Three teams have secured a place in the semi-finals in the Women’s World Cup 2025. Only the fourth slot is vacant, for which there is a war going on between 4 teams (India, New Zealand, Pakistan and Sri Lanka). Bangladesh is the only team to be eliminated from the tournament so far. Australia, England and South Africa have reached the semi-finals. The Indian team has lost 3 consecutive matches and the path to the semi-finals is not looking very easy for them.

India’s semi-final equation

Talking about the Indian team, it has registered two wins in 5 matches so far. The team is currently at fourth position in the points table with four points and its net run rate is +0.526. India’s chances of going to the semi-finals seem high because among the four teams in the race for the semi-finals, only Team India’s net run rate is positive. Due to positive net run rate, Team India can easily get a ticket for the semi-finals by winning the next two matches.

If India loses to New Zealand on October 23, then it will have to hope that the Kiwis lose against England and with that India will have to win their last league match against Bangladesh. If the India-New Zealand match gets washed out due to rain then both the teams will have five points. In such a situation, on October 26, India will have to defeat Bangladesh at any cost and hope that Pakistan or Sri Lanka do not reach 6 points.

The doors to the semi-finals opened even on 6 points.

If the next two matches of the Indian team are washed out in rain, then it will have 6 points, yet India can enter the last-4. In such a situation, New Zealand should lose to England, after which Team India will go to the semi-finals on the basis of net run rate. New Zealand’s net run rate is -0.245 and India’s is +0.526.

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England has defeated India by 4 runs. The match went to England after the wicket of Deepti Sharma fell in the last overs. India had to score only 27 runs in the last 3 overs, but the team had no batting left. Smriti Mandhana missed the century, who played an inning of 88 runs. In this match, England had scored 288 runs while playing first, but Team India could score only 284 runs in the stipulated 50 overs. This is the third consecutive defeat of the Indian team in the World Cup.

Shock to India’s semi-final hopes

If the Indian team had to make it to the semi-finals without being dependent on anyone, then it had to win this match at any cost. On the other hand, England has won this match and entered the semi-finals. Now Australia, England and South Africa have confirmed their place in the last-4. There is a fight between 5 teams including India for the fourth slot. Now if India wants to go to the semi-finals, it will have to ensure that it wins the next two matches and its net run rate remains better than the other teams in case of equal points.

Mandhana-Harmanpreet’s hard work in vain

Smriti Mandhana and Harmanpreet Kaur took over the Indian innings when the team lost 2 wickets at the score of just 42 runs. There was a partnership of 125 runs between the two. Harmanpreet Kaur scored 70 runs and after her dismissal, there was a partnership of 67 runs between Mandhana and Deepti Sharma. Team India’s victory was looking easy, but in the 47th over, Deepti Sharma was out after scoring 50 runs.

Amanjot Kaur can bat well, but her bat did not work in pressure situations. India now has only 2 matches left, which it has to play with New Zealand and Bangladesh. To go to the semi-finals he will have to win both the matches.

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