{"id":295831,"date":"2023-11-01T07:24:00","date_gmt":"2023-11-01T07:24:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports-life-news.com\/?p=295831"},"modified":"2023-11-01T07:24:00","modified_gmt":"2023-11-01T07:24:00","slug":"how-pakistan-can-still-qualify-for-cricket-world-cup-semi-finals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports-life-news.com\/%d1%81ricket\/how-pakistan-can-still-qualify-for-cricket-world-cup-semi-finals\/","title":{"rendered":"How Pakistan can still qualify for Cricket World Cup semi-finals"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Pakistan\u2019s net run rate has slightly improved with their latest win. With six points from seven matches, Pakistan have a net run rate of -0.024 and they have two more games to go in the group stage. <\/p>\n
Pakistan face New Zealand next in the round-robin group stage on Saturday 4 November before taking on bottom-table table England on 11 November.<\/p>\n
India and South Africa have been on another level this campaign and the two sides already have one foot in the semi-finals. The third and the fourth spot are currently occupied by New Zealand and Australia as both sides have eight points each from six matches. <\/p>\n
Here are the different scenarios under which Pakistan can qualify for the semis:<\/p>\n
Pakistan win each of two remaining matches \u2013 5 wins, 10 points<\/strong><\/p>\n If Pakistan manage to win their remaining two matches, it will still be a difficult route to the knockout stage. In this scenario, the Men in Green will want either New Zealand or Australia to lose their remaining three group games. <\/p>\n Pakistan will also have to win their upcoming two games by a big margin to improve their net run rate drastically. At the end of the group stage, if Pakistan finish with the same points as Australia or New Zealand, the tie-breaker would be the net run rate. <\/p>\n Pakistan win one of their two matches \u2013 3 wins, 6 points<\/strong><\/p>\n Pakistan will be knocked out of the World Cup 2023.<\/p>\n Pakistan lose all of their two matches \u2013 3 wins, 6 points<\/strong><\/p>\n Pakistan will be eliminated from the tournament.<\/p>\n