With this win, India is in second place in Group A with three wins and a loss, giving them six points, below Australia, who have won all four matches.

Manchester, June 25: A half-century from Shafali Verma and fine spells from Radha Yadav and Shree Charani helped India keep their semifinals dreams alive as they beat Bangladesh by five wickets in their group stage ICC Women's T20 World Cup clash at Manchester on Thursday.

With this win, India is in second place in Group A with three wins and a loss, giving them six points, below Australia, who have won all four matches. India still has one game to play against Australia and is not officially in the semifinals yet, South Africa, who have won two of their three matches, are also strong contenders to make it to the semifinals.

Coming to the match, Bangladesh opted to bat first and put up 136/8 in 20 overs. Juairiya Ferdous (33 in 31 balls, with five fours) and Sobhana Mostary (22 in 26 balls, with two fours) put up a half-century stand for the second wicket and skipper Nigar Sultana (32 in 27 balls, with four boundaries) helped Bangladesh to a modest total.

Radha Yadav (3/28) and Shree Charani (2/21) were among the lead wicket-takers for India, with Renuka Thakur and Nandni Sharma also getting a wicket each.