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Expansion
The league round matches in the World Cup are now about to end. 40 out of 45 matches have been played and five matches are left. The excitement of the World Cup is at its peak and three out of four teams have been decided for the semi-finals. India, South Africa and Australia have already qualified. The teams of England, Sri Lanka, Netherlands and Bangladesh are out of this race. Now three teams are contending for one place. There is a conflict between New Zealand, Pakistan and Afghanistan.
Pakistan, New Zealand and Afghanistan have eight points each from eight matches. New Zealand (+0.398) is ahead on the basis of net runrate. It is followed by Pakistan (+0.036) and Afghanistan (-0.338). New Zealand’s last match is against Sri Lanka in Bangalore on Thursday. Pakistan will play against England in Kolkata on Saturday and Afghanistan will play against South Africa in Ahmedabad on Friday.