How Afghanistan can still Qualify for the Semi-finals of ODI World Cup 2023 – Explained

Here’s How Afghanistan Team Can Still Qualify for the ODI World Cup Semis 2023: After creating a new history of double century by Australian superstar Glenn Maxwell in the clash over Afghanistan at the 39th ODI CWC match on Tuesday, helped Australia to qualify for the semis of ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023.

On the same page, the Afghans lost their golden chance to qualify for the semi-final after their last defeat against the Aussies. So let’s break down Afghanistan’s qualification chances for a semi-final spot in this latest news article.

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Explanation About How Can Still Afghans Qualify for ODI CWC Semi-finals

The Afghanistan team after the defeat with Australia, stands with eight points. The current spot that Afghans occupy in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 points table is sixth position which seems to be hard to enter into the 2023 ODI World Cup Semis.

The next match between Afghans and Proteas is a crucial match to win for getting a high chance to spot in the semis of ODI ICC CWC 2023. Mostly, Afghanistan’s qualification links to the results of other ODI innings.

There are different scenarios for Afghanistan to qualify for the ODI semi-final spot. Look at the below explanation:

1. A 3-way Tiebreaker: If Afghans achieve the innings against South Africa and the two other teams win their last matches, there may be a three-way tiebreaker among Afghanistan, Pakistan, and New Zealand for the World Cup semi-finals as they score a total of 10 points each. In this case, the team with the highest NRR will win the ODI semis spot.
2. Afghanistan’s loss: If South Africa defeats Afghanistan, and either New Zealand or Pakistan wins, Afghanistan’s chance to qualify for the semi-finals comes to an end.
3. Defeat of all three teams: Net Run Rate is going to be a deciding factor when all three teams lose in their last ODI innings. Right now, both Pakistan’s and New Zealand’s NRR are far better than Afghanistan’s NRR, so chances for Afghans to spot in semis can be a challenging way.