Sri Lanka captain Chamari Athapaththu has engineered an extraordinary comeback win over Bangladesh to keep her nation alive in the Women's Cricket World Cup.

Bangladesh appeared to be cruising to victory as it chased the 203 runs it needed to stay in the competition but collapsed in dramatic fashion in Navi Mumbai.

It lost five wickets in seven balls and only scored a single from the last nine deliveries to lose by seven runs.

Athapaththu, who had made 46 with the bat, bowled the last over for Sri Lanka, with Bangladesh needing nine runs to win.

She took wickets with the first, third and fourth deliveries.

From the second delivery, Nilakshi de Silva effected a run out with a direct hit.

The crucial wicket was off the third ball, when de Silva caught Nigar Sultana in the deep for 77,

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