Females power: on ICC Women’s T20 World Cup

India’s project in the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup may have ended on a disappointing note but it was not without positives. The squashing 85- run loss to Australia in Sunday’s last did highlight a couple of weak points: the batting came reversed in a high-pressure chase, while the fielding and the running between wickets were primarily pedestrian. Harmanpreet Kaur’s system ended up being the first Indian women’s group to make it to the T20 World Cup last, a fine achievement in itself. That it protected a location in the title decider following a rained-out semifinal against England should not be held versus it. India was unbeaten in the group stage, something England did not manage and ultimately paid the rate for. The introduction of the cherubic 16- year-