NEW DELHI: India captain Harmanpreet Kaur expressed hope that opener Pratika Rawal will recover in time for the semifinal against Australia after she twisted her ankle while fielding during the abandoned Women's World Cup match against Bangladesh in Navi Mumbai on Sunday.

Rawal, stationed at deep midwicket, injured her right ankle on the final ball of the 21st over when her foot got stuck on the wet outfield at the DY Patil Stadium, forcing her to hobble off the field.

"Pratika is being monitored by the medical team and hopefully they'll (medical team) get back soon. It's a very important game for us (semifinal), we have played very good cricket in the league matches and everyone has contributed which we'll carry forward," said Harmanpreet, whose side was cruising at 57 for no loss in 8.4 overs in the chase of the revised target of 126 in 27 overs.

India will take on defending champions Australia in the semifinal clash on Thursday.

"Whatever we thought we have achieved and hopefully Pratika will also be fine for the next game," the skipper said.

Rawal has built a strong opening partnership with Smriti Mandhana, and the skipper will be keen to have her fit for the knockout clash against the seven-time champions.

"We keep speaking about enjoying ourselves and that's what we want to do going forward. The way Radha (Yadav) played today gives us another option for the next game," she said.

Radha took three three wickets to restrict Bangladesh to 119/9.

Bangladesh skipper Nigar Sultana said her team would need a couple of weeks to recover from the string of defeats in the tournament.

Bangladesh won just one game to finish seventh with three points.

"Maybe it will take one or two weeks to recover. How we started the tournament gave us momentum and we played a few close games against England, Sri Lanka and South Africa. Some moments could have helped us win those.

"We've been working hard as a group and we know each other, it helps us on the ground. Our young players are giving 110 percent and they have given a lot of positives. There are a lot of things we can take from here which we will discuss, like the areas we can work on," she added.

(With PTI Inputs)