New Delhi. The picture of the semi-finals of the ICC ODI World Cup being played in India is almost clear. After India, South Africa and Australia, they had secured a place in the next round. There was a race between New Zealand, Pakistan and Afghanistan for a place in the semi-finals of the tournament. New Zealand almost ended this with a big win against Sri Lanka. There is little hope left for Pakistan now. An impossible target will have to be achieved.
Now the path to the semi-finals is almost closed for Pakistan in the ICC ODI World Cup. The Pakistan team was keeping an eye on the match between New Zealand and Sri Lanka. Babar Azam hoped that either rain would spoil the match or Sri Lankan team would defeat New Zealand but neither of the two happened. Neither rain came and on the contrary New Zealand ended the match before 25 overs.
Pakistan will be out even after winning
Even if Pakistan team wins against England in the last match, it will not be able to register a victory that would take it to the semi-finals. After New Zealand’s one-sided victory over Sri Lanka, now Babar Azam’s team will have to win against England by 287 runs. If batting comes later then it will have to finish the match in 2.4 overs. In such a situation, even if Pakistan succeeds in winning here, it will still be impossible to solve the equation.
Pakistan’s bad condition after defeat by India
Pakistan team started with two consecutive wins in the ICC ODI World Cup. In the first match, there was victory against Netherlands and then against Sri Lanka. In the third match, Babar Azam’s team came to play against India. Team India defeated Pakistan by 7 wickets and after this it lost in three consecutive matches. From here the whole equation went wrong and now the team is on the verge of being out of the World Cup.
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FIRST PUBLISHED: November 9, 2023, 20:07 IST