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IND vs ENG or IND vs NZ: Who will India play in the semifinal at World Cup 2019 - all likely scenarios

July 4 (AZINS) With the group stage of ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 coming to an end soon, teams have already sealed their semifinals spot. Australia, India and England have also made it to final four while New Zealand is also likely to qualify. The only big question remains as to who will whom in the semifinals? India and Australia have one more match to play againts Sri Lanka and South Africa respectively. Let's take a look at the possible scenarios for ICC Cricket World Cup 2019.

World Cup 2019: Points Table

Here's the current top four in the ICC Cricket World Cup Standings

TEAM

P

W

L

T

NR

PTS

NRR

Australia

8

7

1

0

0

14

+1.000

India

8

6

1

0

1

13

+0.811

England

9

6

3

0

0

12

+1.152

New Zealand

9

5

3

0

1

11

+0.175

 
Scenario 1- India vs England semifinal

If Australia win against South Africa in their final game then they will finish ahead of India in the points table. It means that India will play England at Edgbaston in Birmingham in the semifinal. India has already lost to England in the group stage.

Scenario 2 - India vs New Zealand semifinal

If India beat Sri Lanka and Australia lose to South Africa, Virat Kohli's men will finish at top with 15 points. This will mean that India will play New Zealand in the first semifinal to be played in Manchester. Australia will then play England in semifinal 2 at Edgbaston.

Pakistan to spring an unlikely surprise?

The chances of Pakistan making it to the semifinals are just a case of mathematical possibility. 

For Pakistan to qualify for the semi-finals, they need to beat Bangladesh:

- by 311 runs after scoring 350,

- by 316 runs after scoring 400,

- by 321 runs after scoring 450;

- If Bangladesh bat first, Pakistan are eliminated.

If Pakistan do pull off such a miracluous victory, then they will overtake New Zealand on the basis of net run rate and will face the team that finishes at the top of the points table.

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