In the Super-8 of T20 World Cup 2024, both India and Australia will play their last match today. This match will be played at Darren Sammy National Cricket Stadium in St. Lucia. Team India currently has 4 points. At the same time, Australia and Afghanistan currently have 2-2 points. If we look at the weather conditions, then the chances of rain during India-Australia match are 55% to 61%. If this match gets cancelled due to rain, then the path to the semi-finals will become very interesting and the doors to enter the top-4 will also open for Afghanistan. So let’s know how the cancellation of the India-Australia match can prove to be beneficial for Afghanistan.
Team India is at the top with 4 points. Australia is at the second place and Afghanistan is at the third place. Both have 2-2 points. Apart from this, Bangladesh is at the fourth place after losing both its matches so far. On the other hand, if the match between India and Australia gets cancelled, then both the teams will get one point each. In such a situation, India will have 5 points and Australia will have 3 points.
Since Afghanistan’s net run-rate is much lower than Australia and if the Kangaroo team defeats India, then it will be impossible for Afghanistan to reach the semi-finals, but if the match between India and Australia gets cancelled, then the path of Rashid Khan-led Afghanistan will become very easy, because they will not have to depend on the net run-rate. In this situation, if Afghanistan defeats Bangladesh in its last match, it will secure a place in the semi-finals.
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Team India’s performance in T20 World Cup 2024 under the captaincy of Rohit Sharma has been excellent. India has not lost a single match in this tournament so far. In such a situation, if its match against Australia gets cancelled, it will have 5 points and this is good for Team India because it will reach the semi-finals even if it gets 1 point. On the other hand, Bangladesh will be out as soon as this match is cancelled.