ICC ODI World Cup 2023: There can be a big match between India and Pakistan in the semi-finals. At one time in the ODI World Cup 2023, the path to the semi-finals seemed very clear and easy.
But now as the tournament is progressing, the battle for the final 4 is becoming interesting. Earlier the New Zealand team was considered to be the biggest contender after winning the first four matches, but now its three consecutive defeats have started creating a quandary for Pakistan as well.
In such a situation, speculation has also started that if the train of Australia or New Zealand derails from here, then Pakistan may be in trouble.
Will There Be A Semi-Final Between India And Pakistan?
If Pakistan becomes the fourth team in the semi-finals and India remains on top, then the history of 2011 will be repeated once again. In the year 2011, the semi-final match between India and Pakistan was played on the ground of Mohali.
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The way the tables have started turning, fans have started hoping that the semi-final between India and Pakistan will be held again in the year 2023.
In the league stage, there was a match between the two teams in Ahmedabad in which the Men in Blue gave a crushing defeat to Babar’s team.
How Will Pakistan Reach The Semi-Finals?
Pakistan team is currently in fifth place with 6 points with three wins from seven matches. While New Zealand is in fourth place with 8 points with four wins from 7 matches. The teams of Pakistan and New Zealand will face each other on November 4. After this, the last match of both Pakistan and New Zealand is to be played with England.
If Pakistan beats New Zealand and also wins against England. On the other hand, either New Zealand loses both matches or New Zealand wins against England after losing to Pakistan and remains behind Pakistan in net run rate, then in this situation, Pakistan will become the fourth team in the semi-finals.
Africa Can Also Become On The Table-Top By Defeating Afghanistan:-
Whereas South Africa still has to play matches against India and Afghanistan. Team India still has to play Sri Lanka, Netherlands, and South Africa. If India wins all the remaining matches then it will remain on top in the points table.
On the other hand, if India loses a match to Africa and does not get a big win against Sri Lanka and Netherlands in terms of net run rate, then Africa can also become at the top of the table by defeating Afghanistan. Otherwise, India has more chances of becoming a table topper.
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If India remains the table topper and Pakistan becomes the fourth team by defeating New Zealand, then the atmosphere is going to be heated again in the semi-finals. The semi-final matches will be played on 15 and 16 November.
