An ongoing ICC T20 World Cup, which is taking place in the West Indies and USA, has already given us some good cricket action.
Here’s what each team needs to do to make it to the Super Eight stage as the tournament progresses.
Group A
Teams: India, United States, Canada, Pakistan, Ireland
Teams: India, United States, Canada, Pakistan, Ireland
- India (4 points | 1.455 NRR): With two wins and a strong net run rate, India is in a favorable position. A win against either USA or Canada should see them through.
- United States (4 points | 0.626 NRR): The US won both their opening games. One more victory over either India or Ireland guarantees them a place among the top eight teams.
- Canada (2 points | -0.274 NRR): For Canada to stay in contention they must win their next matches against Pakistan and India; beating Pakistan is important though.
- Pakistan (0 points | -0.150 NRR): Pakistan need to defeat both Canada and Ireland in their last two games as well as improve on the net run rate; this also depends on what happens with India and/or USA losing their matches.
- Ireland (0 points | -1.712 NRR): To have any chance at all of catching up with others, Ireland must beat USA then PNG – asking too much probably given the current situation.
Group B
Teams: Scotland, Australia, Namibia, England, Oman
- Scotland (5 points | 2.164 NRR): If Scotland win against Australia they will progress surely; however, it might be enough for them anyway depending on other results.
- Australia (4 points | 1.875 NRR): Another victory, especially over Scotland, will book Australia’s place for the next round most likely.
- Namibia (2 points | -0.309 NRR): It will not be easy for Namibia at all as they must beat both Australia and England now!
- England (1 point | -1.800 NRR): England need to win their remaining games against Oman and Namibia while hoping for favorable results in other matches, particularly the Australia-Scotland game.
- Oman (0 points | -1.613 NRR): Eliminated – Oman cannot progress but have shown competitive spirit.
Group C
Teams: Afghanistan, West Indies, Uganda, Papua New Guinea, New Zealand
- Afghanistan (4 points | 5.225 NRR): A single victory will see them through against either Papua New Guinea or West Indies.
- West Indies (4 points | 3.574 NRR): They must beat New Zealand or Afghanistan to move on.
- Uganda (2 points | -4.217 NRR): In order for them to go through, Uganda will need a big margin defeat of New Zealand and some other scores to fall into place.
- Papua New Guinea (0 points | -0.434 NRR): It is not very likely that PNG will move forward but they are looking towards gaining experience and causing an upset perhaps.
- New Zealand (0 points | -4.200 NRR): To make it out of Group A, they must win all their fixtures with West Indies, Uganda, and Papua New Guinea.
Group D
Teams: South Africa, Bangladesh, Netherlands, Nepal, Sri Lanka
- South Africa (6 points | 0.603 NRR): South Africa is close to securing their position in the Super Eight—they are already well placed.’
- Bangladesh (2points|.075NRR) : The important thing is beating The Netherlands; Nepal should be won too, just in case
- Netherlands (2points|.024NRR) : Victories over Bangladesh and Nepal are required by the Dutch to survive.
- Nepal (0points|-0.539NRR) : Playing with Sri Lanka coming up next among others would require the team to triumph over all these games something which may seem hard given their shape at present time
- Sri Lanka (0points|-0.777NAR): Sri Lanka needs huge victories over Nepal and Netherlands, and some other scores to fall into place for them.
