'Spin to win' they say and with three slow left armers and a leg-spinner in their side India had all the ammunition needed to defend their title in convincing style. After electing to bat first South Africa were unable to make any headway, 20/3 in the Powerplay, and half the side gone for only 44 runs in the thirteenth over. Mieke Van Voorst and Fay Cowling added 30, but the last five wickets fell for the addition of only 8 runs. The chase was another Trisha Gongadi show who batted as she has all throughout the Tournament, she and Sanika Chalke wrapping up the win with an unbroken 48 run partnership. South African tears, as indeed there were for their senior counterparts, both falling at the final hurdle.

It required a late flurry of boundaries from Ella Briscoe to push Australia into three figures as Ashleigh Van Wyk claimed POTM winning figures of 4-17. Once again it was Caoimhe Bray who topped their scoring but with Brisco and skipper Lucy Hamilton the only otherbatters to reach double figures their total proved inadequate. With opener Jemma Botha blasting her side half way to their target inside the Powerplay, her 37 came off 24 balls (5x4, 2x6), South Africa were immediately in the driving seat. A run-a-ball partnership of 38 between Karabo Meso and skipper Kayla Reneke took them within twelve runs of the win with five overs to spare, before Meso was the fifth and final wicket to fall. South Africa match their Senior women in making the Final, now can they go one step better and claim the title?

In-form opener Davina Perrin gave England a flying start to their innings as she blasted 6 boundaries and 2 sixes in her innings of 45. She and skipper Abi Norgrove added 44 in a fourth wicket partnership, but that was as good as it got as the Indian trio of slow left-arm spinners swung into action, six wickets falling for the addition of just 10 runs! Indian openers Trisha Gongadi and Kamalini G rattled up 60 before Gongadi was bowled by Phoebe Brett. What hope England had of victory was cruelly snuffed out in the next over when tv umpire Candace La Borde ruled out a superb tumbling catch by Abi Norgrove that would have seen the end of Kamalini. Somehow she decided that a flying two handed catch taken at knee height had brushed the grass and Kamalini called back from the boundary's edge to seal her side's place in Sunday's Final.

Sri Lankan openers Sanjana Kavindi and Sumudu Nisansala shared an opening partnership of 42 before leggie Tegan Williamson made the breakthrough. From there it was all Australia as wickets tumbled in a top heavy innings where only the first four batters managed double figures, seamer Lily Bassingthwaighte topping the bowling with 3-7 in her 4 overs, Hasrat Gill and Tegan Williamson each with two. But it was all a bit of a struggle for Australia after Caoimh Bray was caught in the deep. Suddenly the asking rate was up to nine an over, then 12 an over from the last two, and 20 runs from the last! - Australia spun to defeat. A lap of honour for Sri Lanka, the win taking them above Bangladesh in the final table. South Africa v Australia in the first semi-final Friday and India v England to follow, prime-time in India who would have guessed?

There was to be no happy ending for the Girls in Green as they came up short chasing what looked like an inadequate Nigerian total. There were late runs from Omosigho Eguakun and Peculiar Agboya, plus that contribution from opener Cristabel Chukwuonye in the Nigerian innings, wickets shared by the Irish bowlers with two for Kia McCartney. The Irish reply got off to the worst possible start, Alice Walsh bowled by Peace Usen without scoring, but with Freya Sargent and Rebecca Lowe adding 30 the chase looked well on course. Accurate bowling by POTM Lilian Ude, Anointed Akhigbe and Peace Usen plus excellent catching was the key to the Nigerian victory that sees them finish third in the group and Ireland bottom.

USA picked up an unlikely point against unbeaten South Africa that could guarantee they finish above Ireland in the Super Sixes group. There was never any prospect of play given the conditions.

A comprehensive win for Bangladesh in another rain shortened match, as they restricted the Windies to just 54 in their 13 over allocation. Two wickets for Anisa Soba and three for off-spinner Nishita Nishi who claimed the POTM award for her efforts. Bangladesh openers Juairiya Ferdous and Fahomida Choya romped home inside nine overs.

