2023 World Cup: Australia’s victory against Afghanistan in the ICC World Cup took them to the semi-finals on the one hand. On the other hand, Pakistan’s hopes of qualifying for the semi-finals increased. So far, India, Australia and South Africa have qualified for the last four.
Maxwell’s innings at the Wankhede Stadium dealt a blow to Afghanistan’s semi-final hopes.
Looking at the points table, so far India, South Africa and Australia have made it to the last four. New Zealand, Pakistan and Afghanistan are competing for the third team.
Afghanistan’s last match is against South Africa, but they are behind Pakistan in run rate which means now they have to not only win the last match but win it by a big margin.
Pakistan reaching the 2023 World Cup semi-final depends on the match between New Zealand and Sri Lanka, if the Kiwi team loses or the match is rained out, then the national team will only have to beat England because by then Afghanistan and South Africa match must have been decided.
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If New Zealand wins the last match, then Pakistan will have to win the last match by a big margin.