Pakistan has kept their hopes alive for a spot in the ICC Cricket World Cup2023 semifinals by securing a 21-run victory over New Zealand under the DLSmethod at Bangalore’s M. Chinnaswamy Stadium.
However, there are still obstacles to overcome, with the net run rate(NRR) being a crucial factor. Babar Azam’s team has moved up to the fifthposition and shares eight points with New Zealand. Nevertheless, NewZealand holds the fourth position due to a superior NRR.
Renowned statistician Mazher Arshad has outlined the scenarios forPakistan to qualify for the knockout phase. To secure a spot, Pakistanneeds to defeat England and rely on Sri Lanka defeating New Zealand.
Additionally, Afghanistan must lose to either Australia or South Africa,and Pakistan’s NRR needs to stay low.
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In another scenario, if New Zealand have the same run rate meaning theybeat Sri Lanka in the last over or with a margin of 10 runs, then Pakistanneeds to defeat England by more than 130 runs, provided that New Zealandbeats Sri Lanka by a single run.
It’s worth noting that the chances of Babar Azam’s team reaching theknockout stage would improve if the Sri Lanka-New Zealand match gets washedout.