Pakistan Qualification Scenario: How Pakistan Can Qualify For T20 World Cup Semi Final?
Published - 06 Nov 2022, 11:13 AM | Updated - 23 Aug 2024, 12:14 AM
Pakistan’s men’s cricket team can still qualify for the T20 World Cup semifinals and not only make the final four, but they can also claim Group 2.
Bangladesh and Pakistan are competing to advance to the T20 World Cup semifinals in 2022. There are only two teams that can advance.
After England and New Zealand advanced for the T20 World Cup 2022 semifinals, the fate of Group 2 will be decided on Sunday with a triple header featuring South Africa, Pakistan, and Team India.
All three teams are still in contention to get to the semifinals, but only two can advance to the next round. Team India currently leads Group 2 with six points, but they will be out of action once South Africa takes on the Netherlands, and Pakistan takes on Bangladesh.
The Proteas’ match against the Dutch concluded as Temba Bavuma’s side eliminated the tournament after restricting them to 158 runs. They fell short of the minimum 159-run total.
The result means that South Africa is eliminated, and the winner of Pakistan and Bangladesh will join India in the semifinals.
Can Pakistan reach the semifinals of the T20 World Cup 2022?
After five games in Group 2 of the Super 12s, the Dutch victory assured that South Africa would remain on five points and be guaranteed to lose out on a semifinal berth. In advance of their last group match against Zimbabwe in Melbourne later that day, India, with six points, had already qualified for the round of eight.
The winner of the match between Pakistan (four points) and Bangladesh (four points) would now have the opportunity to go to the semifinal, thanks to the Proteas. The second game of the day will pit them against one another at the same location.
Pakistan will be aware of what they must achieve when they take the field against Bangladesh in Adelaide on Sunday, November 6 in order to advance to the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup semifinals. The Babar Azam-led team is still in the running for a spot in the semifinals of the current shortest format megaevent, and a few successful outcomes will also advance them.
Pakistan now holds the third spot with four points from as many games played, and if they defeat Bangladesh at the Adelaide Oval, they will reach the maximum of six points, which might guarantee them a spot in the semifinals.
