Who can qualify for the last Cricket World Cup semifinal spot and how?
Al JazeeraWith India, South Africa and Australia already through, who will qualify for the last remaining Cricket World Cup semifinal berth? Here’s a look at their run-up to the closing stages of the group stage and what they need to do to qualify: New Zealand Points: 8 Net run rate: 0.398 Remaining fixture: Sri Lanka New Zealand began their campaign by thrashing England and were marked as one of the favourites but have now lost four matches and are placed fourth. The 1992 champions can also qualify on net run rate if: New Zealand beat Sri Lanka by a slim margin and Pakistan beat England by 130 runs or more. Should Hashmatullah Shahidi’s crowd favourites win one match and finish on 10 points, they can qualify for the semifinals if Sri Lanka beat New Zealand and England beat Pakistan. In case New Zealand and Pakistan win their respective matches, Afghanistan would be knocked out despite being level on points due to their much poorer net run rate.