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India Women’s team visits Mahakaleshwar Temple in Ujjain after consecutive World Cup defeats

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Team India at Mahakaleshwar Temple [Source: @ians_india/x.com]Team India at Mahakaleshwar Temple [Source: @ians_india/x.com]

When things get tough, sometimes you turn to faith and that is exactly what the Indian women’s cricket team did. After suffering consecutive heartbreaks in the ICC Women’s World Cup 2025, the squad led by Harmanpreet Kaur visited Ujjain’s Mahakaleshwar Temple on Tuesday morning, October 15 to seek blessings and find strength ahead of their must-win clash against England.

The players attended the early morning Bhasma Aarti, prayed in the Nandi Hall and spent quiet moments of reflection, hoping to bring back some divine luck as they prepare for a crucial stretch in the tournament.

A rough patch in the campaign

India Women’s campaign, which began with such promise, has hit a bit of a roadblock. Back-to-back three-wicket defeats to South Africa and Australia in Vizag have put their semifinal hopes under pressure. The team now sits third on the points table with four points from four matches and a net run rate of +0.682, still in the race but the path ahead is tightrope walking territory.

After strong wins over Sri Lanka and Pakistan, India looked set to cruise through the group stage. But the recent losses have exposed cracks, especially in the five-bowler strategy, where the inexperienced pace duo Kranti Gaud and Amanjot Kaur struggled to keep things tight. Opponents have handled India’s spinners with surprising ease and it’s clear that Harmanpreet’s side needs a fresh plan.

What India Women need to do to qualify for semis?

The equation now is simple: win all three remaining games and India sails into the semifinals. Win two, and they might still sneak in depending on net run rate. Lose two, and it is curtains.

Their next challenge comes against England Women in Indore this Sunday, followed by New Zealand on October 23 and Bangladesh on October 26 at the D.Y. Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai. The management is likely to consider adding a sixth bowling option, a move that could provide balance and prevent the pressure from piling onto the frontline bowlers.

The team will also keep a close eye on net run rate, especially in the final league match against Bangladesh, a lesson learned the hard way from the 2022 edition, when a last-over defeat to South Africa knocked them out.