The Women's T20 World Cup 2024 may have begun with a muted buzz, however, as it progressed, it has gone on to become one of the closely-fought tournaments with as many as seven teams in contention for a place in the top four until the last two days before West Indies handed a shocker to England.
India suffered a heartbreaking nine-run defeat against Australia in the crucial ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2024 group-stage game on Sunday. India now require Pakistan to beat New Zealand in the last Group A game on Monday if they wish to reach the final four.
Australia will be up against New Zealand in their second Women's T20 World Cup clash in Sharjah on Tuesday, October 8. New Zealand lost to Australia thrice last month, however, it is them who are coming off a convincing win in their opening fixture while the six-team champions got through the line.
Pakistan are at the top of the table in Group A after their impressive win over the reigning Asia Cup champions Sri Lanka. Fatima Sana and her team thrashed Sri Lanka by 31 runs to earn two valuable points.
New Zealand have been going through a rough patch in international cricket, T20Is in particular and have lost seven matches in the format in a row. In such a form, facing Australia can be tough but before the Women's T20 World Cup, this might just be the test the White Ferns would have wanted.
The White Ferns have announced their squad for the Women's T20 World Cup to be held in the UAE from October 3. Sophie Devine will continue to lead the side, which will be her final assignment in charge of the T20 side while pacer Rosemary Mair has returned after recovering from her back injury.
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