Can Pakistan still reach the semi-finals of CT2025, what is the complete equation

By Kaif - Feb 24, 2025 02:35 PM
Last updated on Feb 24, 2025 02:38 PM

Can Pakistan still reach the semi-finals of CT2025,what is the complete equation

Can Pakistan still reach the semi-finals of CT2025: Champions Trophy 2025 is being played in Pakistan. But the performance of the host team has been very poor in this tournament so far. In the very first match, Pakistan had to face a crushing defeat by 60 runs against New Zealand. After this, they got a crushing defeat by 6 wickets from the Indian team and both these defeats have made the path to the semi-finals very difficult for them. But even after losing to India, the team will have a chance to reach the semi-finals. Let us tell you the complete equation

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How can Pakistan qualify for CT 2025?

The match between Bangladesh and New Zealand will be played on 24 February at Rawalpindi ground. In this match, Pakistan will have to pray that the Bangladesh team defeats New Zealand.
The second equation is that the Pakistani team will play against Bangladesh on 27 February and to reach the semi-finals, the Pakistani team will have to win this match by a big margin at any cost. So that their net run rate can improve.
At the same time, the Indian team has to play a match against New Zealand on 2 March. The Pakistani team will have to pray that Team India defeats New Zealand in this match as well.
If the Indian team wins all three matches from Group A, it will qualify for the semi-finals. On the other hand, after Pakistan, New Zealand and Bangladesh win one match each, all three teams will have two points each. In this situation, if the Pakistani team wins against Bangladesh by a big margin, then their net run rate will be higher than New Zealand and Bangladesh. Then the Pakistani team can make it to the semi-finals. But this seems impossible.
Talking about the points table, the Pakistani team is currently at the last position in Group-A of the Champions Trophy 2025. They have played two matches and have lost both. Their net run rate is -1.087. Pakistan's next match is against Bangladesh on 27 February. Pakistan will now have to depend on other teams to reach the semi-finals.

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