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India’s troubles have increased after the big defeat against New Zealand in the very first match of the Women’s T20 World Cup. Team India will now have to win all three matches in the group stage to reach the semi-finals. Not only this, the team will also have to pray for New Zealand and Australia to lose the remaining matches.

India is in Group A along with New Zealand and Australia. Pakistan and Asia Cup champion Sri Lanka are also in the team’s group. In such a situation, the path seems difficult for India Women to win all three matches and enter the semi-finals. In the story we will know what India will have to do to reach the knockout round?

India will have to win all three matches

India also suffered a loss in run rate as they lost the first match in Group A by a huge margin of 58 runs. The team’s run rate is in minus and the team is at the last position among the 5 teams without points. Today India will face Pakistan. India will have to win this match by a margin of more than 45 runs, only then the team will overtake Pakistan and reach number-3 with 2 points.
Team India will then have to win both the matches against Sri Lanka and Australia. If the team is successful in winning all three matches then they will have 6 points after the group stage. New Zealand and Australia are also likely to reach this number of points. There will also be a match between New Zealand and Australia. Whichever team loses in this, India will have to hope that that team loses another match.
India will also have to pray for either of the two teams to lose 2 matches. Only then will India Women’s team be able to enter the next round with 6 points and better run rate. Because only 2 teams from one group will go to the semi-finals.
If India can win only 2 out of 3 matches, then the team will have to depend heavily on the remaining results. In that condition, the team would want that no two teams in the group should be able to win 3-3 matches. If 4 out of 5 teams win 2 or less matches, then India can reach the next round with a better run rate.

Next 2 matches against Sri Lanka and Pakistan India now has to face Pakistan and Sri Lanka in the next 2 matches. The team from Pakistan has not yet faced defeat in the Women’s World Cup, but the team is facing India after defeating Asia Cup champion Sri Lanka. In such a situation the challenge can be big.

India will then face Sri Lanka on October 9, the team which had defeated the team in the final of the Asia Cup in July this year. If India wins both the matches then the team will have 4 points. Then on October 12, the team will face 6-time champion Australia. Which had shown India the way out of the tournament by defeating them in the final in 2020 and the semi-final in 2023.

South Africa and England’s position strong in Group B Group B has 2 former champion teams in the form of England and West Indies. The previous runner-up team South Africa is also in the group. England and South Africa are in the top-2 positions with 2-2 points after winning 1-1 match. Whereas West Indies had to face defeat from South Africa in the first match. It is looking difficult for Bangladesh and Scotland to play knockout in this group.