The T20 World Cup Tremendous 12 stage is all the way down to the ultimate few video games and Australia’s possibilities of defending their title are hanging by a thread.
Their heavy loss to New Zealand of their first match, coupled with their MCG washout towards England and the Poms beating the Kiwis on Tuesday night time, means Australia are at lengthy odds to progress from Group 1.
With one match left for every workforce, New Zealand, Australia and England are actually tied on 5 factors with Sri Lanka one adrift after avoiding any washouts and splitting their 4 outcomes 2-2.
Group 2 can also be taking place to the wire however barring an upset outcome, India must be one of many two groups advancing to the semi-finals however South Africa’s possibilities of becoming a member of them copped a blow with their loss to Pakistan on Wednesday night time.
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Sydney will host the primary semi-final on Wednesday, November 9, with Adelaide Oval the venue for the following one the next day with the MCG set to be offered out for the ultimate on Sunday night time.
The T20 World Cup semi-finals equation
Group 1
1. New Zealand (5 factors, 2-1-1 report, NRR +2.233): The Black Caps have a superior internet run charge of +2.233, largely on account of their 89-run thumping of Australia on the SCG to kick off the Tremendous 12 stage. They meet Eire on Friday afternoon within the Adelaide Oval curtain-raiser. In the event that they win, they’re in.
Jos Buttler of England hits the ball for a 4. (Picture by Bradley Kanaris/Getty Photographs)
2. England (5 factors, 2-1-1 report, NRR +0.547): The victory over the Kiwis on the Gabba on Tuesday night time has given England one foot within the door and so they have the luxurious of sitting again watching New Zealand and Australia play earlier than their ultimate group sport towards Sri Lanka on Saturday. If NZ win and the Aussies thump Afghanistan, England will know precisely what their equation will probably be after they step onto the SCG and may play accordingly.
3. Australia (5 factors, 2-1-1 report, NRR -0.304): The equation is comparatively easy – beat Afghanistan by the largest margin within the quickest time potential to place the strain on England towards Sri Lanka. With damage clouds over Aaron Finch, Tim David and Marcus Stoinis, their possibilities of back-to-back World Cup trophies are trying slim.
4. Sri Lanka (4 factors, 2-2 report, NRR -0.457): They’re a mathematical likelihood – they want Eire or Australia to lose after which they’ll need to upset England.
Mitchell Starc of Australia celebrates a wicket. (Picture by Albert Perez/Getty Photographs)
5. Eire (Three factors, 1-2-1 report, NRR -1.544): It could take all of the luck of the Irish for them to sneak into the semis. Principally they’d have to flog New Zealand sufficient to make up the online run charge between them, after which hope that Australia lose so that they’d advance alongside the winner of England vs Sri Lanka. Extra vital for the Irish is sneaking into the highest 4 within the group which ensures them computerized entry to the following World Cup within the US and Caribbean in 2024.
6. Afghanistan (Two factors, 0-2-2 report, NRR -0.718): It’s a disgrace that they’ve had a few washouts, notably what would have been an historic first look on the MCG. They should save face with a good exhibiting towards Australia.
Group 2
1. India (Six factors, 3-1 report, NRR +0.73): They’re all however within the semis after profitable Wednesday night time’s conflict with Bangladesh in Adelaide. A win over Zimbabwe to complete mustn’t trigger too many issues.
2. South Africa (5 factors, 2-1-1 report, NRR +1.441): The Proteas appeared like they’d booked their spot within the semis after they knocked over India in Perth on the weekend however they took a step backwards after they misplaced to Pakistan in Sydney on Thursday. They need to nonetheless be capable of advance by knocking over the Dutch in Adelaide on Sunday.
Quinton de Kock bats. (Picture by Steve Bell – ICC/ICC through Getty Photographs)
3. Pakistan (4 factors, 2-2 report, NRR +1.117): If they’d have held their nerve within the ultimate over of their first two matches towards India and Zimbabwe, they’d be on the prime of the group. They’ve saved their hopes alive by downing South Africa in a rain-shortened conflict in Sydney on Thursday however now need to beat Bangladesh and hope the Proteas are washed out (to allow them to leapfrog them on internet run charge) or go all the way down to the Netherlands.
4. Bangladesh (4 factors, 2-2 report, NRR -1.276): They threw warning to the wind towards the may of India and almost added to their win over them from 2019. They now have to upset Pakistan in Adelaide on Sunday and hope the Proteas wilt to make sure an unlikely semi-final berth.
5. Zimbabwe (Three factors, 1-2-1 report, NRR -0.313): They’re all however out of the hunt after dropping to the beforehand winless Dutch in Adelaide on Wednesday afternoon. They gained’t trigger a boilover towards India on Sunday night time in Melbourne.
6. Netherlands (Two factors, 1-3 report, NRR -1.233): They had been outclassed of their first three matches however took their solely practical likelihood of a win on Wednesday afternoon towards Zimbabwe.
