Here is how the eight teams stand in the 2025 Women’s World Cup after each of them has played four games.
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Sixteen matches into the 28-match league stage of the 2025 Women’s World Cup, England and Australia occupy the top two places: they have won three of their four games, while the other was washed out. South Africa are a point behind them, followed by India (four) and New Zealand (three).
| Teams | Mat | Won | Lost | NR | Pts | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | +1.864 |
| Australia | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | +1.353 |
| South Africa | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | -0.618 |
| India | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | +0.682 |
| New Zealand | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -0.245 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | -0.263 |
| Sri Lanka | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | -1.256 |
| Pakistan | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | -1.887 |
England and Australia are obvious favourites, but they have not officially qualified yet. Bottom-placed Pakistan, on the other hand, are not officially out of contention either. Here is how the eight teams stand.
England
Matches left: v India (Indore), v Australia (Indore), v New Zealand (Visakhapatnam)
Seven points were the cutoff for the 2022 edition, which was played in the same format among eight teams. However, England are not in yet: if they lose all three games, they would remain on 7. If New Zealand and South Africa win all their games and India and Australia win their other two games, the table would read South Africa 12, Australia 11, New Zealand 9, India 8.
Convoluted, but mathematically possible, more so because England’s remaining games are all against teams from the top five sides.
Australia
Matches left: v Bangladesh (Visakhapatnam), v England (Indore), v South Africa (Indore)
Like England, Australia will make it unless a very specific combination of outcomes take place. For them to not qualify, Australia have to lose all three games and stay on 7. England and South Africa can easily go past them, while India need to win two games but lose to New Zealand, who will need to win their other two games as well. Even if India beat New Zealand, the latter can qualify if they pip Australia on net run rate.
South Africa
Matches left: v Sri Lanka (Colombo), v Pakistan (Colombo), v Australia (Indore)
A point behind the top two, South Africa seem set to make it as well, especially with two games against the bottom-three sides. For them to not qualify, South Africa need to lose everything and finish on 6. If Australia, England, New Zealand, and India win their “other” games, they will cross 6 irrespective of the remaining games “between” them. So there.
India
Matches left: v England (Indore), v New Zealand (Navi Mumbai), v Bangladesh (Navi Mumbai)
India’s most important match is against New Zealand. If they beat New Zealand and Bangladesh, India will ensure they finish above New Zealand and as good as qualify (irrespective of how the top three fare). If India lose to New Zealand, however, things will be trickier for them even if they beat both England and Bangladesh. In that case, India would have to hope that at most three teams go past their 8 points (in other words, hope other teams beat New Zealand and South Africa often).
New Zealand
Matches left: v Pakistan (Colombo), v India (Navi Mumbai), v England (Visakhapatnam)
Three wins should see New Zealand through. If they win two out of three, they have to make sure India is one of those two teams. If they lose to India but win the other two, they will have to count on the bottom-three sides taking points from the top-four sides in the remaining games.
Bangladesh
Matches left: v Australia (Visakhapatnam), v Sri Lanka (Navi Mumbai), v India (Navi Mumbai)
Three wins in three games will take Bangladesh to the top four, but what if they win two and finish on 6? They will then have to back England and Australia (whom they cannot reach) to beat everyone else... and hope the combination works in their favour.
Sri Lanka
Matches left: v South Africa (Colombo), v Bangladesh (Navi Mumbai), v Pakistan (Colombo)
Sri Lanka have the same number of points as Bangladesh: their requirements are also the same.
Pakistan
Matches left: v New Zealand (Colombo), v South Africa (Colombo), v Sri Lanka (Colombo)
Three wins will take Pakistan to 7, where Australia and England already are. Their best chance lies in backing England and Australia to win all games (the England-Australia match will be irrelevant). They can let South Africa overtake them with a win, but they would need help from Sri Lanka and Bangladesh in defeating India and New Zealand. That will help them qualify if New Zealand beat India.
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