The ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2021 are being held in the United Arab Emirates and Oman, know about how India can make it to the semi-finals
India faced New Zealand on October 31, 2021, where New Zealand dominated the game and won the match by 8 wickets. India is on the verge of an early exit from the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2021 as they lost to Pakistan on October 24, 2021, where Pakistan won the game by 10 wickets.
Before the commencement of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2021, India was one of the strongest sides on paper. But with the first two losses, Indian fans are concerned about a possible elimination from the T20 World Cup.
Here are the scorecards of both the matches India has played so far.
Know How Can India Qualify For The ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2021 Semi-finals
The current Net Run Rate (NRR) of India is -1.609. If India manages to win all the remaining matches against Afghanistan, Scotland, and Namibia with a large difference, India will get a good Net Run Rate.
Possibility Number 1:
India goes on to beat Afghanistan by a major edge on Wednesday, November 3, 2021, in Abu Dhabi and Afghanistan proceed to beat New Zealand in their last Super 12 match on November 7, 2021.
India has to make sure that it achieves more points than Afghanistan. If there is a tie of points between India and Afghanistan, India will have no other option but to pack its bags.
Possibility Number 2:
India beat Afghanistan by a major edge on Wednesday, November 3, 2021, and New Zealand beat Afghanistan in their last Super 12 match on November 7, 2021. This possibility will make sure that Afghanistan will not get 6 points.
On the other hand, New Zealand loses to either Namibia or Scotland. This will help India to overtake the Net Run Rate of New Zealand.
India vs Pakistan
Date: October 24, 2021
India batting:
151/7 in 20 overs
Virat Kohli: 57 runs in 49 balls
Rishabh Pant: 39 runs in 30 balls
Pakistan bowling:
Shaheen Afridi: 3 wickets and 31 runs in 4 overs
Hasan Ali: 2 wickets and 44 runs in 4 overs
Pakistan batting:
152/0 in 17.5 overs
Mohammad Rizwan: 79 runs in 55 balls
Babar Azam: 68 runs in 52 balls
Man of the Match: Shaheen Afridi
India vs New Zealand
Date: October 31, 2021
India batting:
110/7 in 20 overs
Ravindra Jadeja: 26 runs in 19 balls
Hardik Pandya: 23 runs in 24 balls
New Zealand bowling:
Trent Boult: 3 wickets and 20 runs in 4 overs
Ish Sodhi: 2 wickets and 17 runs in 4 overs
New Zealand batting:
111/2 in 14.3 overs
Daryl Mitchell: 49 runs in 35 balls
Kane Williamson: 33 runs in 31 balls
Man of the Match: Ish Sodhi
Group 2 Standings
Pakistan
Matches: 3
Won: 3
Lost: 0
Points: 6
Afghanistan
Matches: 3
Won: 2
Lost: 1
Points: 4
New Zealand
Matches: 2
Won: 1
Lost: 1
Points: 2
Namibia
Matches: 2
Won: 1
Lost: 1
Points: 2
India
Matches: 2
Won: 0
Lost: 2
Points: 0
Scotland
Matches: 2
Won: 0
Lost: 2
Points: 0
Remaining Matches
India’s Remaining Matches
November 3, 2021: India vs Afghanistan
November 5, 2021: India vs Scotland
November 8, 2021: India vs Namibia
New Zealand’s Remaining Matches
November 3, 2021: New Zealand vs Scotland
November 5, 2021: New Zealand vs Namibia
November 7, 2021: New Zealand vs Afghanistan
Afghanistan’s Remaining Matches
November 3, 2021: Afghanistan vs India
November 7, 2021: Afghanistan vs New Zealand
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