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In India, the ICC One Day World Cup 2023 is witnessing a lackluster performance from the Pakistan cricket team. They demonstrated poor performance in a crucial match against Afghanistan yesterday. Afghanistan achieved their target of 283 runs, set by Pakistan, with just 2 wickets lost.
This marks the first time in the history of the World Cup that Afghanistan has defeated Pakistan. Despite winning 3 out of 5 matches, Pakistan's journey to the semi-finals is looking impossible. They still have 4 matches to play in the World Cup, and they must succeed in all of them to reach the semi-finals. However even after winning all matches still Pakistan may not be able to reach semifinals because of low run rate unless it defeats the other teams with a big margin.
It's worth mentioning that Pakistan's remaining matches are against strong teams. The national team will face South Africa on October 27, Bangladesh on October 31, New Zealand on November 4, and England on November 11.
Looking at the points table, Pakistan is currently in the fifth position after losing the third match out of 5. India leads the table with 5 wins, followed by New Zealand with 4 wins and 1 loss. New Zealand is in the second position, while South Africa, with 3 wins and 1 loss, is third. Australia is in fourth place with 2 wins and 2 losses. Afghanistan's impressive performance has earned them the tenth position. Bangladesh is in seventh place with 3 wins, and the Netherlands is eighth. Sri Lanka is at the bottom of the tournament, finishing in ninth place.
In order for Pakistan to secure a spot in the semi-finals, they not only need to win but also win with a substantial margin. This is because Pakistan's run rate is quite low compared to the top 4 teams in the World Cup competition.
