NAVI MUMBAI: India qualified for the semi-finals of the Women's World Cup by defeating New Zealand. India became the fourth team to reach the semi-finals with one match remaining, with six points from six matches. New Zealand, which lost to India, has four points with one match remaining. Sri Lanka is in a similar situation. All three teams will have six points if India loses to Bangladesh in their last match and New Zealand and Sri Lanka win their last matches.

Some cricket fans are wondering how India qualified for the semi-finals when the possibility of all three teams tying on points at the end of the group stage exists. The fact is that rain helped India but cheated New Zealand and Sri Lanka. Even if the points were equal at the end of the group stage, India's entry into the semi-fin

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