India had been left hoping previous rivals Pakistan can rescue their Girls’s T20 World Cup desires after struggling an agonising nine-run loss to defending champions Australia on Sunday. Australia made positive of their semi-final spot by topping Group A with an ideal 4 wins from 4 matches. India, on 4 factors after two wins and two losses, should hope that Pakistan beat New Zealand on Monday to go away the second semi-final place to be selected web run-rate.
A win for the Kiwis, nonetheless, will put them into the last-four and eradicate India.
“It is one thing which isn’t in our management,” admitted India skipper Harmanpreet Kaur.
“If we get the chance to play one other sport, that can be nice. However in any other case, whoever deserves to be there, that workforce can be there.”
Six-time champions Australia overcame the absence of skipper Alyssa Healy to develop into the primary workforce to ensure a semi-final berth.
Tahlia McGrath led Australia after Healy dropped out with a foot harm, suffered whereas batting in a victory over Pakistan on Friday.
Healy’s alternative Grace Harris top-scored with 40 and McGrath hit 32 as Australia posted 151-8 after electing to bat first.
In reply, India completed on 142-9 with Kaur hitting an unbeaten 54 as she placed on a fourth-wicket stand of 63 with Deepti Sharma, who made 29, and took the battle to the ultimate over.
India wanted 14 off the final six balls, however misplaced 4 wickets as Australian bowler Annabel Sutherland gave away simply 4 runs.
The victory prolonged Australia’s profitable streak to fifteen within the event.
“We need to win each sport we play,” stated McGrath.
“We knew it was going to be a very massive problem for us at this time. They got here actually onerous at us. I’m simply actually happy with the group. We held our nerve on the finish there.”
In the meantime, Pakistan stand-in skipper Muneeba Ali stated her workforce has not given up hope of compressing into the semi-finals.
In addition to beating New Zealand on Monday, Pakistan additionally should considerably enhance a run-rate which is inferior to that of each the Kiwis and India.
“We all know that the pool remains to be open. We now have an opportunity to win tomorrow’s match and if we win by margin, we’ve got an opportunity to qualify for the semi-finals,” stated Muneeba.
Pakistan can be boosted by the return of skipper Fatima Sana who missed the nine-wicket loss to Australia after briefly returning dwelling following the demise of her father.
‘Hold the momentum’
In Group B, England crushed Scotland by 10 wickets with openers Maia Bouchier and Danni Wyatt-Hodge placing on an unbeaten century partnership.
England restricted Scotland to 109-6 in 20 overs after left-arm spinner Sophie Ecclestone returned figures of 2-13 in a disciplined bowling assault.
England romped dwelling with 10 overs to spare as Bouchier hit 62 off 34 deliveries, incomes herself participant of the match honours as her workforce closed in on a semi-final spot.
Wyatt-Hodge smashed 51 off 26 balls in a commanding show by the 2009 champions.
A 3rd successive win despatched England high of Group B forward of South Africa, who’ve three wins out of 4, and the West Indies.
England face the West Indies on Tuesday in Dubai with the Caribbean aspect, champions in 2016, needing to win to remain in competition for the semi-finals.
“Simply attempt to win, precisely the identical manner we’ve got approached (the event to this point),” skipper Heather Knight stated of dealing with the West Indies.
“You need to preserve profitable, preserve that momentum and we need to go once more, get some momentum and make it to the semis.”
Scotland, who ended winless after qualifying for the event for the primary time, and Bangladesh have already bowed out of the 10-team competitors.
“Fairly powerful event on the whole however an enormous honour to be right here and to be main the workforce out in a event like this,” skipper Kathryn Bryce stated. “Solely learnings to be taken from right here.”
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