Harmanpreet Kaur let out a few long, weary sighs on Sunday. For a fleeting moment, it felt as if the weight of an entire nation rested on her shoulders. She paused, looked down at the pitch, and searched for words to explain how India had let slip yet another ICC Women’s World Cup match, this time against England in Indore. Chasing a challenging 289, India fell agonisingly short by just four runs, marking their third consecutive defeat in a tournament that has increasingly become a test of patience, nerves, and resolve.
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England’s victory was decisive in more ways than one. It booked their semi-final spot alongside South Africa and Australia, leaving only one berth still up for grabs. India sit fourth on the points table with four points from five matches, holding a net run-rate of +0.526, just a hair’s breadth ahead of New Zealand, whose net run-rate languishes at -0.245. The numbers tell one story, the mood in the Indian camp tells another, a dressing room heavy with tension, fru
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