Pakistan can theoretically still make it to the World Cup 2023 semifinals, but a lot of other things would need to go their way.Pakistan is no stranger to this land. Not dead, but not quite, waiting for a miracle to happen and hoping for a 1992-style revival. Babar Azam and his team was one of the World Cup 2023 contenders. Pakistan possessed the pieces to succeed in India, including elite hitters and a potent pace attack. Following a thrilling victory over Sri Lanka and the Netherlands to start the tournament, the team suffered four straight losses—a first for Pakistan in World Cup history—and appeared to be in the latter stages of the competition.
However, the fans continue to wonder if Pakistan can still get to the World Cup semifinals.Even with a victory against Bangladesh at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Tuesday, or a comparable victory against 2019 runner-up New Zealand on November 4, or a victory against a troubled England on November 11 in their final league game, realistically, it looks very unlikely that Pakistan will be able to turn things around. Pakistan can only earn a maximum of 10 points from their remaining three games, which will not be enough to advance them to the semi-finals. Most of their possibilities are contingent on how the remaining clubs’ league phase plays out.
But things are hard for Pakistan now that Afghanistan defeated the 1996 winners in Pune on Tuesday. They also urgently need Afghanistan to lose two matches against South Africa and the Netherlands, but win against Australia by a margin that prevents them from surpassing Pakistan’s net run rate. Pakistan must therefore make sure that their victory margin is sufficient to produce a positive net run rate at the conclusion of the league stage.
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