Pakistan’s comeback continued as they recorded one other crucial win to spice up their probabilities for World Cup 2023 semifinal qualification on Saturday, November 4. After shedding 4 consecutive video games, Babar Azam‘s Pakistan are actually knocking on the door for the semifinal with eight factors from eight video games.
New Zealand suffered their fourth straight defeat regardless of scoring 401 runs, their largest ODI World Cup complete. The rain-hit sport witnessed a sensational 63-ball hundred from the veteran Fakhar Zaman and one other fifty from Bazar that helped Pakistan earn a 21-run win on the DLS technique at Bengaluru’s M Chinnaswamy Stadium.
Pakistan’s World Cup 2023 semifinal situations:
With 4 wins in eight video games, Pakistan is not going to guarantee a semifinal qualification in the event that they beat England of their remaining group stage sport. They can attain 10 factors however Australia, New Zealand and Afghanistan can additionally end with 10 or extra factors. Pakistan should rely upon different outcomes and wish to make sure a wholesome constructive internet run fee as effectively.
However, Pakistan will guarantee an automated qualification in the event that they beat England, Sri Lanka beat New Zealand and each Australia and South Africa defeat Afghanistan, which appears a robust risk contemplating the present kind.
What if New Zealand beat Sri Lanka to earn 10 factors? Pakistan have to defeat England by 130-plus runs of their final sport and hope for massive defeats for Afghanistan of their final two video games against Australia and South Africa.
Pakistan’s probabilities shall be very slim in the event that they fail to beat England’s problem as qualifying with eight factors appears an unattainable process. They can pray for heavy defeat(s) for New Zealand and Afghanistan, because the Kiwis preserve a greater internet run fee in comparison with Asian groups.
Updated World Cup factors desk after Pakistan vs New Zealand match:
Teams | Matches performed | Won | Lost | Tied | No Result | Points | Net Run Rate (NRR) |
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India | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2.102 |
South Africa | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2.290 |
Australia | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0.924 |
New Zealand | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0.398 |
Pakistan | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0.036 |
Afghanistan | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0.330 |
Sri Lanka | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1.162 |
Netherlands | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1.398 |
Bangladesh | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1.446 |
England | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1.504 |
Pakistan World Cup Squad: Abdullah Shafique, Fakhar Zaman, Babar Azam (c), Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Iftikhar Ahmed, Saud Shakeel, Agha Salman, Shaheen Afridi, Usama Mir, Mohammad Wasim Jr, Haris Rauf, Shadab Khan (vc), Imam-ul-Haq, Mohammad Nawaz, Hasan Ali