Harmanpreet Kaur let out a few sighs and struggled to find the right words to explain just how India managed to lose their ICC Women’s World Cup match against England on Sunday. Now they have pushed near-invincible Australia to their limits and came out on the wrong end of thrillers against England and South Africa.

With their campaign veering off track with three straight defeats, it is important to identify where India have gone wrong, because their hopes of a semifinal spot are still very much in their own hands.

In Indore, India managed to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory because – as Smriti Mandhana admitted in the press conference – they got their shot selection messed up. With just around a run a ball required, Smriti herself went for an ill-advised lofted shot and ended u

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