Indore : What transpired here has to be one of the most heart-breaking defeats ever suffered by the Indian Women’s cricket team, and it puts their qualification to the semifinals of the 2025 Women’s ODI World Cup in real danger. Riding on fine half-centuries by senior batters Smriti Mandhana (88 from 84 deliveries), captain Harmanpreet Kaur (70 runs from as many balls) and Deepti Sharma, who produced a brilliant all-round performance (50 from 57 deliveries and 4-51 in 10 overs), India looked set to chase down 289, which would’ve been their highest-ever run chase in WODIs, but fell just four runs short on a smoggy night at the Holkar Stadium on Sunday. Pulling off a thrilling win by keeping their nerves, England became the third team after Australia and South Africa to qualify fo

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