Team India suffered a major setback in the Women's T20 World Cup 2024 when Harmanpreet Kaur and Co. lost their opening match against New Zealand. Although Team India bounced back with a win against Pakistan in the second match, semi-final qualification from the group stage of the tournament is still very difficult for India. New Zealand faces Australia on Tuesday. The Indian team has high expectations from this match to reach the next round. To keep its hopes alive, Team India will have to convince the Kiwis to defeat the Kangaroos. This is because even if India wins its remaining matches in the Women's T20 World Cup group stage, they will not be guaranteed to qualify for the semi-finals. The team's poor net run rate of -1.217 is the main reason behind this.
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If New Zealand beats Australia…
Assume New Zealand wins all its remaining matches. After defeating Australia, the Kiwis will top their group with four wins from four matches and qualify for the semi-finals. After this, India will have to defeat Australia and win all the remaining matches to qualify for the semi-finals. The match between Australia and India is on October 13. Before that, Team India will also have to win against Sri Lanka on October 9. In this situation, India will have three wins in four matches, while the Australian team will be able to win only two matches in four matches.
If Australia beats New Zealand…
If Australia beats New Zealand, it will be a big blow to India's chances of qualifying. Both Australia and New Zealand have better net run rates than India and in such a situation, Harmanpreet's team will need to pull off some upsets to qualify for the next round. As far as head-to-head clashes are concerned, New Zealand and Australia have played 51 Women's T20 matches since 2006. The Kiwis won 21 matches, while the Australian team won 28 matches. If Australia beats New Zealand, India will have to win over Australia at any cost. Also, Sri Lanka will also have to be defeated by a big margin, so that when the game of net run rate comes later, Team India's net run rate will be better than the Kangaroos.
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