ICC World Cup 2023 points table after Afghanistan vs Australia match
The Aussies have qualified for the semi-final of the mega event
Glenn Maxwell played one of the greatest innings in the history of the World Cup, hitting an astonishing unbeaten double century, as Australia defeated Afghanistan by three wickets at the Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai, India, on Tuesday.
The legendary win saw the Aussies qualify for the semi-final of the World Cup directly as they now sit third on the points table with 12 points with one more match to play.
ICC World Cup 2023 points table
India South Africa and Australia have already qualified for the World Cup semi-final thanks to their dominating and all-round performances in the mega event.
Now, three teams — Pakistan, New Zealand and Afghanistan — will now compete for the one vacant spot in the semi-final list and all teams have one more match to play and the qualification scenario has gotten a bit complicated.
Afghanistan's current net run rate (NRR) is negative and they would require a massive win over Temba Bavuma's men to be in contention to qualify for the semi-final. Thus, Pakistan's direct competition for the one last place in the semi-final is with New Zealand.
On the other hand, New Zealand can just beat Sri Lanka in their final round game by a decent NRR and qualify for the Super Four of the tournament.
Pakistan need Sri Lanka to beat New Zealand by a decent margin to cement their place in the semi-final but NRR will be key if the Black Caps emerge victorious over the Islanders.
Qualification Scenario:
If NZ beat SL by 50 runs, Pakistan will have to beat England by 180 runs.
If NZ beat SL by 1 run, Pakistan will have to beat England by 131 runs.
If SL beat NZ, Pakistan will just have to beat England and they will qualify.
If SL vs NZ is washed out due to rain, Pakistan will just have to beat England to qualify.
Matches schedule
November 9 — New Zealand vs Sri Lanka @ M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru, India.
November 10 — Afghanistan vs South Africa @ Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad, India.
November 11 — Pakistan vs England @ Eden Gardens, Kolkata, India.
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