ICC T20 World Cup: In the important match of the ICC T20 World Cup 2026, England may have blocked New Zealand’s path to the semi-finals by defeating them by four wickets and given a ray of hope to Pakistan, but even after this, it will not be easy for Pakistan to go to the semi-finals. Even if Pakistan defeats Sri Lanka, it will have to beat New Zealand’s net run rate, which is not going to be very easy for it. Meanwhile, new equations and scenarios have come to the fore, which you should understand, so that when the Pakistani team takes the field, you are aware of everything.
England defeated New Zealand and achieved six points, the team is at number one
So far in the T20 World Cup 2026, England is the only team which has booked its seat in the semi-finals. The team won three out of three matches of Super 8 and secured six points and now it is confirmed that the team will remain at number one, whichever team comes second, it is going to be at number two. After this, if we talk about the other team, New Zealand has three points by winning one match out of three. Pakistan has one point from two matches. That is, if the Pakistani team defeats Sri Lanka, it will get three points, but this will not help Pakistan.
How will Pakistan team reach the semi-finals of T20 World Cup 2026?
The latest equations that have come before us are telling that if Pakistan team beats Sri Lanka by runs then it will need to win by at least 64 runs. Whereas if Pakistan team chases runs while batting later, then whatever target will be given by Sri Lankan team, Pakistan will have to chase it in 13.1 overs. That means, if Sri Lanka bats first and scores 180 runs, then Pakistan will have to score this many runs in 13.1 overs, which will not be an easy task.
There is a huge difference in the net run rate of Pakistan and New Zealand
Pakistan’s net run rate is much worse than New Zealand, now let’s take a look at it. New Zealand’s net run rate is currently plus 1.390. Whereas Pakistan’s net run rate is minus 0.461. If the Pakistani team wins against Sri Lanka, it will also have three points equal to New Zealand, but to increase the net run rate, it will have to register a big win. Overall, it has been decided that when the Super 8 match takes place between Pakistan and Sri Lanka on Saturday, there will be great excitement. This match will decide whether the New Zealand team is going ahead or its game is over.
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