A stunning 53 ball maiden century by Trisha Gongadi left Scotland facing an impossible task, even to avoid a huge defeat in their final game. When Scotland batted left-arm spinner Vaishnavi Sharma with two in her first over became the tournament's leading wicket taker. But it's another left-arn spinner Aayushi Shukla who tops the bowling with four and just to rub salt into the wounds centurion Gongadi wraps things up taking the final three. Consolation for the Scots in that the point they gained in the washout versus Sri Lanka sees them finish ahead of the West Indies in the table.

New Zealand's opening pair, Kate Irwin and Emma McLeod set off at a gallop, posting 49 before Trudy Johnson made the breakthrough. But they were to be the only double figure scorers as the Kiwis collapsed against Prisha Thanawala and POTM Tilly Corteen-Coleman. Four stumpings and a catch for England keeper Katie Jones, as slow left-armer Corteen-Coleman wrapped up the innings with three wickets in the final over. England's chase began with Davina Perrin and Jemima Spence rattling along at 10 an over, and even after their departure two wickets from leg-spinner Rishika Jaswal could not halt England's race to claim a place in Friday's semi-finals.

No prospect of play or even a Toss with a huge downpour delaying proceedings with the abandonment coming two hours after the scheduled start.

Anyone who witnessed the earlier scenes of the ground under water would find it hard to believe that there would any play possible in the second game of the day. But play there was, and after India had won the Toss and restricted Bangladesh to 64 in their twenty overs, Trisha Gongadi blasted her side into the semis in double quick time. Although she was out for 40 (8x4) within one shot of victory, it only took another two deliveries for Nikki Prasad to seal the win with a boundary. India and Australia finish first and second in the group with a game to spare.

USA's Ritu Singh the POTM for her 5-15 but little consolation as New Zealand claimed the points. Hannah Francis their top-scorer while in the reply Disha Dhingra provided their only real opposition. A real thriller though as the Windies had reached 73/5 in the fourteenth over before a meltdown saw them lose their last five wickets for just 6 runs!

Match abandoned without a Toss. Overnight rain and persistant drizzle meant that there was no possibility of the first game of the day in Sarawak getting under way. The prospects for later in the day aren't much better if the forecast is to believed.

Only two Windies batters, Brianna Harricharan and Samara managed to reach double figures, hustled out in 16 overs, two wickets each for Eleanor Larosa and Caoimhe Bray. Lucy Hamilton with a run a ball 28 sets Australia on their way to the win.

Consecutive boundaries from Freya Sargent but lbw next ball in the second over. Rebecca Lowe and Annabel Squires both caught sweeping in Reyneke's first - Abbi Harrison nearly a third in the over, missing, you guessed it a SWEEP! Harrison in two minds bowled in the next by Legodi who claims McNally, MacNulty, and McBride in her next - 3 Big Macs for Monalisa. Lots of 'getting out' shots being played. Nthabiseng Nini back and bowls Lucy Neely first up. McCartney run out in the final over and McGee caught next ball to give Reyneke her third wicket. Jenny JacksonÂ’s left-arm inswing traps Jemma Botha lbw in the first over before Ramlaken chops on, two in the over. With Simone Lourens and Kayla Reyneke adding 28 for the third wicket South Africa's win was inevitable ensuring their place in the semi-finals.

Pakistan relieved to register their first win in the tournament albeit in the wooden spoon fixtures between the bottom teams in each group. Their 136 was more than enough with runs from Maham Asees and Fatima Khan, Nora-Jade Salima the only Samoan bowler to collect more than a single wicket. In the Samoan reply Haniah Ameer's 4-17 snuffed out any hopes Samoa may have had of a win while Miahil Quratulain and Fatima Khan each picked up two wickets.

Runs and wickets for Nepalese captain Puja Mahato, her POTM performance seeing off the hosts in double quick time. Four wickets for her, and three for Rachana Chaudhary while Nuriman Hidayah topped the scoring for Malaysia with 15. Mahato finished unbeaten for Nepal but a fine consolation performance from Marsya Qistina who claimed all three Nepal wickets to fall.

