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While last year's finalists, India and Australia, still hold the top two positions, they are still not guaranteed a place in the final of the ongoing WTC cycle
India need to win five of their remaining six Test matches to keep their final hopes alive
Before the start of the tournament, the ICC announced that the women's tournament would have a similar prize money to the men's tournament for the first time ever
India, despite a loss against New Zealand at home, continues to lead the ongoing WTC cycle points table
Sri Lanka, on the other hand, will be playing for their pride after becoming the first team to be eliminated from the tournament, following their loss to India in their third match earlier.
The Women in Blue registered a great 82-run win on the night against Sri Lanka to solidify their knockout chances in the tournament.
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The Women in Blue, who have one win and one loss in the two games, will look to secure a huge win over the Sri Lankan team to keep their semifinal hopes alive and improve improve their net run rate.
On a sticky wicket after a mixed start to the campaign, India will look to fix their batting woes to bolster their net run rate when they take on bottom-placed Sri Lanka in their third and penultimate Group A match of the T20 Women's World Cup here on Wednesday. It has not been smooth sailing for the Indians in the showpiece event so far, having lost to New Zealand by 58 runs in their tournament-opener and then scampering home in 18.5 overs against arch-rivals Pakistan while chasing a modest 105. India's main problem in the tournament so far is the performance of their batters, especially the explosive opening combination of Shafali Verma and vice-captain Smriti Mandhana. While Shafali scored just 2 and 32 in the first two games, Mandhana also faired poorly managing 12 and 7 runs. And it's time the duo fires in unison to ease the pressure on the middle-order. To make matters worse for India, skipper Harmanpreet Kaur, who scored 15 and 29 retired hurt, is doubtful for the match aga
4 semifinalists for Women's T20 World Cup 2024 will be determined based on the points table. The top 2 teams from Groups A & B will qualify for SFs. Check India's semis qualification scenario here
Indian batter Shafali Verma played a gritty knock of 32 runs to help India chase down 106 on the day. Smriti Mandhana and Renuka Singh also contributed with their efforts in Dubai.
Jayasuriya was appointed as the interim coach for the series against India, England and New Zealand but has now got the job on a permanent basis.
In Group A, India, Australia, New Zealand, Pakistan and Sri Lanka are fighting to finish as the top two teams to book their place in the semifinal. Check ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2024 key stats here
Australia women vs Sri Lanka women HIGHLIGHTS: The defending champions begin their campaign with a win courtesy of Beth Mooney's unbeaten 43 on the day.
New Zealand have climbed to the top of the table with a dominant win over India on Friday
The defending champions Australia will aim to win the title for a record-extending seventh time when they start their campaign on Saturday
Pakista bowlenrs fired in unison to guide their team to a memorable 31-run win over Sri Lanka in their low-scoring opening match of the Women's T20 World Cup here on Thursday. Batting first, Pakistan were bowled out for 116 in exactly 20 overs. In reply, Sri Lanka were stopped at 85 for nine. Skipper and Player of the Match Fatima Sana top-scored for Pakistan with 30 off 20 balls, while her Sri Lankan counterpart Chamari Athapaththu (3/18), Sugandika Kumari (3/19) and Udeshika Prabodhani (3/20) shared nine wickets between them. Defending a small total, left-arm spinner Sadia Iqbal led the way for Pakistan with excellent figures of 3/17 in four overs, while there were two wickets apiece for Omaima Sohail (2/17), Nashra Sandhu (2/15) and captain Sana (2/10). Opting to bat after winning the toss, Pakistan were off to a disastrous start and lost three wickets with just 32 runs on the board in the sixth over. Sri Lanka were on top of the game as the situation became worse for Pakistan
Pakistan women's cricket team won the toss against Sri Lanka and elected to bat first in Sharjah.
In the ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2024, ten teams have been divided into two groups of five teams each, with the top two teams from each group qualifying for semifinal.