Australia’s 2-0 loss away to Japan last week put their qualifying hopes on a knife edge. Frenchman Sofiane Oumiha, the Rio Olympic Games’ silver- medallist, was among the few to stand. The most intriguing clash, however, may be the last of the women’s matches with Wimbledon champion and third seed Muguruza facing double Wimbledon winner Petra Kvitova. The skipper has been joined on the absentee list by Borussia Dortmund midfielder Shinji Kagawa, who was an unused substitute in Thursday’s match at Saitama Stadium. ”“We have achieved a lot in our four years together. Probably something that will go immediately to check it, and if he deserve a suspension, he takes it, and if he don’t deserve, don’t take it. We got through a period where they bowled really well and then we started to pick the gaps. Goenka, during this year’s IPL, received a lot of flack when he tried to mock Dhoni for his slowness in scoring runs. It has since been a tough week for Steve Smith and co. Patel on the other side remained not out at 64 and later stitched a partnership of 28 runs in 11 balls with the skipper.