The Indian women's cricket team made a disastrous start to their campaign in the 2024 Women's T20 World Cup after an embarrasing defeat to New Zealand at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Friday (October 4) which has put their chances of reaching the semi-final in jeapordy. This result meant the White Ferns ended a 10-match losing streak in T20Is.
The Women in Blue are in the group of death and still have to face defending champions Australia (October 13). Before that the Harmanpreet Kaur-led team have to overcome two tricky challenges with matches against Pakistan (October 6) and Sri Lanka (October 9) .
Women's T20 World Cup 2024 – Group A
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| Team | Matches Played | Won | Lost | Points | NRR |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | +2.900 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | +1.500 |
| Australia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1.550 |
| India | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2.900 |
How Can India Qualify For Semi-Finals Of Women's T20 World Cup 2024?
India's chance of qualfying for the Women's T20 World Cup face a big threat as even three wins in their remaning three games might not be enough. While the chances of a win over Australia are minimal, the 2020 runner's-up need some other results to go other day.
They need to hope that either New Zealand win all their games including a win over Australia. If Australia beat New Zealand, they need to hope that the Sophie Devine-led also lose to either Sri Lanka or Pakistan.
If India lose to either Pakistan or Sri Lanka, their chances of qualification will be over.
India's Remaining Fixtures Women's T20 World Cup 2024
| Match | Date | Timing | Venue |
| India vs Pakistan | 6th October (Sunday) | 3:30 PM IST | Dubai |
| India vs Sri Lanka | 9th October (Wednesday) | 7:30 PM IST | Dubai |
| India vs Australia | 13th October (Sunday) | 7:30 PM IST | Sharjah |
India's Hope For First-Ever Title Take Major Hit
India are hoping to win their first-ever Women's T20 World Cup title but now face an uphill battle. The Harmanpreet Kaur-led side has reached the semi-final of the mega event in each of the last three editions. They lost the semi-finals in 2018 and 2023 to England and Australia, respectively. The Women in Blue reached the final for the first time in 2020, where they were beaten by Australia.