The battle of WTC Final 2025 has become even more exciting, know about the qualification scenarios of India, Bangladesh and Pakistan here
Bangladesh recently won the two-match Test series against Pakistan in their home ground by 2-0. India, Bangladesh and Pakistan (Pic Source-X) Now there will be a fierce competition between all the teams for the final spot of the World Test Championship. Let us tell you, Bangladesh recently won the two-match Test series against Pakistan in their home by 2-0. After the end of this Test series, this battle has become even more exciting. Even though Bangladesh’s performance in the World Test Championship was not so good in the last two seasons, but in this cycle they have won the hearts of all the fans by performing brilliantly. In the last two seasons, Bangladesh won only one out of 19 matches. Not only this, at the beginning of this season, Bangladesh was at the bottom of the points table, but after winning the Test series against Pakistan, the team has come to the fourth position. After facing defeat against Bangladesh, Pakistan is at the 8th position in the points table and it seems very difficult for them to reach the final of this important tournament. With this, today we tell you what is very important for India, Bangladesh and Pakistan to do now if they want to secure their place in the final of the World Test Championship 2025. Bangladesh Bangladesh Cricket Team (Pic Source-X) After winning the Test series against Pakistan, Bangladesh team will now play a two-match Test series against India. After this, they have to play a Test series against West Indies and then host South Africa at home. If Bangladesh has to stay in the race, then they will have to win four out of their remaining six matches. India Team India (Image Credit- Twitter X) The Indian team has played 9 Test matches so far, out of which they have won 6, lost two and one ended in a draw. The Indian team is at the top of the points table of the World Test Championship. They have 74 points. Looking at the current form, it can be said that the Indian team can once again secure its place in this important tournament. India will have to win 5 out of the remaining 10 matches to secure its place in the final. Pakistan Pakistan test cricket team (Image Credit- Twitter Pakistan has played 7 matches in this round so far, in which they have won only two while the team has lost 5. The team is at the eighth position in the points table with 16 points. Now it is very important for them to win all their remaining matches in this round. However, it seems very difficult for them to reach the final. Anushka-Ritika fail in front of the wives of these 5 Pakistani cricketers Players with most centuries while chasing a score of 300+ in ODIs Virat Kohli will never be able to achieve these 3 records in his career These legendary cricketers have played only one IPL match “I will make RCB the champion for the first time…”- Priyansh Arya made a…
T20 World Cup 2024: Know what are the Qualification Scenarios? The race for the semi-finals became exciting after Afghanistan’s victory over Australia
After Afghanistan’s victory over Australia, 3 teams in Group 1 remain in the race for the semi-finals. AUS vs AFG (Photo Source: Getty Images) T20 World Cup Qualification Scenarios: In the Super 8 match of the ongoing T20 World Cup, held yesterday on 22 June, the Afghanistan cricket team has made a big upset by defeating the 2021 champion Australia. The Afghan team defeated the Kangaroo team by 21 runs on the basis of excellent bowling. Defending 149 runs in the match, Afghanistan bowled brilliantly and bundled out the opposition team for just 127 runs in 19.2 overs. So after this victory of the Afghan team, the race for the semi-finals in Super 8 Group 1 has become more exciting. The road to the semi-finals gets complicated India need to win their final Super 8 match against Australia to make it to the semi-finals, but a loss against Australia could complicate matters, especially if the margin of defeat is substantial. Team India’s net run rate is currently +2.425, but cricket is an unpredictable game, anything can happen here at any time. After this, Australia, which is in the group, will have to win against India in their last Super 8 match if they want to make it to the semi-finals. Australia’s run rate is currently +0.223 and they will also have to pray that Afghanistan does not win their next match against Bangladesh by a big margin. So Afghanistan, which has a net run rate of -0.650 at the moment, can also make it to the semi-finals, but for this it is very important for them to win their last Super 8 match against Bangladesh. Also, the margin of this victory should be sufficient, and India should beat Australia by a big margin. Apart from this, Bangladesh is also not completely out. Bangladesh has lost both the Super 8 matches played. Currently, its net run rate is -2.489 and to remain in the semi-finals, it will have to beat Afghanistan by a big margin, and pray that India beats Australia by a big margin.
T20 World Cup 2024: Canada’s Qualification Scenarios, Will Canada be able to reach the Super 8 after losing against Pakistan, know here
Canada has won only one out of the 3 matches played in the T20 World Cup Canada Cricket Team (Image Credit- Twitter X) Canada’s Qualification Scenario: The 22nd match of the ongoing T20 World Cup 2024 was played between Pakistan and Canada. In this match played at Nassau County International Cricket Stadium in New York, Pakistan won by 7 wickets against Canada on the basis of excellent bowling and better batting performance. Canada, who won the toss and elected to bat first, were able to score only 106 runs for the loss of 7 wickets in 20 overs, which Pakistan later achieved easily by losing 3 wickets in 17.3 overs. However, even though Canada may have lost the match against Pakistan, there is still a possibility of it reaching the Super 8 of the ongoing T20 World Cup 2024. So today in this article we are going to tell you about the mathematics of Canada reaching the Super 8 of the T20 World Cup. This is the complete equation of Canada to reach the Super 8 of T20 World Cup 2024 Let us tell you that it seems very difficult for Canada to reach the Super 8, but it is still possible. The team has won only one of the three matches played. Now they have to face India in their next match, against whom they will have to put in every possible effort to win. Also, to reach the playoffs, Canada will not only have to win this match but also have to keep the margin of victory big so that their currently minus net-run rate (0.439) can be corrected. Apart from defeating India, Canada will also have to pray that Ireland defeats Pakistan and USA in their upcoming matches. However, after this, Ireland and Canada will have equal points, but the team with a better net run rate will advance to the next round of the tournament. But if this does not happen and Canada does not get the desired results, then it will be very difficult for them to advance to the next round.
IPL 2024 Playoff scenarios: Despite better run rate, why will SRH remain below RR in the points table?
RR, RCB, SRH and KKR have qualified for the playoffs. Sunrisers Hyderabad (Pic Source-X) IPL 2024 Playoff scenarios: The last two matches of the league stage in IPL 2024 will be held on Sunday, May 19. Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) face Punjab Kings (PBKS) in the day’s match at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad, while Rajasthan Royals (RR) face Kolkata Knight Riders in the second match of the double header at the Barsapara Cricket Stadium in Guwahati. Riders (KKR). Interestingly, while PBKS has been eliminated from the tournament, RR, SRH and KKR have all qualified for the playoffs. Along with this, it is expected that Kolkata Knight Riders can remain the table topper. Accordingly, now the discussion is on which team, Hyderabad or Rajasthan, will be in second place based on Sunday’s result. It is generally believed that the net run rate decides who tops the IPL points table. However, an interesting scenario is one in which SRH (+0.406) could finish below RR (+0.273) in the points table despite having a better net run rate, if both the teams are tied on points. IPL 2024 Playoff scenarios: Why SRH will remain below RR despite better run rate If the Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Punjab Kings match at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium today is washed out due to rain, both sides will get one point each. Thus SRH will finish the league stage with 16 points. At the same time, if Rajasthan Royals loses to Kolkata Knight Riders in the last league match of IPL 2024 in Guwahati, then they will have only 16 points. Hyderabad’s run rate is better than Rajasthan, but if it happens then Rajasthan will be second in the points table. This is because the number of wins in the league stage is considered the first criteria to decide the ranking of teams in the IPL. Here also if both the teams are on par, then the net run rate comes into play. As per the rule, RR will finish the league stage with eight wins and SRH with seven wins and hence will finish second in the IPL 2024 points table in the given scenario.