New Delhi. In the ICC ODIs, India performed brilliantly and secured their place in the semi-finals for the first time. So far Indian team has won 8 out of 8 matches. South Africa became the second team to reach the second round. The competition is on between the teams in the race for the remaining two spots. It seems impossible for the Pakistan team to go to the next round. Babar Azam’s team will not only be able to secure a semi-final ticket but will have to depend on others.
Apart from the Indian team, no one has won all their matches in the ICC ODI World Cup being played in India. The loss to India’s arch-rival Pakistan is too bad. After the defeat against Team India, the team had to face defeat in four consecutive matches. Now the situation is such that even if the team wants to, it cannot make it to the semi-finals on its own. To advance, the other team must win and be at the mercy of God.
It is difficult for Pakistan to reach the semi-finals
Among the teams in the race for the ICC World Cup semi-finals, Australia and New Zealand have to win only their next matches. With this win, the team will reach the next round on their own. The Afghanistan team will also win their next matches to make it to the semi-finals. Pakistan is the worst among all these teams. He must hope that the Sri Lankan team beats New Zealand and that Afghanistan also lose all their next matches.
Pakistan depends on the people above
Pakistan team is hoping that the match between New Zealand and Sri Lanka will be rained out and the two teams will share 1-1 points. If this happens, Pakistan will get a place in the semi-finals by winning against England. If the above did not support and New Zealand won by even 1 run, then to beat them in net run rate, Pakistan would have to win against England by 130 runs. Now only rain and Sri Lanka can take Babar Azam’s team to the next round.
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Tags: Babar Azam, World Cup 2023
First published: November 7, 2023, 17:24 IST