Afghanistan’s historic five-wicket win over Australia has tossed up a three-way contest for the semifinal spots in Group 1, with India main the race forward of the ultimate spherical.
What does India must do?
For India to safe qualification, they merely must beat Australia or keep away from a heavy defeat in St Lucia on Monday. Their superior web run fee (+2.425) places them in a spot the place they’re all however by to the semifinals and might seemingly avert a last-minute upset that would knock them out.
What does Australia must do?
As for Australia, Mitchell Marsh’s facet (+0.223) can nonetheless pip Afghanistan (-0.650) on web run fee with a win over India. If Australia are to overtake India and take the primary spot, they may want an enormous win. For instance, if India set a 151-run goal, Australia might want to chase them down inside 14 overs to surpass Rohit Sharma’s facet on NRR. Equally, if Australia bat first and get a 190-run whole on the board, India can be required to achieve at the least 150 runs to keep up their place on the high.
What does Afghanistan must do?
Afghanistan’s NRR equations will boil all the way down to the results of the India-Australia contest, following which they tackle Bangladesh in Kingstown. An Indian win will imply that Afghanistan’s contest can be a direct shootout the place a victory over Bangladesh can propel them to their first World Cup semifinal.
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