The T20 World Cup 2024 Group 1 in Super 8 consisting India, Australia, Afghanistan and Bangladesh has change into actually fascinating. No staff has been formally entered the semi-finals whereas none has been knocked out both.
With Afghanistan beating Australia, even the Rohit Sharma-led Indian cricket staff will not be assured of a spot within the semi-finals. The present factors desk is as follows –
1. India (4 factors, 2 video games, NRR +2.425), 2. Australia (2 factors, 1 recreation, NRR +0.223), 3. Afghanistan (2 factors, 2 video games, NRR -0.650), 4. Bangladesh (0 factors, 2 video games -2.489).India will qualify in the event that they win vs Australia on Monday or the sport is washed out. Australia can advance in the event that they beat India. Even when they lose or the match is washed out, Australia can advance if Bangladesh beat Afghanistan or the match will get washed out. Afghanistan can advance in the event that they beat Bangladesh and their run-rate is best than both Australia or India. Bangladesh can advance if India beat Australia and so they beat Bangladesh by an enormous margin. A greater NRR will see them by way of.
T20 World Cup’s official broadcasters Star Sports activities gave the likelihood of all groups
PROBABILITY OF QUALIFICATION FOR SEMI-FINALS
With Afghanistan upsetting Australia, they face potential elimination if #TeamIndia defeats them tomorrow, dramatically altering the qualification state of affairs!
Do not miss the # #AUSvIND | TOMORROW, 6 PM
— Star Sports activities (@StarSportsIndia) June 23, 2024
Australian cricketer Usman Khawaja “wasn’t shocked” by Afghanistan’s beautiful win over Australia within the T20 World Cup Tremendous Eight match and praised their power as a staff.
Using on Gulbadin Naib’s four-wicket haul after Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Ibrahim Zadran’s opening stand of 118, Afghanistan surprised Australia by 21 runs and secured their first-ever win over the cricketing powerhouse.
“Afghanistan is a really robust staff. They in all probability ought to have received towards us within the final World Cup too,” Khawaja mentioned on the Prime’s cafe launch in Melbourne.
Reflecting on Australia’s loss to Afghanistan, Khawaja urged the staff to maneuver previous the defeat and give attention to the following problem. He underscored the importance of the match towards India, contemplating each groups to be one of the best on the planet. “We nonetheless have an opportunity, we have to beat India. When the strain is on within the World Cup, Australia normally comes out on high,” he asserted.
For Australia, issues are dire after being at two factors and their internet run price happening to +0.223 after a shock defeat to Afghanistan. India’s win towards Australia will seal a semi-final berth for Males in Blue whereas a loss would make Australia depending on the results of the Afghanistan vs Bangladesh match on Tuesday.
Khawaja additionally emphasised the essential nature of the upcoming recreation towards India, labeling it as a “do or die” state of affairs for Australia. He expressed confidence within the staff’s process-oriented method beneath Mitchell Starc and Andrew McDonald. “It’s totally human to be nervous and a bit of extra anxious, however Australia has performed superb T20 cricket up till Afghanistan. That is the fantastic thing about T20 cricket; it simply wants one second to vary the entire state of affairs,” Khawaja famous.
Khawaja additionally shared his love for T20 cricket, praising its means to have interaction a broader neighborhood. He noticed that the format has attracted extra women and moms to the game over the previous decade. “You’ll have by no means thought USA can be within the Tremendous Eight,” he added, highlighting the rising world attain of T20 cricket.
