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After their defeat against England, the Indian women's cricket team made it difficult for them to qualify for the semifinals of the T20 World Cup, 2023. But, after Pakistan's defeat to West Indies made it easier for them to qualify and be at least in the second position on the points table of Group 2.
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For India, it is quite simple. They need to beat Ireland to be in the semis. For West Indies to qualify, they will need Ireland to beat India heavily as both India and West Indies are on four points. But West Indies have already played four games of the group stage.
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For Pakistan, it is quite difficult to qualify for the semis after their defeat against West Indies in the previous game. They will need Ireland to beat India and then they will have to beat England to give them a chance to qualify for the semis. Although Pakistan have a better NRR than India, they will have to depend on Ireland to have a place in the knockouts.
GROUP 1 Points table T20 World Cup 2023
| POS | TEAM | PLAYED | WON | LOST | N/R | TIED | NET RR | POINTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australia | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2.149 | 8 |
| 2 | New Zealand | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +0.138 | 4 |
| 3 | Sri Lanka | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -1.460 | 4 |
| 4 | South Africa | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +0.685 | 2 |
| 5 | Bangladesh | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | -1.721 | 0 |
GROUP 2 | Poinst table T20 World Cup 2023
| POS | TEAM | PLAYED | WON | LOST | N/R | TIED | NET RR | POINTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | England | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1.776 | 6 |
| 2 | India | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +0.205 | 4 |
| 3 | West Indies | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -0.601 | 4 |
| 4 | Pakistan | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +0.981 | 2 |
| 5 | Ireland | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | -1.989 | 0 |
India currently have four points with and net run rate of +0.205. That means if they want to be top of group 2, they will have to beat Ireland heavily and then wait for Pakistan to beat England heavily.
India will face Australia in the same is if they finish at number two on the Group 2 points table. With the past record against Australia, India would really want to avoid the mighty Aussies in the semifinals.
Australia have already booked their place in the semifinals and only have lost two T20I games in regulation time since winning the T20 World Cup 2020.