses retaining six bowling options against Australia after India previously failed to defend 330 in the group-stage meeting.
- Left-arm spinner Radha Yadav’s three wickets on her first outing and a record 25,965 crowd at DY Patil underscore India’s spin depth and strong home support.