Where is Pakistan in the points table?
The former world champions made an impressive start to their campaign with wins against the Netherlands and Sri Lanka but were forced to face reality with a defeat against India in another one-sided World Cup encounter. After this, Pakistan had to face defeat against Australia and faced defeat against Afghanistan for the first time in ODI. A hat-trick of defeats leaves Pakistan sixth on the points table, below Sri Lanka, which raised fresh hopes of reviving their World Cup campaign with a win against defending champions England on Thursday.
Who will Pakistan play against in World Cup 2023?
Pakistan will play dangerous South Africa, who are second on the points table after just one loss in five matches, in Chennai today before taking on Bangladesh in Kolkata on October 31. After this, Pakistan has to play two more difficult matches. Its matches against 2019 runners-up New Zealand on 4 November and against England on 11 November are very difficult.
How can Pakistan still qualify for the World Cup 2023 semi-finals?
Pakistan still have four matches left in the league stage to script a turnaround. Even if the Babar-led team breaks its three-match losing streak and wins all its remaining games, 12 points will not be enough for the team to reach the semi-finals. Pakistan will depend on how the league stage goes for the remaining 9 teams.
The net run rate will have to be increased at any cost.
The team will also have to be careful of their net run rate, which plays a crucial role in the final stages of the league stage. Pakistan’s net run rate is -0.400, which puts them below Sri Lanka (-0.205) and above Afghanistan (-0.969). Despite this, all three have achieved two wins in five matches so far.
Australia got a big defeat
Pakistan’s biggest rivals for a place in the semi-finals are Australia and Sri Lanka. They have lost against Australia and won against Sri Lanka. Australia has two points more than Pakistan and is looking ahead after a hat-trick of wins. Babar’s team will be hoping that the Australian team suffers a big defeat in at least one of its remaining 4 matches.
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