Pakistan are hanging by a slim thread in the race for the semifinals in the continuing ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup having misplaced 4 video games in a row. Pakistan and Australia have gotten on reverse tracks because the five-time champions cannot cease successful after starting the match with two defeats whereas the Babar Azam-led facet cannot appear to purchase a win and the Tuesday sport in opposition to Bangladesh would be the final roll of the cube.
Pakistan have simply 4 factors in six video games and even if they win all their remaining video games, they will not be assured a spot in the semi-finals as they’ll want New Zealand and Australia to lose the remainder of their matches. New Zealand and Australia at the moment have eight factors every in their kitty and another win for each of them respectively will successfully finish the problem for groups like Bangladesh and England.
Pakistan cannot afford a slip-up anymore however even if they lose in Kolkata on October 31, they’ll nonetheless qualify. But the state of affairs stays the identical. They have to win their remaining video games in opposition to New Zealand and England and hope that the Kiwis and Australia lose their matches. Afghanistan’s win hasn’t helped the trigger for any of the groups in the decrease half of the desk as they are going to be keen to get to at the very least 4 wins, if not 5.
Australia are to play England, Afghanistan and Bangladesh and are anticipated to win at the very least two of these video games whereas New Zealand face Pakistan, South Africa and Sri Lanka. Even although New Zealand have barely more durable matches remaining, with the energy and high quality of their facet, they too might be gunning to win two of these three matches.
Thus, Pakistan cannot go away it too late. They will not be formally out however at eight factors, they could be stretching it too far. India and South Africa are in a cushty place with six and 5 wins respectively and each are set to face one another in Kolkata on Sunday, November 5.
