Here’s Pakistan’s Path to Super 8 Qualification After Defeat to India

Pakistan T20 World Cup Super 8 qualification

Pakistan confronted a difficult loss against India in their second match of the T20 World Cup 2024 in New York on Sunday, losing by six runs. This mishap has altogether affected their possibilities of progressing to the Very 8 phase of the competition.

Pursuing an unassuming objective of 120 set by India, Pakistan's vital participants missed the mark. With two successive misfortunes, their expectations of arriving at the Very 8 currently rely upon the results of a few other matches.

These requirements for Pakistan to fit the bill for the Very 8:

  • June 11: Pakistan must defeat Canada.
  • June 12: India must defeat the USA.
  • June 14: Ireland must defeat the USA.
  • June 15: India must defeat Canada.
  • June 16: Pakistan must defeat Ireland.

If these results occur, Pakistan will have four points from their four matches, while India will top the group with eight points. The USA will also have four points, with Canada and Ireland finishing with two points each. In this scenario, India will automatically advance to the Super 8. Pakistan and the USA, both with four points, will then rely on their Net Run Rate (NRR) to determine who proceeds. For Pakistan to advance, they need to secure large-margin victories against Canada and Ireland and hope that the USA loses to India and Ireland by significant margins.

Also read India won the match, Pakistan couldn't chase the target of 120 runs.

During the match against India, Pakistan began firmly, not losing a wicket in the initial four overs. Be that as it may, their energy was ended when commander Babar Azam was excused by Jasprit Bumrah for 13 runs. Usman Khan, who came in straightaway, upheld Mohammad Rizwan however was in the long run taken out by Axar Patel. The center requests batsmen, including Fakhar Zaman (13 off 8), Shadab Khan (4 off 7), and Imad Wasim (15 off 23), neglected to frame a strong organization.

The critical snapshot of the match was when Bumrah bowled Rizwan for 31 runs. Rizwan had all the earmarks of being in great structure and appeared prone to direct Pakistan to triumph, however, his excusal was significant. Pakistan finished their innings at 113-7 of every 20 overs. For India, Bumrah asserted three wickets, Hardik Pandya took two, and Arshdeep Singh and Axar Patel took one each.

Prior, Pakistan's bowlers had performed commendably, confining India's batsmen in one of the most enthusiastically anticipated matches of the competition.

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