India gave a massive boost to their net run rate with an 82-run hammering of Sri Lanka in number 12 of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Wednesday.
The 98-run stand between Shafali Verma (43 off 40) and Smriti Mandhana (50 off 38) set the tone for the innings after India opted to bat at the Dubai International Stadium. Harmanpreet Kaur (52 not out off 27) then got welcome runs in the death overs to push India past 170, the highest total of the competition thus far.
Sri Lanka, who had got the better of India in the Asia Cup, could never really get going in the run chase and were all out for 90 in 19.5 overs. It was Sri Lanka’s third loss in as many games, effectively putting them out of the semi-final race.
ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2024: India vs Sri Lanka – HIGHLIGHTS
With their second win in three games, India remain in the hunt for a last-four spot in Group A. The loss to New Zealand had severely dented India’s net run rate and they needed a big win to make amends, something they managed on Wednesday.
It was also India’s biggest margin of victory in the tournament history, pushing their run rate to positive from negative.
India’s last group game is against the mighty Australia.
India are currently in second position in the five-team group, ahead of Pakistan and New Zealand.
Standings
Remaining Matches in Group A
- October 11 – Australia vs Pakistan
- October 12 – New Zealand vs Sri Lanka
- October 13 – India vs Australia
- October 14 – Pakistan vs New Zealand
Since New Zealand and Pakistan will face off in the last game of the group stage and will have the full picture for qualifications to the knockouts. India take on Australia, who are all but certain to qualify for the knockouts from the group and will hope they can register a give them the best chance of qualifying for the semi-finals and may not need to beat Australia in their final group fixture, depending on results elsewhere.
(With inputs from Agencies)
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