India should know that their clash against Sri Lanka could well end up deciding their fate in the Women’s T20 World Cup. Time’s well and truly running out for them as Harmanpreet Kaur’s women have not made it any easier for themselves until now in challenging conditions in the United Arab Emirates. The smallest of mistakes against the Islanders on Wednesday in Dubai could land them in a deeper hole.
For India, wins itself would not be enough to secure a berth in the semis. They need more. They need to up their net run rate, which is still at an underwhelming -1.217 despite their six-wicket win over arch-rivals Pakistan. After the heavy loss to New Zealand in the opener, India did return to winning ways, but they are faced with a tricky test in their remaining two games.
Given the form Australia have shown, first against Sri Lanka and then against the White Ferns, India may not find it easy to mend their net run rate in their last group game in Sharjah. Smriti Mandhana, who has struggled to find her feet thus far with failures in their first two games, said that pitches in the UAE have not been batting friendly.
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