India Women’s T20 World Cup semis qualification scenario: Can IND-W qualify for semifinals after defeat to Eng

(Updated
after
West
Indies
vs
Pakistan
women’s
match
on
Sunday)

Leading
into
the
game,
both
teams
were
tied
on
four
points
each
while
England
were
placed
at
the
top
by
the
virtue
of
a
superior
net
run
rate.
The
11-run
victory
for
them
the
last
night
gave
them
the
unanimous
lead
at
the
top
with
six
points
and,
for
what
matters
the
most,
put
themselves
in
a
strong
position
to
qualify
for
the
semifinals

India,
however,
are
now
sweating
over
their
semifinal
qualification
and
are
facing
challenges
from
other
nations
in
the
group,
including
neighbours
Pakistan.

We
take
a
look
at
how
India
can
ensure
a
spot
in
the
semifinals
of
the
T20
World
Cup
with
the
remaining
matches
that
are
left
in
the
group
as
none
of
the
teams
are
guaranteed
a
spot
in
the
knockouts.

India’s
T20
World
Cup
semi-final
qualification
scenario:
Who
are
in
battle

England
are
the
favourites
to
win
the
group
at
the
moment
with
three
wins
on
the
trot.
They
also
have
a
strong
net
run
rate
of
+1.776,
which
gives
them
the
luxury
of
losing
to
Pakistan
in
their
final
group
game,
unless
they
lose
it
by
a
hefty
margin.
England,
however,
won’t
like
to
defeat
as
they
would
like
to
top
the
group
and
avoid
a
likely
five-time
champions
Australia.

Among
the
remaining
teams,
Ireland
are
out
of
contention
and
has
left
India
to
fight
it
out
with
Pakistan
and
West
Indies.

West
Indies
on
Monday
defeated
Pakistan
by
three
runs
in
their
final
group
game
to
finish
the
group
with
four
points.
Their
net
run
rate
is
currently
-0.601,
which
is
behind
India’s
+0.205.

Pakistan,
despite
the
defeat,
have
a
strong
net
run
rate
of
+0.981,
and
have
an
outside
chance
of
making
the
group
stages.
For
that
they
have
to
beat
group-toppers
England
and
hope
India
lose
to
Ireland.

This
effectively
means
that
a
win
against
Ireland
on
Monday
will
help
India
qualify
for
the
semifinals.
If
Pakistan
still
beat
England,
India
may
gallop
the
European
side
to
top
spot
and
avoid
Australia
in
the
semis.

India
women’s
T20
World
Cup
qualification
scenario:
Group
B
points
table

Remaining
Women’s
T20
World
Cup
Group
B
fixtures

February
20
India
vs
Ireland
(Port
Elizabeth)
6:30
PM
IST
February
21
England
vs
Pakistan
(Cape
Town)
6:30
PM
IST