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

The Tigresses appeared to be cruising to victory as they chased the 203 they needed to stay in the competition themselves but collapsed in dramatic fashion in Navi Mumbai.

They lost five wickets in seven balls as they scored one run from the last nine deliveries to lose by seven runs.

Athapaththu, who had made 46 with the bat, bowled the last over with nine required to win. She took wickets with the first, third and fourth balls, and from the second Nilakshi de Silva effected a run out with a direct hit.

The crucial wicket was off the third ball, de Silva catching Nigar Sultana Joty in the deep for 77, ending an innings that l

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