Semi-Final
The Indian women’s cricket team is in a difficult situation following their loss to New Zealand in the Women’s T20 World Cup opener.
That defeat has dashed India’s aspirations of reaching the semi-finals. India competes in Group A alongside New Zealand, Pakistan, Asian champions Sri Lanka, and defending T20 World Cup champions Australia.
Each group’s top two teams will advance to the final four stages. With a massive loss against New Zealand, India’s run rate is a dismal -2.900.
In order to advance to the semi-finals, India must defeat Pakistan (on Sunday) and Sri Lanka (October 9) by a large margin, gaining four points while also improving their run rate.
India’s final group stage encounter is against six-time champions Australia, and defeating them would be a significant victory for the team. If India loses to Australia, they must pray that New Zealand loses at least two of its remaining matches. The equation will then come down to better run-rate.
Rosemary Mair took four wickets to help New Zealand win by 58 runs against India in their ICC Women’s T20 World Cup opener in Dubai on Friday. During the chase for 161 runs, Indian hitters
There were no replies for White Ferns bowling, as no batter scored more than 20 runs.
India got off to a bad start in the 161-run chase, losing Shafali Varma (2) and Smriti Mandhana (12 in 13 balls, with two fours) to Eden Carson. The Women in Blue were reduced to 28/2 after 4.4 overs.
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Harmanpreet Kaur, who was hoping to settle India’s number three position conundrum with a superb innings, was caught leg-before wicket by Rosemary Mair for 13 in 11 balls, including one four. India had lost three of its most crucial batsmen for 42 runs prior to the powerplay.
After six overs of powerplay, India was 43/3, with Richa Ghosh (1*) and Jemimah Rodrigues (6*) unbroken.India struggled to form huge partnerships, with Lea Tahuhu promptly dismissing Rodrigues (13) and Richa Ghosh (12 in 19 balls). India was struggling at 70/5 after 11 overs.
India’s woes continued as Arundhati Reddy was caught by Suzie Bates at extra cover for a single, giving Mair her second wicket. Women in Blue scored 75/6 in 12.2 overs.
Lea took Deepti for 13 as her third wicket, while Amelia Kerr dismissed Pooja Vastrakar for just eight runs. India fell to 90/8 after 15.3 overs.
Mair also managed to dismiss the rest of India’s batting line-up, bowling them out for 102 in 19 overs.
Mair (4/19) was New Zealand’s most effective bowler. Tahuhu (3/15) also had a good period for White Ferns. Carson also claimed two wickets.
Sophie Devine’s magnificent half-century led New Zealand to a competitive score of 160/4 in their ICC Women’s T20 World Cup opener against India in Dubai on Friday.
After deciding to bat first, New Zealand openers Georgia Plimmer and Suzie Bates got off to a good start, with the latter hitting pacer Pooja Vastrakar for two fours in the first over alone. India’s poor bowling performance in the powerplay continued as Deepti Sharma (third over) and Arundhati Reddy (sixth over) gave 16 and 12 runs, respectively, with Plimmer being the aggressor with three boundaries.
