It is literally do-or-die for the India Women’s Cricket Team. After suffering the opening day loss at the hands of New Zealand, India’s hopes of reaching the semi-finals of the T20 World Cup now hang in the balance. India now needs to win all their remaining 3 games to reach the knockout stage.
Furthermore, normal wins won’t make the cut. In fact, India needs to win their next game against arch-rivals Pakistan by a huge margin. Following their 58-run loss to the white ferns, India has an NRR of -2.9. A dominating win against Pakistan and another big win against Sri Lanka will help the run rate reach an optimum value.
And then India needs to win the all-important group-stage clash against Australia. No more hiccups can follow. India has a strong head-to-head record against Pakistan and Harmanpreet Kaur and Co will be eyeing to take advantage of the same. Pakistan, however, won their previous game against Sri Lanka in the opening clash of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup.
What if India loses to Pakistan?
If fate turns bleak, then a misfortune can take place, and India ends up losing to Pakistan. A loss would necessarily mean, India getting knocked out. In such a condition, India won’t be mathematically out of the tournament, but will have to win their last 2 games and hope for convenient results in the other fixtures.
India enjoys a good record against Pakistan, having lost just thrice in their 15 encounters. In the T20 World Cup, India has lost just twice with the last loss coming way back in 2016.
Should Pakistan go on to win the tie, they will score 4 points from 2 points and will be in contention to make it to the semi-finals. Only the top 2 teams from each group progress to the semi-finals.
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