After England’s consecutive fourth loss, the race to the World Cupsemi-finals has become more intriguing. Following Sri Lanka’s victory inBangalore, the threat for Pakistan has significantly decreased, and allremaining matches in the tournament have gained tremendous importance.
According to reports, England’s surprising poor performance in the currentWorld Cup has made the race to the semi-finals interesting for all teams.It has been stated that Pakistan, after suffering three consecutive losses,now has a chance to reach the semi-finals.
England and Australia were considered the biggest obstacles on Pakistan’spath, but England’s loss to Sri Lanka has improved Pakistan’s chances.
If Pakistan wins all their remaining matches and England wins their nextthree matches, then England would be eliminated from the semi-final race,and Pakistan and Australia would compete for a spot in the semi-finals withsix victories each.
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If Australia loses two more matches and, on the other hand, Pakistan winsall their remaining matches, Pakistan will secure their place in thesemi-finals. The latest points table shows that after defeating England inBangalore, Sri Lanka has only added points to their tally, and their netrun rate has also improved.
Following England’s victory against Bangladesh, Sri Lanka has moved up tothe fifth position on the points table, while Pakistan has dropped to thesixth position.