India defeated Bangladesh in a thriller of a game by just 5 runs on Wednesday. As a result, India are currently at the top of the points table in Group 2 with 6 points in their kitty and the question for all cricketing fans is does Pakistan have any chance to qualify for the next stage of the tournament in T20 WC 2022?
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Here in this article, we will have a look at two different scenarios on how Pakistan can still qualify for the Semi-finals of T20 WC 2022.
Remaining schedule of Group 2 in T20 World Cup 2022:
PAK vs SA in Sydney (3rd Nov)
SA vs NED in Adelaide (6th Nov)
PAK vs BAN in Adelaide (6th Nov)
IND vs ZIM in Melbourne (6th Nov)
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Pakistan must win their remaining two games against South Africa and Bangladesh to reach their maximum potential of 6 points in the table. If Pakistan can win both their games either one of the following results must go their way.
Scenario 1:
South Africa must lose to the Netherlands.
If this happens then India and Pakistan will qualify for Semi-finals with both these teams alone having 6 (or) more points.
The points table will be
India - 8 / 6 pts
Pakistan - 6 pts
South Africa, Zimbabwe - 5 pts
Bangladesh, Netherlands - 4 pts
Scenario 2:
India must lose to Zimbabwe by a considerable margin.
If India loses to Zimbabwe then the points table will be
South Africa - 7 pts
India, Pakistan - 6 pts
Zimbabwe - 5 pts
Bangladesh - 4 pts
Netherlands - 2 pts
One among India or Pakistan can reach the semi-finals based on NRR. Pakistan should look to win their remaining two games by a big margin so that they can pip out India on Net run rate (NRR).
