Key Points
After Australia joined India and South Africa to secure a semi-final spot after Glenn Maxwell's fiery knock of 201 against Afghanistan on Tuesday, the focus has now shifted to the final group-stage matches of Pakistan and New Zealand..
While both teams have equal points, the Kiwis are ahead of Babar Azam's team in terms of net run rate..
Pakistan can still reach the semi-final but for that, they have to first win their clash against England and pray that Sri Lanka beat New Zealand...
However, if New Zealand also win against the Lions, then Pakistan will have to beat Sri Lanka by 130 runs plus the margin by which the Kiwis defeat Sri Lanka to enter the semi-final..
But if both New Zealand and Pakistan lose their games, the Kiwis would be ahead in terms of run rate and would qualify for the semi-final...
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