New Delhi. There is speculation about whether the Indian team will reach the ICC Women's T20 World Cup semi-finals or not. Australia team from Group A has confirmed its place in the next round. There is a competition between India and New Zealand. Pakistan is almost out of the race. The journey of the Sri Lankan team has completely ended in the tournament. The Indian team will play with Australia in the last league match. Before the match, opener Shefali Verma said that we know about the net run rate, so there is no need to tell it to anyone.
India had to face a crushing defeat against New Zealand in the first match of the tournament. After two consecutive wins over Pakistan and Sri Lanka, the Net Run Rate (NRR) has improved but is not much ahead of New Zealand. In such a situation, if they defeat Pakistan on 14th October. The margin of victory will decide the team going to the semi-finals. Australia will have to defeat the Indian team by a big margin so that they remain ahead of the Kiwi team by 18 runs after the end of the last league match.
Indian opener Shafali Verma has not been able to show her best performance in the tournament so far. Speaking to the ICC, he said that the team is well aware of the NRR situation and there is no need to remind them again and again.
Shefali said, 'We all know that the net run rate is going on and we play keeping it in mind. I think if you are playing in the Indian team, there is no need to tell you that you are below the NRR. Everyone is very mature and seeing everything. I think this goes without saying. We have NRR in mind and we will remain focused on it,”
So far, Shefali has scored 2, 32 and 43 runs in the group stage of the tournament. His strike rate on the slow pitches of Dubai has been impressive. At the Sharjah Cricket Stadium, the Under-19 T20 World Cup-winning captain will have a chance to improve his record against Australia. The young opener has scored 416 runs against Australia in 19 innings at an average of 23.11, which includes two half-centuries.
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FIRST PUBLISHED : October 13, 2024, 1:52 PM IST
