The ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2024 semifinal hopes for the India women's national cricket team now hang in jeopardy after they lost to Australia by nine runs in their last Group A match. Harmanpreet Kaur and her team ended the group-stage campaign with two wins in four matches, with the defeats coming against New Zealand and Australia. India needed to defeat Australia to remain in the hunt for a spot in the ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2024 but the nine-run defeat to the reigning champions have put India's chances in a lot of trouble. Read below to find out how can India still enter the ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2024 semifinal, despite losing to Australia. 2024 ICC Women’s T20 World Cup Points Table Updated: Australia Qualify For Semifinal With 9-Run Victory Over India, England Jump to First Place in Group B.

India occupy the second spot on the Group A points table in ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2024 despite the loss as they have a better Net Run Rate (0.322) than third-placed New Zealand (0.282) and Pakistan (-0.488). All eyes will now be on the final Group A match between New Zealand women's team and Pakistan women's team which will take place on October 14 at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium.

How Can India Qualify for ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2024 Semifinal Despite Loss to Australia?

Despite the defeat to Australia by nine runs, India can still make it through to the ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2024 semifinals. India would need their archrivals Pakistan to do them a favour, i.e beat New Zealand, a result which will enable Harmanpreet Kaur and her team to sneak through into the last four. However, there's a catch. Pakistan will need to beat New Zealand by 53 runs or more if they bat first and with 9.1 overs remaining, if they chase. ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 Full Schedule, Free PDF Download Online: Get Fixtures, Time Table With Match Timings in IST and Venue Details of Cricket WC.

If Pakistan manage to defeat New Zealand by a big margin, then they will overtake India on NRR and enter the semifinals. This looks a bit unlikely, given Pakistan's form in ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2024. If New Zealand beat Pakistan, they join Australia in the semifinals from Group A. A win for the White Ferns will see them surpass India on points and in such a scenario, NRR would not come into the picture.

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