Australia kept India down and lifted Pakistan up.

The Women's T20 World Cup match was played at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium between two neighbors across the Tasman Sea, Australia and New Zealand. But incidentally, the names of arch-rivals India and Pakistan have come in it. In this year's World Cup, these 4 teams are in the same group.

After defeating New Zealand by 60 runs in today's match, Australia has advanced a lot on the way to the semi-finals for the ninth time in a row. After winning the toss and batting first, Alyssa Healy's team scored 148 runs for the loss of 8 wickets. In response, the Kiwi girls were bowled out for just 88 runs under the controlled bowling of Megan Shute, Annabel Sutherland, Sophie Molyneux.

The current world champion Australia has won this victory by a big margin for Pakistan. Even if India did not lose, the worry of lagging behind in net run rate remains. Australia, who came to the top of the 'A' group, took Pakistan by two points. New Zealand dropped from the top spot to third. And India and Sri Lanka are stuck at fourth and fifth.

Point list of 'A' group

Team Match Win Loss Points Net Run Rate

Australia 2 2 0 4 +2.524

Pakistan 2 1 1 2 +0.555

New Zealand 2 1 1 2 –0.050

India 2 1 1 2 –1.217

Sri Lanka 2 0 2 0 –1.667

The top two teams from each of the two groups 'A' and 'B' will play in the semi-finals. All five teams of 'A' group have played two matches each. Australia points 4 in 2 matches with 2 wins. Pakistan, New Zealand and India won 1 each in 2 matches. But in terms of net run rate, Pakistan is second, New Zealand is third and India is fourth. Sri Lanka is at the bottom without winning any match.

India will face Sri Lanka in Dubai tomorrow. Harpreet Kaur-Smriti Mandhanas will have to beat the Lankans to survive in the World Cup as they are lagging behind in net run rate. Having regained their confidence after defeating arch-rivals Pakistan in the last match, India are clear favorites against Sri Lanka. But India lost to Sri Lanka in the last Asia Cup final. Chamari Atapattu's team must also win this match to keep their hopes alive for the semi-finals. The fight will not be easy for Harpreet as the net run rate is calculated.