Can Team India qualify for Women’s World Cup semifinals?:Harmanpreet Kaur’s side to face New Zealand and Bangladesh in do-or-die situation

India has faced its third consecutive defeat in the Women’s World Cup 2025. On Sunday, England registered a 4-run victory. Batting first, England gave India a target of 289 runs. In response, India could only score 284 runs, losing 6 wickets. At Indore’s Holkar Stadium, Smriti Mandhana scored 50+ for the 9th time this year. Deepti Sharma completed 150 wickets in ODI cricket. Captain Harmanpreet Kaur became the second Indian woman to score a thousand runs in the Women’s World Cup. We will also take a look at how India can qualify for the semifinals of the Women’s World Cup after losing to England. The Women in Blue have two matches remaining against New Zealand and Bangladesh. Also read: India fall agonisingly short of England in World Cup fixture: Suffer 4-run defeat
IND-W vs ENG-W records 1. Deepti fourth woman to take 2000+ runs and 150+ wickets in ODIs
All-rounder Deepti Sharma became the fourth player to score more than 2000 runs and take more than 150 wickets in Women’s ODIs. She also scored 50 runs along with taking 4 wickets against England. West Indies’ Stafanie Taylor tops this list. She has taken 155 wickets along with 5873 runs. 2. Harmanpreet becomes the second Indian to score a thousand runs in Women’s World Cup
Harmanpreet Kaur has become the second Indian to score a thousand runs in the Women’s World Cup. She now has 1017 runs. Mithali Raj has scored the most runs for India with 1321 runs. In the list of all countries, New Zealand’s Debbie Hockley is at number 1. She has 1501 runs to her name. 4. Mandhana scored 50+ for the 9th time this year
Opener Smriti Mandhana scored 50+ for the 9th time this year. She was out after scoring 88 runs. Mithali Raj had scored 50+ 10 times in 2017. 5. Heather becomes the third English woman to play 300 international matches
English batter Heather Knight was given a special jersey by Isha Guha in her 300th international match. She also scored a century in the match. Also read: ​​​​​​​Can Virat Kohli help India level the ODI series?: Scored 5 centuries in Adelaide
She became only the third player from England to play 300 matches. Before her, Charlotte Edwards and Danni Wyatt-Hodge have achieved this. India’s qualification scenario for Women’s World Cup semifinal After the crushing 4-run loss to England, India have lost three games in a row. The host nation will be playing their next matches against New Zealand and Bangladesh, knowing they cannot afford any more defeats. India are fourth in the standings, with four points in five matches (two wins and three defeats). They are level on points with New Zealand, who have a lower net run rate. Also read: ​​​​​​​Watch – Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill seen eating popcorn: Virat Kohli frustrated after his first ODI duck in Australia
Three teams have already qualified for the semifinals – England, Australia and South Africa. Only one spot for the semifinals is remaining. Winning both their remaining games against New Zealand and Bangladesh will see India reach eight points in seven matches, which will see them through to the semis. The next match against New Zealand is a virtual semi-final; if India lose, it’s all over. If the Women in Blue beat New Zealand and lose to Bangladesh, then they would hope the Bangla Tigers end up losing to England. Also, India must beat New Zealand by a big margin to ensure their net run rate is better.