Published 14:10 IST, November 1st 2022
T20 World Cup Points Table: Updated Super 12 standings after Sri Lanka trounce Afghanistan
An economical spell from Wanindu Hasaranga and a fifty from Dhananjaya de Silva were enough for Sri Lanka to register just a second win in Super 12 stage.
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Sri Lanka kept alive ir hopes of qualifying for semi-final of T20 World Cup after a crushing win over Afghanistan on Tuesday. Lankans won T20 World Cup Super 12 match by six wickets and moved to third position on points table temporarily with England set to face New Zealand in ir next match. Afghanistan, after ir loss to Sri Lanka, are now knocked out of T20 World Cup.
An economical spell from Wanindu Hasaranga and a half-century from Dhananjaya de Silva were enough for Sri Lanka to register just ir second win in Super 12 stage. Afghanistan, while batting first, scored 144 for 8 wickets with Gurbaz being top scorer for team with 28 runs. Usman Ghani (27) and Ibrahim Zran (22 runs) were or major contributors towards team total. Hasaranga finished with Figures of 3/13 from 4 overs, while Lahiru Kumara bagged two wickets. Kasun Rajitha and Dhananjaya de Silva picked up one wicket apiece.
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Chasing 145 runs for victory, Sri Lanka lost Pathum Nissanka early followed by Kusal Mendis. Rashid Khan (2/31) struck in his first over as Mendis went for a premeditated sweep but top-edged for keeper to catch it. Asian champions lost two more wickets in form of Charith Asalanka and Bhanuka Rajapaksa. Dhananjaya de Silva scored an unbeaten 66 runs off 42 balls to take team across finish line. Following Sri Lanka's win over Afghanistan, we take a look at T20 World Cup 2022 points table.
T20 World Cup 2022 standings at a glance
Group 1
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| Postion | Teams | Matches | Win | Loss | N/R | Points | NRR |
| 1 | New Zealand | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | +3850 |
| 2 | Australia | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | -0.304 |
| 3 | Sri Lanka | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | -0.457 |
| 4 | England | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | +0.239 |
| 5 | Ireland | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -1.544 |
| 6 | Afghanistan | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | -0.718 |
Group 2
| Position | Teams | Matches | Win | Loss | N/R | Points | NRR |
| 1 | South Africa | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | +2.772 |
| 2 | India | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | +0.844 |
| 3 | Banglesh | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -1.533 |
| 4 | Zimbabwe | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -0.050 |
| 5 | Pakistan | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | +0.765 |
| 6 | Nerlands | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | -1.984 |
14:10 IST, November 1st 2022