A high-stakes Thursday at the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup saw both India and South Africa secure pivotal victories at Old Trafford, ensuring that the race for semi-final qualification from Group 2 remains entirely undecided heading into the final round of matches. India comfortably chased down a target of 137 against Bangladesh, winning by five wickets with 19 balls to spare, courtesy of a rapid half-century from opener Shafali Verma. Meanwhile, South Africa’s commanding 88-run victory over the Netherlands has set up a complex qualification matrix involving net run-rates, leaving India facing a must-win scenario against the undefeated reigning champions, Australia, at Lord’s on Sunday.
MANCHESTER — The landscape of Group 2 in the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup was blown wide open on Thursday following successive victories by India and South Africa at Old Trafford. The results ensure that the battle for the top two knockout spots will go down to the final day of the group stage, with multiple permutations still mathematically viable for three of the group’s competing nations.
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