India’s captain Harmanpreet Kaur was delighted after the team’s five-wicket win against Bangladesh at Old Trafford, Manchester, in the ongoing Women T20 World Cup 2026 on Thursday. However, Kaur was not pleased with the fielding efforts of the team as they were once again not up to the mark.

However, India registered a comprehensive win in the end, chasing down the target of 137 runs with 19 balls to spare. Shefali Verma scored a match-winning knock of 53 runs off 34 balls in the run chase.

“I think it’s a good win. We were looking for this, and it’s good that we thought we’d finish a bit early, but unfortunately, you know, but still, I think two, three overs were there when we finished the game. So I think that’s a plus point for us,” Harmanpreet said after the match.

Meanwhile, Bangladesh’s top order was given multiple chances as India could not hang on to their chances. Nandini Sharma dropped two catches on consecutive balls, whereas Yastika Bhatia and Radha Yadav also could not grab their chances in the field in the Powerplay overs.

“I think a lot of things, but I think fielding is something on which we have been working very hard, but unfortunately, today again, we were not very great with the catches, and hopefully, you know, next game is very important, and I think that is the day to show our best cricket,” she said.

“Well, that’s true. They are our best fielders, but sometimes situations like that arise. You can’t really control them, but we only talked about it. Keep working hard, keep spending a lot of time on the field, keep catching those balls, so that when we go into the field, we are in a good position.

India will next take on Australia in a must-win game at Lord’s on Sunday.