New Zealand registered a simple five-wicket win in opposition to Sri Lanka to finish their four-match dropping streak within the World Cup 2023 on Thursday, November 9. A win considerably boosted New Zealand’s possibilities of securing a semifinal qualification and ended Sri Lanka’s hopes of creating it to the ICC Champions Trophy 2023.
After profitable the opening 4 video games, New Zealand suffered 4 consecutive defeats however they managed to carry on to the fourth place due to their superior web run fee. With Pakistan and Afghanistan in competition, New Zealand wanted to register a giant win in opposition to Sri Lanka.Â
Afghanistan are sustaining a unfavourable web run fee after their heartbreaking loss in opposition to Australia and now face a near-impossible activity to surpass New Zealand within the factors desk. However, fifth-placed Pakistan stay in competition and might still qualify for the semifinal with a win in opposition to England of their final group-stage sport on Saturday, November 11. So, how can Pakistan qualify for the semifinal?Â
Pakistan semifinal situations:
Pakistan are at the moment positioned within the fifth place within the factors desk with 4 wins in eight video games and face the defending champions England of their final sport. Their present web run fee of 0.036 places them forward of Afghanistan however are far behind the Kiwis’ 0.743.Â
Babar Azam-led facet must bat first in opposition to England and register a huge document. They must beat England by a margin of 275 runs or extra to surpass New Zealand within the factors desk. This appears a tricky activity as England’s largest ODI defeat is by 229 runs, which got here in opposition to South Africa on this World Cup.
If Pakistan rating 300 runs whereas batting first in opposition to England then they should limit their opponent to only 13 runs. With 400 runs to defend, Pakistan must bowl out England on 112 runs or much less to fancy semifinal probabilities.
What if Pakistan are pressured to bowl first? In this situation, Pakistan must chase any goal England put in simply 2.3 overs. England registered 339 runs of their final sport in opposition to Netherlands and in the event that they handle to attain 300 runs in opposition to Pakistan, then the latter must chase it in simply 6 overs to succeed in the semifinal.
World Cup 2023 Points Table after New Zealand vs Sri Lanka match no.41
| Teams | Matches performed | Won | Lost | Tied | No Result | Points | Net Run Rate (NRR) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| India | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 2.456 |
| South Africa | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1.370 |
| Australia | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0.861 |
| New Zealand | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0.743 |
| Pakistan | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0.036 |
| Afghanistan | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | -0.338 |
| England | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -0.885 |
| Bangladesh | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1.142 |
| Sri Lanka | 9 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1.419 |
| Netherlands | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1.635 |
