New Delhi. Pakistan may have opened its account of victory in the T20 World Cup by defeating Canada, but its fate is still entangled in the India-Pakistan match. Pakistani fans will not only pray for India’s victory and America’s defeat, but they will also wish that it does not rain during this match. If it rains during the match between India and America and the match is cancelled, then Pakistan will be in trouble.
In the ICC T20 World Cup, India and America will play a match on Wednesday, June 12. This is the third match of both the teams in the tournament. Both the teams have won two matches each. Both have 4 points each. Whichever team wins, India or America, will reach the Super-8. However, the losing team will also have a chance to reach the Super-8 by winning the next match.
Pakistan, Canada and Ireland are in Group A of India-USA. Pakistan has defeated Canada a day before. This has put it at third place in the points table. But Pakistan will reach Super-8 only if America or India lose both their matches. It will be too much to expect India to lose two matches in a row. Yes, America can be expected to lose both matches.
How will rain change the equation
So far 24 matches have been played in the T20 World Cup 2024, out of which two have been cancelled due to rain. On Wednesday itself, it rained in Lauderhill, USA and due to this the match between Sri Lanka and Nepal was cancelled. The ground on which the match between India and America is to be held has rained several times last week. In such a situation, if it rains in the India-US match and it is cancelled, then one point each will be divided between the two teams. This will give 5-5 points to both the teams. Even if Pakistan wins its last match, it cannot have more than 4 points. This means that if the points are divided between India and America, then Pakistan will be out of the Super-8.
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FIRST PUBLISHED : June 12, 2024, 09:30 IST