A routine win securing their Super Sixes place for the Windies who had been asked to bat by the hosts. Asabi Callender's top score of 30 just pipping the Extras total of 27 while Izzatul Syafiqa and legspinner Nazwah picked up two wickets each. In Malaysia's reply Samara Ramnath's off spin accounted for 4 batters conceding a miserly 6 runs in her four over spell. The only Malaysian batter to reach double figiures was Dania Syuhada with 12, while Extras added 21 to carry them past their previous match totals 23 and 31.

Holders India had Trisha Gongadi to thank for her standout 49 (44 balls, 5x4, 1x6) as they struggled against the spin heavy Sri Lankans on a turning pitch. This match was touted as a clash of India's bowling versus Sri Lanka's batting - if so, there's a winner already with Sri Lankan slumping to 12/5! There was no way back from that and only Rashmilka Sewwandi managed to reach double figures. Probably just a total coincidence, but no one surprised I imagine, to see India's Group games are at the Bayeumas Oval which is the venue for both semi-finals and the Final.

Scotland with a fight on their hands with a recovery by Bangladesh carrying them from 50/5 after 10 to a challenging 121 at the change of innings. Scotland struggling to get any momentum in the chase 41/2 at the drinks break needing 61 off the second 10 overs. Fifty partnership between Pippa Sproul and skipper Niamh Muir but Muir is out with 50 needed off the final 5 overs. Sproul bowled for 43 and Scotland's last hope gone with the leg-spin of Anisa Soba accounting for the tail.

A 63 run partnership between USA skipper Anika Kolan and the experienced Ritu Singh ensured that England did not have things all their own way after winning the Toss. They lost Erin Thomas to the first ball of the chase as she chipped tamely to short extra, but that was only a hiccup as Davina Perrin raised a 34 ball half century (6x4, 2x6) - 74/1 at the halfway stage. Foot to the floor by Perrin who finishes with 74 (45 balls, 9x4, 3x6) the partnership with Trudy Johnson worth 188, England surge to the win inside 15 overs.

New Zealand off to a shaky start after being asked to bat by their Pacific neighbours losing three wickets in as many overs. The situation retrieved first by Anika Todd and then Eve Wollard both of whom scored at better than a run-a-ball, Wollard out in the last over, 48 off 43 balls (2x4, 2x6). More than enough one would think. Quick confirmation of that as there were two quick wickets for Sophie Court in the reply. With Rishika Jaswal's big leg-spinners and googlies completely bamboozling the Samoan lineup the outcome was never in any doubt. The coup de grace was left to Tash Wakelin who rounded off proceedings with the final two wickets in the first two balls of the fifteenth over.

A delayed start and rain interruption meant South Africa had only four more balls to face on the resumption. A stiff eight an over set by DLS and three wickets down in as many overs made it a mountain to climb for Nigeria. All too easy for South Africa who play Ireland on Saturday in the first round of Super Six games.

Puja Mahato's big inswingers coupled with a couple of excellent catches rocked Australia after they elected to bat first. Great relief for them as Caoimhe Bray (3x4, 3x6) and Eleanor Larosa added 72 for the fourth wicket. Two wickets for Seemana KC in the eighteenth slows the Aussies down but a flurry of boundaries from Hasrat Gill and Chloe Ainsworth carries them to a total they would expect to defend. An Australian win would confirm ScotlandÂ’s place in the Super Sixes. Lily Bassingthwaighte, Hasrat Gill and Juliette Morton with two wickets each ensured there was never a chance of a Nepal win with Puja Mahato the only batter to make double figures.

