T20 World Cup – Can Team India still qualify for semifinals, Scenarios Explained: India came into the T20 World Cup tournament as a favourite but with two defeats in two matches are staring at exit from the tournament. Virat Kohli & company’s fate is no more only in their hands, check all the SCENARIOS which need to fall in place for India to make it to SEMIFINALS this World Cup: Follow T20 World Cup live updates on InsideSport.in
T20 World Cup: Can Virat Kohli-led Team India still qualify for the semifinals in T20 WC? Explained
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GROUP POSITIONS at this stage – Favorites for Semi-Final Spot
- Pakistan: Certain to Qualify with 3 wins from 3 games. Matches left vs Scotland, Namibia
- New Zealand: Kiwis are now favorite to finish the group at No. 2. Matches left vs Scotland, Namibia, Afghanistan
- Afghanistan: They have 4 points beating Namibia & Scotland, victory against India or New Zealand in remaining game can take them through
- India: Yet to taste a victory. Only few mathematical equations can take them through.
What India need to do to make it to Last-4?
First thing First – India need to win all 3 remaining matches: India has matches against Afghanistan, Namibia and Scotland & they need to win all 3 handsomely to harbor any hope of making it to the Last 4.
Even win in these 3 games will not guarantee India a place in the last 4. India would hope that New Zealand lose to Afghanistan & than India somehow achieves better NRR than others.
Net Run Rate (NRR) factor-
- Team India have a net run rate of -1.609.
- India will be not only looking for wins but also big margin victories against Afghanistan, Scotland and Namibia in their remaining group stage matches.
- Virat Kohli & Co will be hoping that Afghanistan beat New Zealand to keep them in the semifinals race (highly unlikely). If the qualifiers Namibia and Scotland pull off an upset against New Zealand, it could also benefit the Men in Blue.
- Kohli & Co teeter on the edge and cannot make it to the semifinals by relying on their own performance.
India’s remaining Group stage matches
- India v Afghanistan, Abu Dhabi – Wednesday 3 November
- India v Scotland, Dubai – Friday 5 November
- India v Namibia, Dubai – Monday 8 November
| TEAMS | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
PAKISTAN | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.638 | ||
AFGHANISTAN | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3.097 | ||
NEW ZEALAND | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.765 | ||
NAMIBIA | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -1.287 | ||
INDIA | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -1.609 | ||
SCOTLAND | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -3.562 |
Overall remaining Group 2 fixtures
- Pakistan vs Namibia- Nov 02, Tue
- New Zealand vs Scotland- Nov 03, Wed
- New Zealand vs Namibia- Nov 05, Fri
- New Zealand vs Afghanistan- Nov 07, Sun
- Pakistan vs Scotland- Nov 07, Sun
T20 World Cup: Can Virat Kohli-led Team India still qualify for the semifinals in T20 WC? Explained
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