World Cup 2019: Semi-final qualification scenarios after Bangladesh-Afghanistan game

#6 Sri Lanka (6 points)

The late bloomers have thrown open the tournament by defeating England. It has ruffled the feathers of the top 4 teams who seemed like sure-shot qualifications. Sri Lanka have a very realistic chance of making it through to the next stage but they will also be dependent upon the results of the other games.

Qualification scenario

• Need to win all of their remaining matches by a big margin
• Win at least 2 out of their 3 remaining games and hope other results go in their favour

Remaining fixtures

1 - South Africa (28/06, Durham)

2 - West Indies (01/07, Durham)

3 - India (06/07, Leeds)

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#7 Pakistan (5 points)

The unpredictability of Pakistan has been to the fore in this World Cup. They have either gone big or bust. They have defeated England and South Africa, but have lost by huge margins to West Indies and India which has affected their NRR.

Qualification scenario

• Need to win all their games and also hope that the results of other games are favourable for them

Remaining fixtures

1 - New Zealand (26/06, Birmingham)

2 - Afghanistan (29/06, Leeds)

3 - Bangladesh (05/07, London)

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#8 West Indies (3 points)

It's been an absolute sorry tale for West Indies who could have been ruling the roost. They had their chances against Australia, Bangladesh and New Zealand, but failed to capitalize on them all. Now, their World Cup is virtually all over.

Qualification scenario

• Need to win all their games and also hope that the results of other games go in their favour

Remaining fixtures

1 - India (27/06, Manchester)

2 - Sri Lanka (01/07, Durham)

3 - Afghanistan (04/07, Leeds)

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#9 South Africa (3 points)

No one in their wildest dreams must have thought South Africa would be languishing at the 9th spot halfway through the World Cup. The Proteas are completely out of contention irrespective of the future results.

Qualification scenario

• Out of contention for the semi-finals

Remaining fixtures

1 - Sri Lanka (28/06, Durham)

2 - Australia (06/07, Manchester)

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#10 Afghanistan (0 points)

Everyone had high expectations for the rising Asian team, but they have underperformed. They had their chances against Sri Lanka and India, but the lack of experience to handle pressure clearly showed.

Qualification scenario

• Out of contention for the semi-finals

Remaining fixtures

1 - Pakistan (29/07, Leeds)

2 - West Indies (04/07, Leeds)