پاکستان کا سیمی فائنل میں پہنچنے کا کتنا امکان ہے؟

Here’s how Pakistan can still reach the semifinals of ODI World Cup 2023.

Four losses on the trot have marred Pakistan’s World Cup dreams, which started with two resounding wins against the Netherlands and Sri Lanka.

After its win against Bangladesh, Pakistan moved ahead of Afghanistan into fifth place with six points. It now needs to win its remaining games to get to 10 points.

Further, at least one of New Zealand or Australia has to lose two games or more. Thirdly, Sri Lanka has to lose at least one game, preferably against lower-ranked Bangladesh.

Lastly, Afghanistan has to win only one. If it wins two, only one of Afghanistan and Pakistan will advance. Here is how Pakistan makes it past the group stage:

PAK vs BAN – PAK

NZ vs SA – SA

IND vs SL – IND

NED vs AFG – AFG

NZ vs PAK – PAK

ENG vs AUS – AUS

ND vs SA – IND/SA

BAN vs SL – BAN

AUS vs AFG – AUS

ENG vs NED – ENG

NZ vs SL – SL

SA vs AFG – SA

AUS vs BAN – AUS

ENG vs PAK – PAK

IND vs NED – IND

Here, Pakistan ends up with 10 points while New Zealand and Afghanistan have eight points each. Sri Lanka too fails to advance with six points.