Sri Lanka vs New Zealand: The Super-8 match between Sri Lanka and New Zealand is being played in Colombo. In this match, Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to bowl first and this decision proved to be correct in the first leg. New Zealand lost the wickets of both its opening batsmen within the first 26 balls. This match is more important for Pakistan than it is for Sri Lanka and New Zealand. Know here whose victory today will benefit Pakistan more.
How will Pakistan benefit?
First of all know the status of the points table. England has already booked the semi-final ticket from the second group of Super-8. There is competition between Pakistan, New Zealand and Sri Lanka for the second semi-final slot. Pakistan and New Zealand have one point each, whereas Sri Lanka has not been able to open its account of points yet.
In fact, whether Sri Lanka or New Zealand wins today, Pakistan will not be out, but its going to the semi-finals will depend on the results of other matches in both the circumstances.
First equation- Today, if Sri Lanka wins over New Zealand, then it will have 2 points while New Zealand will have only one point. In such a situation, Pakistan would not want New Zealand to get a big victory over England on 27th February. If England beats New Zealand then it will be very good for the Pakistan team.
Second equation- If New Zealand beats Sri Lanka today, then perhaps the problems of the Pakistan team will increase significantly. In such a situation, New Zealand will get 3 points and the net run-rate will also be much better than Pakistan. In this situation, the Pakistan team would like England to win over New Zealand at any cost.
Let us also tell you that now only one match is left for Pakistan, which it has to play with Sri Lanka on 28th February.
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