India and South Africa win as battle for semi-final spots goes to last games
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- India beat Bangladesh by five wickets at Emirates Old Trafford despite dropping four catches in the first five overs, with Bangladesh making 136-8 and India getting home with 3.1 overs to spare
- Shafali Verma scored 53 off 34 balls for India, punishing Bangladesh for dropping her when she was on four
- Tazmin Brits smashed an unbeaten 114 off 69 balls (15 fours, three sixes) — her maiden T20I century and the highest individual score of this World Cup — to propel South Africa to 208-1
- South Africa beat Netherlands by 88 runs in Bristol, restricting them to 120-8, with seamer Ayabonga Khaka taking three wickets in the final over
- Australia top Group 1 on eight points unbeaten in four with a commanding net run-rate of 4.724, meaning they are still likely to advance even if they lose to India on Sunday
- India sit second on six points with an NRR of 2.268, ahead of South Africa's 0.734, while South Africa's six-wicket win over India on June 21 — featuring Marizanne Kapp's 81 not out — could prove the decisive result in the group
- England secured a semi-final place from Group 2 with four consecutive victories, their most recent a 38-run win over West Indies at Lord's
Why it matters: Group 1's semi-final qualification now hinges on Sunday's India–Australia match at Lord's, where Australia's 4.724 net run-rate means even a loss is unlikely to knock them out, leaving India needing an upset to advance. Bangladesh's run-rate of -0.849 effectively ends their hopes regardless of other results.
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