On one hand, the Indian team is close to the semi-finals by winning both their matches, on the other hand, the victory of Afghanistan has spoiled the equation of Australia. Now Afghanistan and Australia are tied in Group A with one win each. Australia’s next match will be against India while Afghanistan’s team will play against Bangladesh.
The semi-final equation has become interesting for Australia and Afghanistan
(The semi-final equation for Australia and Afghanistan got interesting)
Now if Australia loses against India and Afghanistan team wins against Bangladesh then Afghanistan team will reach the semi finals. At the same time, if the Indian team loses against Australia and Bangladesh defeats Afghanistan, then the Australian team will reach the semi-finals.,
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There is a threat to India too, there is such an equation
Australia’s defeat can also hurt India. In fact, if the Indian team loses their next match against Australia, then India will have 4 points and Australia will also have 4 points. On the other hand, if the Afghanistan team wins the next match against Bangladesh, then the points of the three teams will be 4-4. In such a situation, the team which has a better run rate will reach the semi-finals. Only the team whose run rate is better than the other two teams will reach the top.
It is very important to be on top in the Super 8 group
Actually, this time the semi-final 1 is a reserve day only for the playing team. If the Indian team is not number one in its group, then the Indian team will have to play another semi-final. ICC has not reserved any day for the second semi-final. In such event, if the second semi-final match is called off due to rain, the top team in its group in the Super 8 will play the final. So it is important for all the teams to be at the top of the Super 8.