Published 19:12 IST, November 4th 2022
T20 World Cup: How can England overtake Australia, NZ on points table & qualify for semis
There is still a mathematical possibility for England to overtake Australia and New Zealand in the T20 World Cup points table against Sri Lanka at SCG.
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Australia on Friday played ir final Super 12 match of ongoing ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2022 against Afghanistan. Australia beat Afghanistan by 4 runs to move to second spot in Group 1 points table. Australia now have seven points from five matches and are tied with New Zealand in points table. However, New Zealand have a far superior net run rate and have alrey qualified for semi-finals. Australia will now have to wait for result of England vs Sri Lanka game to see if y can still make it to semis.
Here's how England can overtake Australia in points table
England have a far superior net run rate than Australia, which is anor contender from Group 1 for a spot in semi-finals. All England have to do to qualify for next stage of T20 World Cup 2022 is to beat Sri Lanka in ir final Super 12 match at Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) on Saturday. If England can manage to win ir game against Sri Lanka, y will vance to semis along with New Zealand from Group 1. However, if England lose crucial match, Australia will qualify for semi-finals.
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Australia needed big wins against Ireland and Afghanistan to qualify for semis but home side could only manage to do it against former. When Afghanistan went past 118-run mark in ir encounter against Australia on Friday, it me sure that any margin of victory for England in ir next match would be enough for m to make it to semis. Meanwhile, if England can manage to win ir match against Sri Lanka by 125 runs or more, y would finish on top of Group 1 points table ahe of New Zealand.
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Meanwhile, Sri Lanka, Ireland, and Afghanistan have lost all hopes to make it to semis of ongoing T20 World Cup. While Ireland and Afghanistan have 3 and 2 points respectively from five matches each, Sri Lanka have four points from as many games. y can no longer qualify for next stage of tournament.
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ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2022: Group 1 Points Table
| S. No. | Team | M | W | L | N/R | NRR | PTS |
| 1 | New Zealand | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2.113 | 7 |
| 2 | Australia | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | -0.173 | 7 |
| 3 | England | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0.547 | 5 |
| 4 | Sri Lanka | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -0.457 | 4 |
| 5 | Ireland | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | -1.615 | 3 |
| 6 | Afghanistan | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | -0.571 | 2 |
Image: Twitter/T20WorldCup
19:10 IST, November 4th 2022