ICC World Cup 2023 is at its peak. Team India remains at number one in the points table on the basis of its strong performance. India has won all the six matches played so far. India is on top with 12 points. South African team is at second place. While New Zealand and Australia are at third and fourth positions respectively. According to the current competition, these four teams have shown their strength and if experts are to be believed, if there is no major upset then these top four teams will reach the semi-finals.
India is almost certain to reach the semi-finals
Team India is standing on the threshold of the semi-finals after winning six consecutive matches. Now India has to win only one more match to secure a place in the semi-finals. India’s next match is to be played against Sri Lanka on October 2. The performance of the Sri Lankan team has not been special so far in this tournament. Sri Lanka has won two out of five matches so far. Whereas India has defeated many great teams. Therefore, India has the upper hand against Sri Lanka.
These two teams are almost out
The team hanging at the bottom in the points table is England. England has won only one of its six matches so far. India defeated England badly on Sunday. This defeat dashed all the hopes of England. England now has to play only three matches in the league and even if it wins all three matches, it will not be able to reach the semi-finals with 8 points.
Bangladesh team also out of World Cup
Talking about Bangladesh, till now this team has won only one match out of six in the World Cup. The situation in Bangladesh is also similar to that of England. He is also almost out of the World Cup. Currently, none of the top four teams in the points table has less than 8 points. In such a situation, it is not within the power of England and Bangladesh to beat those teams.
Do or die case for Sri Lanka, Pakistan and Bangladesh
In the points table, Sri Lanka is at fifth position, Pakistan is at sixth position and Afghanistan is at seventh position. Everyone has four marks. At number eight is the Netherlands team, which has caused two major upsets so far. If seen, any of these four teams can again pull off a big upset and make it to the semi-finals. For this, they will have to win all their upcoming matches and depend on the results of other teams.
Which team does Pakistan have to face now?
Talking about Pakistan, this team has lost four out of its six matches so far. It has four digits. If it wins all its next three matches then its points will be 10. But Pakistan can qualify for the semi-finals only in case of defeat of other big teams. Pakistan now has to face Bangladesh, New Zealand and England.
Netherlands has defeated a big team like South Africa
Netherlands has made two big upsets. This team has defeated a big team like South Africa in the 15th match of the World Cup 2023. South Africa is the same team which posted a score of more than 400 in this tournament. Netherlands all out such a strong team in 43 overs and defending the target of 246 runs, won by 38 runs. After this Netherlands has also defeated Bangladesh.
Afghanistan defeated Pakistan
Afghanistan has also made two big upsets in this World Cup. In the 13th match, this team defeated former champion England. Batting first, Afghanistan scored 284 runs and later bowled out England for 215. Afghanistan won this match by 69 runs. After that this team registered a big victory over Pakistan. First Pakistan was restricted to 282 and later scored 286 runs in 49 overs at the loss of two wickets and won by eight wickets. This defeat will be a big reason for Pakistan’s exit.