A pivotal aspect of sport is teamwork and in five games before Tuesday, it was an essential ingredient missing in India's Women's World Cup campaign. The last edition finalists went into their penultimate league outing against Bangladesh in Hamilton with their backs to the wall.
Nothing but a big win would suffice to keep their hopes of qualifying for the knockouts alive and they delivered as a team when it mattered the most. Mithali Raj-led side ticked many boxes en route to a resounding 110-run win over the Nigar Sultana's team. The win not only boosted their net run rate to 0.768, it also helped them climb to the third spot in the points table behind toppers Australia and South Africa.
