How Can Pakistan Still Qualify For Super 8

The ICC T20 World Cup is one of the most famous men’s cricket tournaments all around the world. Since 2007, this tournament has been organised by the International Cricket Council. Cricket fans eagerly wait for this tournament to support their country’s teams. This year’s UCC T20 World Cup tournament is special because it is the first significant ICC event tournament to feature matches played in the United States outside the West Indies. This year’s T20 World Cup’s first round of league games had some surprising results and a rain-affected match, which resulted in a tie. This means that one team in each group has to play a strong game to qualify for the Super Eight. We are here with the possibilities of how Pakistan can still qualify for Super 8.

How Can Pakistan Qualify?

With 15 balls remaining, Pakistan’s strong victory over Canada has increased the team’s chance to qualify for the Super 8. The current rate of Pakistan is 0.191, which means that the team will certainly qualify if they beat Ireland, and at the same time, the USA loses both of its remaining matches. Because the required result margins are not major: even if the USA lose their two matches by a combined margin of 10 runs, for Pakistan, a win by any margin will be sufficient for the team as long as they score at least 112 by batting first. What Pakistan should worry about is the weather. As per the weather forecast, Lauderhill will witness rain throughout the week. In Lauderhill, Pakistan will play against Ireland. If Pakistan’s game is rained out or the USA earns even a single point, then Pakistan will be eliminated from the ICC T20 World Cup.

Scenarios for Pakistan’s Super 8 Qualifications

Out of 3 matches, Pakistan has won only one match against Canada. Pakistan is one of the third positions on the point table with only 2 points. From the last two games, Pakistan have earned 0 points. The team has to win its two matches to have a chance to qualify for the Super 8. The team has to win its remaining two matches with big margins, which might be a tough task because their two matches are in New York, whose wickets are not up to T20 standards.

What If Pakistan Wins Its Last Two Matches?

Even if Pakistan wins the matches against Ireland and Canada by huge margins, the team then has to hope that the USA has to be defeated by Ireland by a huge margin because the net run rate will decide which team will be the second one to qualify for the Super 8 from Group A. Pakistan also hopes to defeat the USA and Canada with huge margins.