Stay calm, no such pressure: Fatima Sana's mantra for India clash

New Delhi: India have already hit the roadblock in their opening ICC Women’s T20 World CupT20 World CupT20 World CupWorld CupWorld Cup 2024 opener with a 58-loss to New Zealand. With zero points from one game, the Harmanpreet Kaur-led side sit at the bottom of Group A and need to win by a big margin against Pakistan to keep their semifinal hopes alive. The Women in Blue take on arch-rivals Pakistan on Sunday in Dubai.

India enjoy a healthy 5-2 head-to-head record against Pakistan in the Women’s T20 World Cups. But on Sunday, things will be different for India as a big-margin win will boost up their Net Run Rate (NRR). India have an NRR of -2.9 while Pakistan, sitting on third with a win, have +1.55.

With two losses in as many games, Sri Lanka are fourth and are virtually out of semifinals contention. In order to enter the top two in the group and qualify for the semifinals, India need to win all their remaining three matches, including their final pool game against defending champions Australia.