NEW DELHI: India gave a brand new lease of life to their scratchy marketing campaign within the Ladies’s T20 World Cup with a giant 82-run win over Sri Lanka of their penultimate Group A match on Wednesday.
This win considerably boosted their possibilities of qualifying for the semifinals, propelling them to the second spot within the factors desk.
With this emphatic win, India now have 4 factors from three matches, with one sport remaining, the place they may face defending champions Australia on Sunday.
To safe a top-two spot of their group, India might want to replicate their sturdy efficiency in opposition to Australia and keep a superior web run charge (NRR) over Pakistan and New Zealand if the standings come right down to that.
Situations for India’s development
- If India win their match in opposition to Australia, they may end with six factors. Nevertheless, if New Zealand additionally win their remaining matches in opposition to Pakistan and Sri Lanka, and Australia beat Pakistan, all three groups – India, New Zealand, and Australia – can have six factors every. On this state of affairs, web run charge (NRR) will decide which two groups advance to the semifinals from Group A.
- India’s win over Sri Lanka dropped Pakistan to 3rd place, however with two matches left within the group, Pakistan nonetheless have an opportunity. If Pakistan defeat each Australia and New Zealand of their remaining video games, and India additionally beat Australia, the defending champions shall be knocked out, permitting India and Pakistan to advance to the semifinals from Group A.
- If Australia win all their remaining matches, one other state of affairs might emerge the place India, Pakistan and New Zealand (assuming one win & one loss in remaining two matches for Pak & NZ) all end with 4 factors every. On this case, web run charge (NRR) will once more come into play to find out which crew secures the second spot within the group and advances to the semifinals.