Sri Lanka defeated Bangladesh by 7 runs in an important match of the Women’s Cricket World Cup 2025. With this victory, Sri Lanka has kept alive its hopes of reaching the semi-finals. Bangladesh became the first team to be eliminated from this tournament. The teams of Australia, South Africa and England have already qualified for the semi-finals. That means now four teams (India, New Zealand, Sri Lanka and Pakistan) are in the race for one spot and only seven matches are left to be played in the league stage.
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First of all let’s talk about the Indian team. India has scored 4 points after playing 5 matches and is currently at fourth position in the points table. The net run rate of the Indian team is 0.526. The Indian team can easily get a ticket for the semi-finals by winning both its matches. If India loses to New Zealand on Thursday, then it will have to hope that the New Zealand team loses to England and then the Indian team beats Bangladesh.
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Even if the Indian team’s match against New Zealand is washed out due to rain, India can still reach the last-four, provided it beats Bangladesh and Sri Lanka or Pakistan do not reach six points. If team india If both the matches are washed out, then the Indian team will qualify for the semi-finals on the basis of net run rate, provided the England team beats New Zealand.
What is the equation for New Zealand-Pakistan-Sri Lanka?
New Zealand also has 4 points from 5 matches. His net run rate is -0.245, due to which he is at fifth position in the points table. If the New Zealand team wins the next two matches, it will reach the semi-finals with eight points. His match against India will be like ‘do-die’. If the New Zealand team beats India, but loses to England, then it will have to hope that the Bangladeshi team beats India. Even if the match against India is washed out, New Zealand will benefit only if it beats England and the Indian team loses against Bangladesh.
The Sri Lankan team has 4 points from 6 matches and is at sixth position. Sri Lanka’s net run rate is -1.035. To reach the semi-finals, Sri Lanka will have to defeat Pakistan and hope that India loses both its matches. Apart from this, England should win against New Zealand. If Sri Lanka ties with New Zealand on six points, they will be behind in net run-rate unless they get a big win against Pakistan.
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Pakistani team has two points from 5 matches and is at the last position in the points table. Pakistan’s net run rate is -1.887. The Pakistani team is still somewhat in the race for the semi-finals. Pakistan will have to win its last two matches (vs South Africa and Sri Lanka). At the same time, he will have to hope that India loses both its matches. Apart from this, England will also have to defeat New Zealand. If Pakistan gets a big win in both the matches, then only its net run rate can be higher than New Zealand.
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