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Pakistan’s hopes lessen after India’s win against Bangladesh.
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Green Shirts to play Proteas tomorrow.
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To stay in tournament, Pakistan must win against South Africa.
T20 World Cup 2022 Pakistan vs Bangladesh : Pakistan stay alive – How they can qualify for the semis. NEW DELHI: Pakistan on Thursday kept their hopes alive and remained in the race for the semi-final stage of the ongoing T20 World Cup in Australia after a victory against South Africa. But their fate still hangs in the balance and is dependent on other results going their way in the group.
With their second successive win, Pakistan jumped to third position in their group, with four points in the six-team Group 2, ahead of Bangladesh on NRR. Pakistan’s commanding 33-run win (DLS) against the Proteas took the semi-final race to the final round of matches, with four teams still vying for the two spots.
T20 World Cup 2022 Pakistan vs Bangladesh : Pakistan stay alive – How they can qualify for the semis
Pakistan will play Bangladesh, who are also still in contention, in their final group game on November 6 – and they need a big win to not only reach 6 points but to improve their net run rate (NRR), which may come into play in the end. Their current NRR, after 4 games, stands at 1.117.
Four teams – India, South Africa, Pakistan and Bangladesh, are still in contention for the two semi-final spots from the group. Pakistan need at least two of the three remaining matches of the group on Sunday to go their way to be able to advance to the next stage.
T20 World Cup 2022 Pakistan vs Bangladesh : Pakistan stay alive – How they can qualify for the semis
Sunday’s schedule: 5:30 AM IST – South Africa vs Netherlands, 9:30 AM IST – Pakistan vs Bangladesh and 1:30 PM IST – India vs Zimbabwe.
If South Africa win the first match on Sunday, they are through to the semi-final stage with 7 points. But if they lose, they will most certainly be knocked out of the tournament. And another ‘no result’ due to rain will take them to 6 points and results in the other two games will decide their fate with NRR coming into play.
Players from Pakistan and South Africa shake hands after their match. (AFP Photo)
Either Pakistan or Bangladesh will keep their hopes alive with a win in the day’s second match to be played between the two teams, with the winner reaching 6 points. Their (Pakistan or Bangladesh) fate though will depend on the third game between India and Zimbabwe.
T20 World Cup 2022 Pakistan vs Bangladesh : Pakistan stay alive – How they can qualify for the semis
India, already on 6 points, will progress to the knock-out stage even if rain washes out the match vs Zimbabwe. But if India lose, NRR will come into play to determine which teams go through from the group.
(All statistics in this article are updated till the end of the November 3 match)
How the teams stand in Group 2 after four matches each:
* India are back on top of the standings after beating Bangladesh in their fourth group game. They have six points now — three wins (vs Pakistan, Netherlands & Bangladesh) and a loss (vs SA).
* South Africa dropped to second, with five points, after their loss to Pakistan on Thursday. They have two wins (vs India & Bangladesh), a loss against Pakistan and a ‘no result’ vs Zimbabwe, which gave them 1 point.
* Pakistan jumped to third on the table after their victory over South Africa. They have four points from four games — two wins (vs Netherlands & South Africa) and two defeats (vs India & Zimbabwe)
* Bangladesh have dropped down to fourth after their narrow loss against India. They too have four points from four games and are behind Pakistan only on NRR.
* Zimbabwe are fifth now with three points after losing to Netherlands. They have a win (vs Pakistan), a no result (vs SA) and two defeats (vs Bangladesh & Netherlands).
* Netherlands are out of the semi-final race despite their win against Zimbabwe. They have two points from four games.
T20 World Cup 2022 Pakistan vs Bangladesh : Pakistan stay alive – How they can qualify for the semis
How Pakistan can progress to the semis:
* The most important criteria still remains the same — big win in their final group game against Bangladesh, which will take their tally to 6 points. It may or may not be enough for them in the end.
* For Pakistan to qualify they need India to lose their last group game vs Zimbabwe, which will leave them on 6 points, the same as Pak. Then NRR will come into play.
* South Africa must either lose their final game vs Netherlands or split points due to a rain forced abandoned contest in Adelaide. A loss will leave South Africa on 5 points, and a no-result will take them to 6 points – same as Pakistan (If Pak beat Bangladesh). Then NRR will come into play.
* Bangladesh, on 4 points, need to lose their last game against Pakistan. A win for Bangladesh will knock Pakistan out of the tournament.
* Pakistan will also be hoping that Zimbabwe, who are on 3 points, beat India in their last group game. The victory will take them to 5 points, but more.
T20 World Cup 2022 Pakistan vs Bangladesh : Pakistan stay alive – How they can qualify for the semis
SYDNEY: India’s victory over Bangladesh in the ICC T20 World Cup on Wednesday has further diminished Pakistan’s hopes to qualify for the semi-final of the tournament.
Following the win, India has 6 points from 4 games and they’re followed by South Africa with 5 points from 3 games. Pakistan is placed 5th in group 2 with just 2 points from 3 games.
Pakistan next plays South Africa on Thursday before taking on Bangladesh in their last game on Sunday while South Africa is also scheduled to play against Netherlands and India will play Zimbabwe in their last match.
As South Africa and India – who both are ahead of Pakistan in the points table – are to play against lower-ranked sides in their last games it is highly unlikely for Pakistan to sail through.
In such a scenario, Pakistan winning both games won’t be enough and they’ll have to hope for at least one upset defeat in the last round, either to South Africa or India.
To stay alive in the tournament, the first and foremost task for Pakistan is to win against South Africa on Thursday and then beat Bangladesh on Sunday.
Then hope that Zimbabwe or the Netherlands register a win against their opponents, India or South Africa, respectively.
If Pakistan beats South Africa on Thursday, Bangladesh on Sunday and Netherlands goes against all odds to upset Protease on Sunday, then Pakistan will finish above South Africa in the points table and qualify for the semifinals along with India.
T20 World Cup 2022 Pakistan vs Bangladesh : Pakistan stay alive – How they can qualify for the semis
If Pakistan wins both the games and India is upset by Zimbabwe then Pakistan and India will tie on the points table with 6 points each. Pakistan already has a better NRR than India at this stage as they’ve +0.765 compared to India’s +0.730.
Pakistan can also qualify if they win their both games and the match between South Africa and the Netherlands is washed out.
The washout would restrict South Africa to 6 points but it will have fewer wins than Pakistan.
According to clause 16.10.2(b) of playing conditions, if two or more teams have equal points then the team with the greater number of wins will qualify for the semi-final. A washout between the Netherlands and South Africa would mean two wins and two wash-outs for SA while Pak would have three wins if they win both games.
Though, there is no forecast of rain on Sunday in Adelaide.
It is worth mentioning that Pakistan’s quest to remain in contention will stay alive only if they beat South Africa in Sydney on Thursday, otherwise, there will be an if and no but and Pakistan will be out of contention.
T20 World Cup 2022 Pakistan vs Bangladesh : Pakistan stay alive – How they can qualify for the semis
T20 World Cup 2022 Pakistan vs Bangladesh : Pakistan stay alive – How they can qualify for the semis
T20 World Cup 2022 Pakistan vs Bangladesh : Pakistan stay alive – How they can qualify for the semis
T20 World Cup 2022 Pakistan vs Bangladesh : Pakistan stay alive – How they can qualify for the semis
T20 World Cup 2022 Pakistan vs Bangladesh : Pakistan stay alive – How they can qualify for the semis
