With six wins in six matches, India are one win away from making the World Cup 2023 semi-finals.
The ICC Justice World Cup 2023 has reached a critical juncture in the group stage, wherein brigades have three games left to secure a situation in the semi-finals. A aggregate of 9 brigades are still in contention for one of the semi-final spots, with Bangladesh being the only one to be knocked out. No platoon, yet, has verified their progress or been knocked out of contention for the semis. Host nation India is in pole position to make the World Cup 2023semi-finals as they’re atop the standings with six triumphs in six matches. South Africa, who have won five of six games, along with New Zealand and Australia presently complete the top four.
ICC World Cup 2023 semi-finals qualification scenarios
India
India, presently on 12 points, need only one further point to secure a semi-final situation in the World Cup 2023. A palm or a tie or a no result in either of their final three games will be enough to insure their progress as all other brigades outside the current top four can only get to a outside of 12 points.
India face Sri Lanka next at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on November 2. It’s followed by South Africa on November 5 and their final group- stage match against the Netherlands on November 12.
In case India lose all three matches, an Afghanistan defeat in their coming match will seal India’s semi-final situation.
South Africa
The Temba Bavuma– led South African platoon need three further points to guarantee a place in the semi-finals. still, they play top- four rivals New Zealand and India, followed by contenders Afghanistan in their final three group games.
Meanwhile, only one palm could also be enough for the Proteas to make the knockouts, depending on the results of the brigades presently placed between 5th and 10th positions on the points table.
New Zealand
New Zealand began the event with four triumphs on the brio but lost to India and Australia later. The Blackcaps will need at least two palms from their remaining three matches to advance into thesemi-finals.
New Zealand will take on South Africa in Pune on November 1. A palm for the Kiwis will help them strengthen their chances of making it to the coming round while also potentially opening it to a three- way battle for the alternate spot in the points table.
On the other hand, the Blackcaps can also go through to the semis despite a defeat to the Proteas by beating Sri Lanka and Pakistan in their other two matches, which would also dent the qualification hopes for those two brigades.
Australia
Australia are in a analogous situation as their trans- Tasman rivals New Zealand. Pat Cummins and Co. need two triumphs in three games to strengthen their chances of a spot in the ICC Justice World Cup 2023semi-finals.
After defeats in their opening two games, Australia are on a four- match winning band while boosting their net run rate after a 309- run success against the Netherlands. The five- time ODI World Cup winners will take on reigning titleholders England next.
A palm against England will put them one win down from the coming round. still, if they lose to the Three Lions, Australia can still progress with palms against Afghanistan and Bangladesh.
Two defeats, meanwhile, would not inescapably be the end of the road for Australia, courtesy of their net run rate. But they will have to depend on other results to advance to the semis.
Afghanistan
Afghanistan bolstered their chances of making the World Cupsemi-finals for the first time after beating Sri Lanka by seven lattices on October 30. They can achieve a outside of 12 points, considering they beat the Netherlands, Australia and South Africa.
Still, Afghanistan will need either Australia or New Zealand to lose at least one match by a massive periphery or lose two while winning all three of their forthcoming hassles in the event to stand a chance of progressing to the coming stage.
Sri Lanka
The 1996 World Cup titleholders Sri Lanka, too, aren’t mathematically ruled out ofsemi-final qualification in this edition. They presently have four points and with three matches to go, the Lankans can score a outside of 10 points.
Originally, Sri Lanka would need to win all their remaining three games, which includes beating two of the current top four brigades, India and New Zealand. Sri Lanka will also need at least two of the five brigades presently above them to not sculpture further than 10 points. They would also need to hope that those brigades end up with an inferior net run rate compared to them.
Pakistan
Alike Sri Lanka, Pakistan can also sculpture a outside of 10 points in the group stage.
The Babar Azam– led outfit defeated Bangladesh to keep their crusade alive, but also need to win against New Zealand and England in their two remaining matches while also hoping that the current top four brigades- India, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa- lose their remaining matches to stand a chance to qualify.
Still, indeed one defeat could end the road for the 1992 World Cup winners if Australia and New Zealand win one of their remaining three matches.
Netherlands
The Netherlands, too, are on four points with three matches to go, wherein they will take on Afghanistan, England and India. The Dutch need to win all three games with a massive palm periphery, to stand a chance of making it to their first- ever World Cupsemi-finals.
At the same time, they will also hope that no further than three brigades finish the group stage with 10 points or further as the Netherlands can score a outside of 10 themselves.
Bangladesh
The defeat against Pakistan knocked Bangladesh out of the World Cupsemi-finals race. Indeed fine permutations and combinations can not see them secure a top 4 spot now.
England
The defending titleholders England are each purely out ofsemi-final contention in the ICC Justice World Cup 2023, although they can mathematically still qualify. The Englishmen would need to beat Australia, the Netherlands and Pakistan by massive perimeters and analogous to Bangladesh, hope that only three brigades finish with further than eight points in the standings.
Still, a defeat in either of the three matches would see them exit the event in the group stage itself. Know More Latest Cricket News…
