How Can Afghanistan Reach Semifinals of ICC Men’s World Cup 2023?- Explained

How Can Afghanistan Reach Semi-Finals of ODI World Cup 2023: Excited to know how much of chances are there to reach Afghanistan into the semis of the ODI World Cup 2023. Here is the detailed explanation that has been curated by our team on How Afghanistan can reach the last four stages in the World Cup 2023.

In the last match ie., Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka, the Afghans bagged a winning point over Sri Lanka and won 3 matches out of 6 matches. After the match between Afghanistan and Sri Lanka, Afghanistan secured fifth place in the ODI World Cup Points Table.

Upto now, Afghanistan has beaten three champions, England, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka in Delhi, Chennai, and Pune. After a third win in the tournament, Afghanistan is in 5th place in the points table and increased expectations of reaching to semi-finals.

As per the above World Cup 2023 points tables, Afghanistan stands in third place merely two points behind NZ and AUS. As all teams still have the chances of three matches left, Hasmatullah Shahidi-led side has a practical chance of making the Knockouts.

How Can Afghanistan Qualify Into Semifinals? | What Are The Chances?

• After securing a max of 12 points, the Afghans can get a chance to qualify for the semi-finals. This can be possible by defeating Australia.
• Besides AUS, Afghanistan’s next three matches against South Africa and the Netherlands should win to go into the semis.
• If Afghanistan wins all three matches and gets their Net Run Rate (NRR) over Aus, after their three wins then they can still go to the semis.
• If they lose any one out of three matches then they can still hope for a chance to enter the semifinals, that can be possible when either Aus or NZ lose min of two matches with major changes in the Net run rate.
• Else, if SA loses three of their matches then Afghanistan has a chance to go to the semis of the ODI 2023 World Cup.

Next Fixtures of Afghanistan:

1. Afghanistan Vs Netherlands- Nov 3 At Lucknow
2. Afghanistan Vs Australia – Nov 7 At Mumbai
3. Afghanistan Vs South Africa – Nov 10, Ahmedabad

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