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Women's World Cup (Image source- Twitter)
India women are currently competing in the women's World Cup. The team picked up wins over Pakistan, West Indies and Bangladesh but lost to New Zealand, England and Australia. They are now in a very tricky position. India recently won their match against Bangladesh to get to third place in the points table. They beat Bangladesh by a massive margin of 110 runs to take their Net Run Rate higher.
However, they still have not qualified for the semi-finals of the tournament. They need to win the final match to stand a chance to qualify for the knockout stage. Their next match is against South Africa on the 27th of March.
India currently has six points from five games, with one more encounter against South Africa remaining in the league round. India is now equal with the West Indies on 6 points, however, they are third on the standings due to a higher net run rate.
Australia have already qualified for the semi-final with 12 points, while South Africa sits second on the standings with 8 points. England and New Zealand are equal with four points each, while Bangladesh and Pakistan are out of contention with two points from five games.
If India defeats South Africa in the last league match, they will boost their hopes of semi-final qualification. The victory over Bangladesh has pushed India's NRR up to 0.768. A win over SA will increase it even further. However, if India loses against South Africa, they would finish up with 6 points and will have to wait for the outcome of the match between the West Indies and South Africa. If the West Indies win, they will go through.
India will have to worry about England's two games against Pakistan and Bangladesh as well. If England wins both games, they will have a total of eight points. Thus, India will have to win against South Africa.
In the event that India wins against South Africa, the Windies win over South Africa, and England wins both of their games, four teams can end up with eight points with the NRR coming into play. The Windies have a terrible NRR of -0.885, whereas India, South Africa, and England all have positive run-rates.