The 24th match of the league stage of the World Cup 2023 was played at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi. This match was between Australia vs Netherlands. Australia achieved its third consecutive win. Netherlands bowlers looked helpless in front of the explosive innings of David Warner and Glenn Maxwell.
How will this victory of Australia change the equations of the World Cup semi-finals? Let us know how India will win the cup…
points table position
India is on top in the World Cup points table. Team India has 10 points and still has 4 more matches to play.
South Africa is at second place. He has 8 points after winning 4 out of 5 matches. South Africa now has to play 4 more matches.
New Zealand is at third place with 8 points. This is because its net run rate is less than South Africa.
Australia is at fourth position even after registering victory over Netherlands. After playing 5 matches, Australia won 3, due to which it got 6 points. Australia still has 4 more matches to play. Equations for Australia to play the semi-finals
The top 2 teams of the World Cup points table, i.e. India and South Africa, are currently the biggest contenders for the semi-finals
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Australia still has to play New Zealand, England, Afghanistan and Bangladesh.
Australia will have to win the remaining four matches to play the semi-finals. With 14 points, its path to qualify for the semi-finals will become easier. Today is an important match between England and Sri Lanka.
Current world champion England has won 1 match so far. With 2 points he is at 8th position in the table. Sri Lanka is one position above that i.e. at number 7.
The England team is playing against Sri Lanka today. Its remaining matches are against India, Australia, Netherlands and Pakistan. Even if England wins all these matches, it will still have only 12 points. In such a situation, the decision of playing the semi-finals will be based on the net run rate, but the matches with India and Australia can spoil this equation of England.
