Team India have had the worst start to their ICC T20 World Cup 2021 campaign losing both their games against Pakistan and New Zealand. Their hopes of making it to the semifinal now hang by the thread with three more games left in the group stage.
Incidentally, Virat Kohli & Co entered the tournament as one of the favourites and looked invincible in the warm-up matches beating England and Australia. However, the graph touched the bottom only in their first outing when Pakistan handed them a 10-wicket drubbing. It continued against the Kiwis, where they lost by eight wickets.
Not the result we wanted, but we will look to bounce back in the matches ahead. #TeamIndia #T20WorldCup #INDvNZ pic.twitter.com/A61JjoITe1
— BCCI (@BCCI) October 31, 2021
While India’s chances of making it to the semifinal are very bleak, we take a look at how they can still make it to the top four.
1 – India win all of their remaining matches in the T20 World Cup 2021 Super 12 stage
With already behind, India need to win all their remaining games to give themselves the best chance of qualifying. Virat Kohli & Co play Afghanistan on November 3, Scotland on November 5 and Namibia on November 8.
They also need to win the games by massive margins to better their net run rate.
2 – New Zealand and Afghanistan should not secure more than six points
New Zealand have two points from two matches under their belt. Their remaining fixtures are against Afghanistan, Namibia and Scotland and are expected to win all their games. However, India will want them to lose a game and finish on six points.
New Zealand win the game, but #TeamIndia will look to make amends in their next match of the #T20WorldCup. #INDvNZ
Scorecard ▶️ https://t.co/ZXELFVZhDp pic.twitter.com/Bvkz3BHshm
— BCCI (@BCCI) October 31, 2021
On the other hand, Afghanistan have their remaining two matches against India and New Zealand. As per the first condition, India will have to beat Afghanistan, leaving the Afghans on four points.
So, the game between Afghanistan and New Zealand scheduled to happen on November 7 is the most crucial one for India’s qualification. If New Zealand win that match, they will qualify ahead of India and Afghanistan.
However, if Afghanistan win, all three teams will be tied at six points and the team with the best run rate will go ahead which gives India some hope of still making it to the semifinal.
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