Fans Are Aspired To See Pakistan And India To Battle in the Semi Finals

Can Pakistan and India Meet at ICC Men’s World Cup 2023 Semi Finals: After losing four matches on the go, Pakistan cricketers packed their bags to fly home as the qualifying for the semi-final chances diminished. But on Tuesday, Australia’s stunning win over Afghanistan gave hope to Pakistan’s semi-final chances.

At starting, Pakistan started with wins with the Netherlands and Sri Lanka, but from there on they got derailed and lost games with India, Australia, Afghanistan, and South Africa.

If you look at the Current Situation, New Zealand, Pakistan, and Afghanistan are in the point table with an equal point of 8. Playing their final league matches will help them to come to the semi-finals.

What Should Happen If India Wants to Meet Pakistan in Semi-Finals

If Pakistan wants to meet India in the semi-finals there should be several stages that Pakistan needs to undergo. Here we will see some of the points that need to be met to get a place for Pakistan in the semi-finals.

Scenario 1:

Here in this first scenario, we are going to see what should happen if Pakistan takes a win over England with ten points.

• Firstly, Pakistan should win the match against England, with the best net run rate so Pakistan will get 10 points.
• And Afghanistan must lose their next two matches that are with Australia, and South Africa, then Aghans will leave with eight points.
• Even if Afghans won the match with Australia and South Africa, their NRR should not surpass Pakistan’s NRR.
• India needs to beat the Netherlands without giving them a chance to win so that India will be the same on the top of the points table.
• New Zealand should lose their match against Sri Lanka, but NRR should not surpass Pakistan.

If all these are done, then there will be a chance to get Pakistan into the semi-finals. Even though due to some situations, if the above scenario goes wrong, there is another scenario. Even if that happens, Pakistan will go to semis.

Also Watch: Here’s How Afghanistan Team Can Still Qualify for the ODI World Cup Semis

Scenario 2:

Here in this scenario, we are going to see what should happen, if Pakistan defeats England by Eight points.

• If Pakistan defeats England by eight points, the net run rate is important to ensure that there is to impact.
• New Zealand must lose their match with Sri Lanka and the net run rate should be below Pakistan. And they will just finish with 8 points.
• The Netherlands should lose their matches against India and England as it is in the fourth Spot.
• India should not give their place to anyone. They should be leading.

If all of these scenarios and points occurred then fans could see India and Pakistan meet in the semi-finals. Because of all of these Pakistan will come to fourth place, due to the semi-final rules, the 1st position will be played with 4th Position, whereas, the 2nd position will play with 3rd position.

And if Pakistan is going to play in the semi-finals, it will play in Kolkata, as Pakistan will not play in Kolkata due to some political issues.

Anyways, even though there are many possibilities, there are many obstacles for Pakistan to pass through. But winning against England is very easy for the people for Pakistan.