After the heavy defeat of 228 runs by India in the Asia Cup ODI on September 11, the chances of the Pakistani team reaching the finals of the tournament have decreased.
In the two-day one-day match at Prema Dasa Stadium in Colombo, in response to India’s 356 runs, Pakistan were bowled out for 128 runs and India won the match by a huge margin of 228 runs.
It was India’s biggest win once morest Pakistan while the 228-run defeat is Pakistan’s second-worst defeat by any team in ODI cricket, Pakistan’s worst defeat was by 234 runs once morest Sri Lanka in 2009.
After this loss, the question is in the minds of many fans whether Pakistan can still reach the final of the Asia Cup. Because if we talk regarding the points table, India is on the first place, Sri Lanka is on the second place.
Thus, all the three teams have 2.2 points, but seeing India’s net run rate, Pakistani fans will definitely be heartbroken.
The situation is interesting because in terms of net run rate, India leads the way with a run rate of 4.56, followed by Sri Lanka with a run rate of 0.42, while the national team is at the third position with negative one point eight nine two. Is.
How can Pakistan make it to the finals of the event?
To make it to the Asia Cup final, Pakistan will have to win the match once morest Sri Lanka on September 14 by a big margin to improve the net run rate, which will give Pakistan four points.
Dependence on Sri Lanka and Indian teams:
A match between Sri Lanka and India is to be played today which is important for Pakistan, following today’s match the points table will also be clear.
* If India beats Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka can have maximum two points provided Pakistan later defeats Sri Lanka, thus Pakistan will qualify for Asia Cup 2023 final with India.
* If Sri Lanka beat India in today’s match, they will only have to beat Pakistan to reach the final as their run rate will improve.
But if Sri Lanka beat India and Pakistan beat Sri Lanka by a big margin on September 14, the decision will be on net run rate.
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2024-07-06 20:43:15
