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 situation appears like for the opposite groups within the competitors:
Australia (10 factors): With two extra ties to go for the Kangaroos, at present 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 should rely upon beneficial ends in different matches.
New Zealand (8 factors): The BlackCaps, at present fourth, haven’t got a lot of a selection now and must prevail of their solely remaining match in opposition to Sri Lanka. Nevertheless, a victory in that encounter wouldn’t assure them their place within the semis, as they may also need to anticipate Pakistan and Afghanistan to lose their remaining video games.
If New Zealand lose, they should depend on Pakistan, Afghanistan, Sri Lanka and the Netherlands to lose their remaining contests, and that too by enormous margins.
Pakistan (8 factors): The Males in Inexperienced are at present positioned fifth and in the same state of affairs as New Zealand. Whereas they may also need to win their remaining contest in opposition to England, they may also have to make sure that they win by a giant margin to higher their web run price (0.036) in comparison with the Kiwis (0.398). In the event that they lose to the Three Lions, they might hope that NZ, Afghanistan, Lanka and the Netherlands additionally lose by massive margins.
Afghanistan (8 factors): The Afghans are at present positioned sixth and have a easy job forward — win their remaining matches in opposition to Australia and South Africa and safe their place within the semis. However, it would certainly be a frightening job for them, particularly in opposition to Australia, who’re determined for a semis berth.
If Afghanistan lose one or each the fixtures, their solely hope can be for New Zealand and Pakistan to lose their respective remaining match by massive margins.
Netherlands (4 factors):The Dutch are at present positioned ninth. They might be hoping to win their remaining encounters in opposition to England and India by huge margins, which appears like an unbelievable job.
Nevertheless, it would additionally boil all the way down to New Zealand, Pakistan, Afghanistan and Sri Lanka dropping their contests by massive margins to bolster their run-rate. Yet another defeat would spell the tip of their race.
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