Pakistan on Thursday faced a shock defeat at the hands of Zimbabwe, leaving their position in the T20 World Cup hanging.
They were beaten by India in a thriller in the first match. And yesterday’s game also went to the wire with Zimbabwe scripting victory on the very last ball.
Many people are now wondering if Pakistan still has chance to make it to the semi-finals of the World Cup. Yes, they can but it won’t be easy.
Here’s how Pakistan can qualify for semis:
– First, Pakistan has to win all its remaining matches against the Netherlands, South Africa and Bangladesh.
– Pakistan should not only win all these matches but ensure they post big wins to maintain a healthy net run-rate.
– India should beat South Africa in their upcoming match.
– Zimbabwe must lose two out of their three remaining matches. They’ll face India, Netherlands and Bangladesh.
– Bangladesh should lose one more match.
Fixtures of Group 2, Super 12 stage
October 30 — Bangladesh vs Zimbabwe, Netherlands vs Pakistan and India vs South Africa
November 2 — Zimbabwe vs Netherlands and India vs Bangladesh
November 3 — Pakistan vs South Africa
November 6 — South Africa vs Netherlands, Pakistan vs Bangladesh and India vs Zimbabwe