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In the Asia Cup 2023, Bangladesh defeated Afghanistan by 89 runs and registered their first win of this tournament after an unfortunate loss to Sri Lanka by five wickets at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium. Now, both Sri Lanka and Bangladesh have got two points in their kitty after a win.
Now, in Group B, still one more game is left, which will be played between Sri Lanka vs Afghanistan in Lahore. If Afghanistan manages to win that match, then all three teams would end at two points equally thus it will boil down to net run rate for the qualification scenario of Super 4s in Asia Cup 2023.
Here, in this article we will see about Super 4s qualification scenario of Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Afghanistan (Group B).
Super 4s qualification scenario of Group B in Asia Cup 2023:
- Bangladesh have confirmed their spot in Super 4s of Asia Cup 2023 realistically considering all the probable situations in AFG vs SL game.
- Sri Lanka will qualify for Super 4s if they beat Afghanistan as they will go to four points after two wins.
- If Sri Lanka loses to Afghanistan, then net run rate scenario comes into place.
(i.) If Afghanistan beat Sri Lanka by a margin of 70 runs or 14-15 overs to be spared, then Afghanistan will qualify with Bangladesh in Super 4s of Asia Cup 2023.
(ii.) If Afghanistan manages to beat Sri Lanka by a lesser margin mentioned above, then Sri Lanka will qualify with Bangladesh in Super 4s of Asia Cup 2023.
Note: The margin mentioned will change based on the runs scored in the game exactly.
Sri Lanka - scored 165 runs in 39 overs and conceded 164 runs in 50 overs
Bangladesh - scored 498 runs in 100 overs and conceded 410 runs in 89 overs
Afghanistan - scored 245 runs in 50 overs and conceded 334 runs in 50 overs