Bright start by Ireland with the rain interruption coming at 25/1 off 3.1 overs. Ireland with 35 more balls to face in their reduced innings play tip and run, all a bit frantic. Five boundaries for Alice Walsh in a 19 ball innings before she drags on from way outside off stump. Two wickets off the final two deliveries for Memoona Khalid sets her side a DLS adjusted target of 73 for a place in the Super Sixes. Confident start to the chase by Pakistan but agressive running costs them their first wicket with a TV review to decide if they'd crossed.Two more run outs, good returns well gathered by Freya Sargent swings the game Ireland's way. 30 required off the final 3 overs and no inroads being made by Pakistan. Now it's 26 off 12. Five singles and a wicket off Ellie McGee leaves Pakistan needing 21 off the final over and they manage only 7.

Sri Lanka piled up the runs against a struggling West Indies after Sanja Kavindi and Keeper Sumundu Nisansala posted 54 in their opening partnership. When the second wicket fell in the twelfth over the total was already past 100. Two wickets for Selena Ross slowed the charge towards 200. The Windies challenge never materialised with only captain Samara Ramnath passing 20, as slow-left-armer Chamindi Praboda added another three wickets to her collection while Limansa Thilakaratne and Aseni Thalagune picked up two each.

Hosts Malaysia scaped past their previous game total of 23 posting 31 in an innings that lasted two balls longer. With highest scores of 5 from from keeper Nur Aliya, who scored the side's only boundary, and Husna, the Indian bowlers went unchallenged, with the tournament's first hat-trick claimed by Vaisnavi Sharma. India rattled off the runs required inside 3 overs, Trish Gongadi finishing 27* off 12 balls (5x4).

Scotland would have been happy to bowl out Nepal for just 73, Maisie Maceira claiming the T20 rarity of a five wicket haul and Amelie Baldie and Nayma Sheikh two each. However it was tough going with Pippa Sproul playing a lone hand for the Scots taking advantage of a simple missed catch on 26. Sixteen required off 3 overs with just 1 wicket left and the eighteenth over goes for 11. Gabriella Fontenla and Kirsty McColl add the 16 required for the last wickert and somehow Scotland get the win, that dropped catch off Sproul proving vital in the end.

Two wickets each for Tegan Williamson, Caoimhe and Eleanor Larosa as Australia restricted Bangladesh to less than 100 with a disciplined bowling display. In their reply they had reached 54/3 at the drinks break, seemingly on course to a comfortable win, needing only 38 more, BUT........ a three wicket haul by J Maoua rocked Australia and the eighth wicket falls with them still needing 5 runs, but they stagger across the line with 4 balls to spare. Massive relief for one of the tournament favourites.

Wickets shared by the New Zealand bowlers in a reduced overs game with Lilian Ude and Lucky Piety the only batters to reach double figures. Not the start New Zealand would have wanted with Kate Irwin run out in the first over without facing and Emma McLeod caught in the third. The Kiwis exactly half way to their target at the halfway stage, pressure still on them needing 6 an over and that's not happening! Tash Wakelin keeps New Zealand alive with a boundary off the last ball of the twelfth over - 9 off 6 required and Lilian Ude is up to the task - Huge upset, yes but notice given perhaps when Nigeria hammered Scotland in a warm up match.

England slumped to 34/4 in their chase of Pakistan's modest 66. Two wickets for Mahnoor Zeb, a left-arm spinner who may be worth a second look, but England skipper Abigale Norgrove and keeper Katie Jones eased to the win Jones finishing in style with a maximum off Zeb.

The spin doctors in Dubai will be hard pressed to make anything of this unedifying spectacle. As utterly predicable as it was embarrassing as a World event.

USA recorded a thumping victory over Ireland in what is likely to be the battle for the final Super Sixes spot in Group B. After an inauspicious display with the bat, the Girls in Green wilted with the ball as Disha Dhingra carried the USA to the brink of victory with a 33 ball innings that included 5x4 & 2x6. With the scores tied she was bowled by Lara McBride in just the tenth over of what was in the end a one-sided match. It would be easy to pass this off as 'a day to forget' for Ireland, but it may be more useful for them to make it a 'day to remember'.

