‘Something can happen to India’, the Pakistan legend predicted the first semi-final

New Delhi. The picture has become very clear regarding the teams that will reach the semi-finals of the World Cup 2023. Teams from India, South Africa and Australia have qualified for the semi-finals, while New Zealand have all but sealed their place in the semi-finals after defeating Sri Lanka in Thursday’s match. Kiwi team has 10 points after five wins in 9 matches. Although the Pakistan team, stuck on eight points, have their last match against England on November 11, but even if the Babar Brigade win the match, the ‘arithmetic’ has become so difficult that their exit is certain.

The semi-final lineup has been decided with New Zealand’s impressive win on Thursday. It is almost certain that Team India will face New Zealand (India vs New Zealand) in the first semi-final on Wednesday, November 15, while Australia will face South Africa (Australia vs South Africa) on Thursday, November 16. Talking about the possible semi-finals, former Pakistan fast bowler Aqib Javed considered India as favorites in the first semi-final but did not shy away from saying that something could happen to India. Giving his opinion on a Pakistani TV show, he said that New Zealand has a habit of appearing in many semi-finals and sometimes the finals as well.

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Aqib said, the match is in Wankhede, Mumbai. Whoever bats under the light in this match will be trapped. As much as India are favourites, it is difficult for India to hang on in the second innings as there have been four-three-three wickets. The least three wickets have fallen in 10 overs. The way their seam bowlers are bowling in a disciplined way, I think whoever is batting and the kind of bowling India has, they will be able to take them. According to me, the toss will be important and the team that wins should bowl later. If the team batting first scores around 350 runs, this is not going to happen in the second innings.

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Aqib, who has taken 182 wickets for Pakistan in ODIs, did not fail to say of the first semi-final that New Zealand or India… it could be anyone’s game. A lot depends on the toss. This former Pakistan fast bowler has expressed the possibility of victory of the Australian team in the second semi-final to be played between Australia and South Africa.

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