India women’s campaign has been hit with a major blow as the opener Pratika Rawal has been ruled out of the ongoing ICC Women’s ODI World Cup 2025 after sustaining an injury against Bangladesh in the tournament’s last league game on October 26.

Rawal slipped and fell awkwardly in the field while fielding near the boundary ropes in the rain-affected match at DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai.

Seen in pain, she was helped off the field by the team’s support staff and did not return for the remainder of India’s bowling innings or to open the chase in the game that was eventually abandoned.

After the game was called off, the 25-year-old Pratika Rawal underwent scans, and at the time of reporting, was scheduled to meet with an independent doctor for her official reports.

Meanwhile, India is sweating over the fitness of Wk-batter Richa Ghosh, who sustained a blow to her finger in the New Zealand game and was subsequently rested for the Bangladesh game, leading to a debut for backup wk-batter Uma Chetry.

The last game in Navi Mumbai was severely hampered by rain with the first spell, around toss time, causing a two-hour delay in the start to 43-over a side game. The second rain interruption happened merely 12.2 overs into Bangladesh’s innings for 2.5 hours and reducing the innings to 27 overs per side.

While the ground boasts of a good drainage system, only the main square and the extended areas at both ends of the wicket have been covered during both rain breaks, leading to significant puddles on unprotected parts of both offside and inside field.

Rawal fell while running towards deep mid-wicket when her right foot got stuck in the turf as she tried to turn back after overrunning to save an eventual boundary.

India will play their semi-final game against Australia on October 30 at Dr DY Patil Sports Academy, Navi Mumbai.