India has been fantastic in this ODI World Cup 2023 by winning six out of six games as they remain to be the only unbeaten side in the tournament so far. Has team India already sealed a spot for them in the 2023 ODI World Cup semi-finals? Here in this article, we will have a look at whether India can still be eliminated from the 2023 World Cup (or) they confirmed their semi-final berth.
India's remaining schedule in ODI World Cup 2023:
vs Sri Lanka in Mumbai-WS, 2nd Nov
vs South Africa in Kolkata, 5th Nov
vs Netherlands in Bengaluru, 12th Nov
ODI World Cup 2023 Points Table:
India - 6 wins (6 games)
South Africa - 5 wins (6 games)
New Zealand - 4 wins (6 games)
Australia - 4 wins (6 games)
Sri Lanka - 2 wins (5 games)
Pakistan - 2 wins (6 games)
Afghanistan - 2 wins (5 games)
Netherlands - 2 wins (6 games)
Bangladesh - 1 win (6 games)
England - 1 win (6 games)
India in the worst case can lose a maximum of three games and end with six wins in the points table.
Teams like Pakistan, Netherlands, Bangladesh and England have already lost more than three games in the ODI World Cup 2023 hence they will stand below team India in the points table.
The loser of the Sri Lanka vs Afghanistan match will be losing a total of four games in total, hence one among Afghanistan (or) Sri Lanka would also stand below India in the points table.
The only chance India can be knocked out from the ODI World Cup 2023 is
- New Zealand and Australia should win all their remaining games so they end up at 7 wins in the table
- South Africa can beat India but should lose to New Zealand and Afghanistan, so they can also end up at 6 wins in the table.
- Sri Lanka (or) Afghanistan should win all their remaining games so that either one of them can end up with 6 wins in the table.
India with three losses against Sri Lanka, South Africa and Netherlands will end up at only 6 wins in the table.
Now New Zealand, Australia and two teams among South Africa, India, Sri Lanka/Afghanistan will qualify for the semi-finals of the ODI World Cup 2023.
India could be eliminated if they have less NRR than South Africa and Sri Lanka/Afghanistan in the points table if all the above-mentioned criteria work out.
