With India and South Africa having already certified for the World Cup semifinals and following Pakistan and Australia successful their respective matches within the World Cup on Saturday, right here is how the qualification state of affairs seems to be like for the opposite groups within the competitors:
Australia (10 factors): With two extra ties to go for the Kangaroos, presently positioned third, they should win another fixture to make sure a spot within the semis. Afghanistan and Bangladesh are their upcoming opponents. In the event that they lose each their video games, they must rely on beneficial ends in different matches.
New Zealand (8 factors): The BlackCaps, presently fourth, do not have a lot of a selection now and must prevail of their solely remaining match towards Sri Lanka. Nonetheless, a victory in that encounter wouldn’t assure them their place within the semis, as they can even must count on Pakistan and Afghanistan to lose their remaining video games.
If New Zealand lose, they must depend on Pakistan, Afghanistan, Sri Lanka and the Netherlands to lose their remaining contests, and that too by big margins.
Pakistan (8 factors): The Males in Inexperienced are presently positioned fifth and in the same scenario as New Zealand. Whereas they can even must win their remaining contest towards England, they can even have to make sure that they win by a giant margin to raised their internet run fee (0.036) in comparison with the Kiwis (0.398). In the event that they lose to the Three Lions, they’d hope that NZ, Afghanistan, Lanka and the Netherlands additionally lose by large margins.
Afghanistan (8 factors): The Afghans are presently positioned sixth and have a easy process forward — win their remaining matches towards Australia and South Africa and safe their place within the semis. However, it is going to certainly be a frightening process for them, particularly towards Australia, who’re determined for a semis berth.
If Afghanistan lose one or each the fixtures, their solely hope could be for New Zealand and Pakistan to lose their respective remaining match by large margins.
Netherlands (4 factors):The Dutch are presently positioned ninth. They might be hoping to win their remaining encounters towards England and India by large margins, which seems to be like an unbelievable process.
Nonetheless, it is going to additionally boil right down to New Zealand, Pakistan, Afghanistan and Sri Lanka dropping their contests by large margins to bolster their run-rate. Yet one more defeat would spell the top of their race.
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