Women’s T20 World Cup 2024: Australia Dominates as Other Teams Aim to Close the Gap

The ninth edition of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup is currently underway in the UAE and teams are battling fiercely to qualify for the semifinals. However, as the tournament progresses, Australia has justified its watermark and this time, has managed to be the Goliath of Women’s cricket. Having won two matches in a row, this has put the Australian team on the top position of Group A and other teams from both groups are simply trying to do their best, to make it into the knockout rounds.

Australia leads Group A while India seeks to come back

For Australia, the tournament is going according to plan, since the team has managed to emerge victoriously once again in group B after they humiliated New Zealand by 60 runs in their second match of the tournament. This win consolidated Australia’s first position in the group and hence, their chances of progressing to the semi-campaigns are high. On the other hand, Pakistan, New Zealand, and India all have the same points but due to net run rate (NRR), all these teams are in danger of failing to qualify as all points are important.

India’s World Cup expedition has been a true turmoil. The first blow to Harman Preet Kaur’s well-primed side came in the form of a defeat in the first game against New Zealand. But then once again, a resilient performance saw Awaaz Hain, shockingly defeating countries arch-rivals to keep the fire in the belly burning. Their first-up match against Sri Lankans who are yet to taste victory in the tournament also appears to be significant in deciding the prospects of the Indian team making it to the last four. As the Match is scheduled on Wednesday at 7:30 PM IST time, Indian Audience will be geared to watch live cricket for free on different streaming portals.

Group B: The Lions Roar

Group B has witnessed the completion of five matches so far and the standings have resulted in England occupying the top position with 4 points from 2 matches only. Having beat the host nation Bangladesh, that has left the home side ranked 4th position in this group. The group stage winners of the 2016 edition, West Indies are placed in the second position in the group in the current group standing while South Africa is in the third position and Scotland is in the last 5th position.

Struggling to put serious pressure on ten sides in this tournament, Scotland will face South Africa on Wednesday at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium. Unlike all other T20 World Cups that these twenties have participated in, this will be the first time the two teams will meet in the T20 World Cup. Therefore, it is a match of great significance to the two sides. South Africa will for sure be looking to win and take the second position in the group, whereas Scotland will be looking for an upset and a high rise in the points table.

The Story of Australia vs. The Rest – Can the Gap Close on Australia?

One of the most interesting storylines from every edition of the Women’s T20 World Cup is how the other teams are trying to haul Australia which has the highest number of wins in this format. Australia has been on top for very many years so much so that they have created a huge ceiling that this generation of players is finding it hard to break. It is well visible in this tournament that they have been able to systematically beat everyone else once again. But, the likes of India, England, and West Indies have their moments and ambitions to dethrone Australia.

In as much as Australia remains the dominant team as far as the trophy is concerned, other teams can spring surprises. The resurgence of India after the first loss and the upbeat performance of England in group b make it clear that this tournament should not be taken for granted as some surprises are bound to occur. Then the question begs, will any team be able to step up and rival Australia?

Conclusion

With the statistics and current situation being what they are, it is not surprising that Australia is at the top of Group A in the Women’s T20 World Cup 2024. The match between India and Sri Lanka, and Scotland playing against South Africa, are very important matches that can determine the final group standings. In the next few days of this tournament, cricket enthusiasts will get some action as the competition is expected to tighten up, and the likes of Winexch will help the diehard fans with can watch live cricket for free.

The current question at hand is if, after all these years of several editions of the tournament, this will be the edition where the playing level of the teams will come close to that of Australia. Or will the Australians dazzle once again with the reasons as to why they are considered the patriarchs of women’s cricket?

FAQ

• Which is the leading team in the Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 Group A ranking? 

As of now, Australia sits on top of Group A having participated in and won two matches so far.

• Name the teams involved in group B of the Women’s T20 World Cup 2024? 

Division B brackets teams like England, Bangladesh, West Indies, South Africa as well as Scotland.

• Is there any victory attained by India in the ongoing Women’s T20 World Cup 2024? 

India has achieved success in one match open to them, against Pakistan, having lost the earlier match to New Zealand.

• Where to stream the Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 games? 

Some numerous other platforms and channels provide live coverage of the game and therefore, no fee should be charged to the audience.

• Which team was the champion of the Women’s T20 World Cup 2016? 

In the year 2016, the Women’s T20 World Cup was won by the teams from West Indies. They are also in Group B this year.