This is all afghanistan needs to reach the semi-finals..!?

8 teams are participating in the 2025 Champions Trophy series. These eight teams are divided into two groups and play. In Group A, india and new zealand have advanced to the semi-finals. pakistan and bangladesh have lost the chance of advancing to the semi-finals. In Group B, south africa and australia are in the top two places with three points each. afghanistan is currently in third place with two points after defeating England. england has lost both matches and missed out on a chance to advance to the semi-finals. In Group B, south africa, australia, and afghanistan are in a race to advance to the semi-finals. Currently, the most important match in this is the match between australia and Afghanistan. The team that wins that match will advance to the semi-finals. If afghanistan defeats australia, it will directly advance to the semi-finals with 4 points. Because australia currently has only three points, afghanistan will have one point more than Australia. That will advance to the semi-finals. Australia's net run rate is lower than South Africa's.
In another match, south africa and england are set to clash. Even if south africa loses that match, they will still be tied on three points. Then, since that team's net run rate is much higher, they will have a higher net run rate than Australia. That way, even if south africa loses to england, there is a chance that they will advance to the semi-finals with three points and surpass australia with a higher net run rate. If south africa beats england, they will top Group B with five points and advance to the semi-finals. Therefore, South Africa's semi-final chances are now 90 percent certain. Therefore, the match between afghanistan and australia has become a quarter-final match.

If it rains in the Afghanistan-Australia match, afghanistan will get only three points. Then, the team's net run rate is very poor and they will not be able to advance to the semi-finals ahead of South Africa. On the other hand, if the match is abandoned due to rain, australia will get four points and advance to the semi-finals. The match between afghanistan and australia is scheduled to be played on Friday.
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Sowmiya Sriram

27/02/2025 09:28 AM