Women’s T20 World Cup: New Zealand pile pressure on India after routing Sri Lanka | Cricket News – Times of India
New Zealand team (AP Photo) New Zealand kept themselves in the semifinals race alongside India with a dominating eight-wicket win over Sri Lanka in the T20 World Cup here on Saturday. Having beaten India earlier in the tournament, New Zealand are locked in a two-way battle for the second qualifying spot from Group A. Australia, who have six points and a net run rate of 2.78, are expected to top the group. India play their final league match against Australia on Sunday while New Zealand face Pakistan on Monday. New Zealand, who will have the advantage of playing their last league game after India, limited a struggling Sri Lanka to 115 for five in 20 overs before coasting to the target in 17.3 overs.Both India and New Zealand are on four points from three games with a net run rate of 0.576 ...