As Sir Humphrey Appleby GCB KBE MVO would have said - A 'brave' decision to field Prime Minister. Sri Lanka will be grateful that they had the opportunity for some batting practice with POTM Dahami Sanethma posting a run a ball half century. Malaysia's reply speaks for itself. Next up for them is a meeting with champions India.

In the second total mismatch of the day India have blown away the Windies for just 44 and chased that down inside 5 overs!

After an initial delay due to a wet outfield the match was abandoned before the Toss.

The second game in Ireland's group has also fallen foul of the rain. Abandoned before the Toss. Level pegging in the group everyone with 1 point.

New Zealand elected to field in this reduced overs match but it was South African openeres Jemma Botha and Simone Lourens who dominated the early proceedings with a 52 run partnership. Ayaan Lambat slammed the brakes on with a double strike in her opening over and a third in her second but Karabo Meso added 25 off 15 before Tash Wakelin claimed her and Diara Ramlackan in the final over. Two drops off Fay Cowling in the second over doesn't help South Africa's cause as Emma McLeod comes out swinging. The game swings South Africa's was as she's finally caught for 34 off 25.

Bangladesh got the better of World Cup debutants Nepal in a low scoring game where the more experienced Bangladeshis ensured there was no upset.

A downpour interrupted the game with Australia 5 balls short of a DLS decision, but the rain relented long enough for them to record the first win of the Tournament, Katie Pelle seeing them home in emphatic style with 29* off 18 balls (1x4, 3x6). The Scots lost their last five wickets for just three runs as the Australian bowlers took full advantage of their decision to field - none more so than 15 year old Big Bash superstar Caoimhe Bray.

A challenging total set by England after being asked to bat by Ireland and a disastrous start to the chase with Freya Sargent running herself out without facing. New batter Rebecca Lowe is almost bowled first ball missing a sweep, Walsh charges up the pitch to run the Bye and Lowe avoids being run out only because the keeper's throw hits her as she attempts to make it to the bowler's end! Then with rain falling, Walsh slapped the ball to mid off and set off for a non-existent single, a direct hit saw her yards short - Madness! Three balls later the umpires called a halt for rain and with only 7 more deliveries required to achieve a DLS result time ran out for a restart leaving the sides with a point each. No prizes for guessing who was the happier side with that result.

Ireland's last 'official' warmup match before they face England early on Saturday looks to be not much more of a challenge than their last run out against a scratch MCA XI when they were forced to contrive targets to chase in order to have some batting time. Ireland 28/3 off 5 overs so maybe not just as straightforward as one was thinking, but in the end a comfortable win.

Today's scheduled warmup match disappeared from the ICC fixture list an hour after the scheduled start. As yet there has been no explanation from ICC for South AfricaÂ’s non appearance and Ireland instead played a Malaysian Cricket Association Invitation XI. who managed to score 30/4 in their 20 overs with 4 other batters 'retired hurt'!!! For what itÂ’s worth Ireland won by 10 wickets inside 3 overs. Earlier Ireland's group opponents USA recorded a 13 run win over New Zealand. Ireland's next 'official' warmup match is on Wednesday against Malaysia U19s.

An opening partnership of 54 between Alice Walsh and Rebecca Lowe set Ireland on their way to an impressive total in the first of todayÂ’s two warmup matches versus Scotland. Wickets for Kia McCartney and Jennifer Jackson in the opening overs put Scoland on the back foot and there was to be no recovery as Jackson picked up a second with skipper Niamh McNulty and Millie Spence also claiming two each.

Ireland opting to field in the second game of the day and it's skipper Niamh MacNulty with the breakthrough in her first over. Scotland had reached 52 before the second wicket fell, Emma Walsingham run out for 27, but that marked the start of a middle order collapse with Lucy Neely, Millie Spence and Lara McBride each taking two wickets to snuff out any chance of a Scottish recovery. Wrapped up by Kia McCartney and Niamh MacNulty in the final over to keep the Scots below 100. Runs again at the top of the order from Lisburn's Rebecca Lowe and Clontarf's Alice Walsh before Annabel Squires and Lara McBride see Ireland home with more than four overs to spare.