India's nine-run loss to Australia in the Women’s T-20 World Cup has forced them to the brink of elimination. 

Indian skipper Harmanpreet Kaur held Dipti Sharma and herself responsible for the loss. She said they failed to punish a few balls from their opponents during their partnership, which ultimately contributed to their loss. 

A brilliant final over by Annabel Sutherland helped Australia survive a scare from Indian skipper Harmanpreet Kaur as the Women in Blue fell just nine runs short in their run chase of 152 runs in their ICC Women's T20 World Cup match at Sharjah on Sunday.

“I think their entire team contribute. They don't depend on one or two players. Radha bowled really well, she was in the game and she was fielding well. You need a character like that in the team who is always there. The target was not impossible. We could chase it. When me and Deepti were batting, we could not hit a few loose balls. We can learn a lot from Australia. Whatever was in our hands, we were trying to do that but that is something not in our control,” explained Harmanpreet after the match.

India placed in the second spot with two wins and two losses, will have to wait for the result of the New Zealand-Pakistan match to confirm their fate. They will only be able to survive if Pakistan defeat New Zealand in Monday’s match.