ICC Women's World Cup 2017, New Zealand vs Pakistan: 5 Talking Points

#5 New Zealand in a four-way race with India, England and South Africa to finish second/third

With India losing to South Africa today and NZ winning this match, the race has gotten tighter

With Australia more or less assured of a finish at the top of the table given their sumptuous form, the four aforementioned teams are locked in a four-way battle to finish second, or worst case scenario, third.

The reason being, the team who finishes fourth will, most probably, have to face the rampant Aussies in the semifinal. The other semifinal will be played between the teams who finish second and third.

With India losing to South Africa today and NZ winning this match, the race has gotten tighter. India currently sit at the second place with eight points in five matches, whereas New Zealand and South Africa occupy third and fourth respectively, with seven points in five matches.’

England are currently sixth with six points, having played only four matches, and will be locking horns with Australia on Sunday in a high-octane clash. The other three teams, Sri Lanka, West Indies and Pakistan are out of the competition.