London: The Indian women’s cricket team faced a third consecutive defeat yesterday, losing to England in a crucial Women’s World Cup clash. Earlier setbacks against South Africa and Australia had already put the team under pressure, and the loss to England intensified the challenge of securing a place in the semi-finals. Despite the string of losses, mathematical possibilities still exist for India to keep their tournament hopes alive.

Currently, India sits fourth on the points table with four points from five matches and a positive net run rate of +0.526. New Zealand, in fifth place, also has four points but lags with a net run rate of -0.245. Australia and England, with nine points each, along with South Africa, who have eight points, have already confirmed their spots in the semi-fin

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