Mithali Raj 'feels for English girls' after India qualify for Women's T20 World Cup final

India Women's cricket team on Thursday qualified for final of ICC Women's T20 World Cup that is being played in Australia. match could t be played due to rain and India progressed to final courtesy of a perfect record in group st. w, former Indian captain Mithali Raj has claimed that she felt sorry for English cricket team.

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Women's T20 World Cup: Mithali Raj congratulates India Women team

Mithali Raj, in a tweet, has congratulated Indian team for qualifying for ir first-ever Women's T20 World Cup final. She asserted that as an Indian, she was absolutely thrilled to see India qualify for final. However, she felt sorry as a cricketer for English Women's cricket team.

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Ind W vs Eng W result Women's T20 World Cup: Mithali Raj feels sorry for England team

Mithali Raj went on to plead that she would never want Indian team to face such a difficult situation in a competition as big as World Cup. According to rules set out for tournament, re was option of a reserve day for semi-finals. rule also claimed that team which finished at a higher position in ir respective groups would qualify for final.

India Women vs England Women: Blues won every game of Women's T20 World Cup group st

India has won every fixture of group st in competition. team started off with a win, defeating Australia by 17 runs. y subsequently went on to win against Bangladesh, New Zealand and Sri Lanka, thus maintaining a perfect win record in group st.

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India Women vs England Women: Blues to play on March 8 in Women's T20 World Cup final

England lost ir first match of tournament against South Africa. However, y subsequently defeated Thailand, Pakistan and West Indies. India will w play against winner of semi-final 2 (South Africa vs Australia) on Sunday, March 8 in abid to clinch ir first-ever T20 World Cup.

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