NEW DELHI: India’s hopes of securing a semifinal spot within the Girls’s T20 World Cup took a significant hit after struggling a slender nine-run loss to Australia of their closing Group A match on Sunday.
Chasing a goal of 152, India fell quick, ending at 142 for 9, with captain Harmanpreet Kaur main the way in which with an unbeaten 54 off 47 balls. Deepti Sharma contributed 29, whereas Shafali Verma added 20.
Regardless of the loss, India proceed to stay in second place on the factors desk with two wins and two losses, although their web run price has dropped to 0.322, however nonetheless forward of third-placed New Zealand
Australia, then again, turned the primary group from the group to advance to the final 4 with an unbeaten run registering 4 wins in as many video games.
India will pray for Pakistan win
India’s destiny now hinges on Monday’s match between Pakistan and New Zealand, the place a win for Pakistan would pave the way in which for India to succeed in the semifinals.
New Zealand, at the moment in third place with 4 factors, will safe the final semifinal spot in the event that they win in opposition to Pakistan.
If Pakistan triumphs, India, New Zealand, and Pakistan will all be tied with 4 factors every. On this state of affairs, India will advance to the semifinals because of their superior web run price (NRR).
Nonetheless, with a NRR of -0.488, Pakistan would want a unprecedented win to qualify for the semifinals alongside Australia from Group A.
