ICC Cricket World Cup 2023: Where Do Teams Stands And Their Semi-Finals Qualification Scenario Explained

New Zealand, despite a strong start with four wins, also need at least two more victories from their remaining three matches to advance to the semi-finals.

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The ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 has reached a crucial point in the group stage, with nine teams still in the hunt for a spot in the semi-finals, while Bangladesh have been eliminated. No team has yet assuringly secured a semi-final berth or been ruled out.

POS	TEAM	PLAYED	WON	LOST	N/R	TIED	NET RR	POINTS
1	India	6	6	0	0	0	1.405	12
2	South Africa	6	5	1	0	0	2.032	10
3	New Zealand	6	4	2	0	0	1.232	8
4	Australia	6	4	2	0	0	0.97	8
5	Pakistan	7	3	4	0	0	-0.024	6
6	Afghanistan	6	3	3	0	0	-0.718	6
7	Sri Lanka	6	2	4	0	0	-0.275	4
8	Netherlands	6	2	4	0	0	-1.277	4
9	Bangladesh	7	1	6	0	0	-1.446	2
10	England	6	1	5	0	0	-1.652	2

India, the host nation, are leading the standings with six wins in six matches and need just one more point to ensure a semi-final spot. They will play Sri Lanka, South Africa, and the Netherlands in their remaining group stage matches. South Africa, with five wins in six games, would aim to secure four more points to guarantee a semi-final place. Their upcoming matches include New Zealand, India, and Afghanistan.

New Zealand, despite a strong start with four wins, also need at least two more victories from their remaining three matches to advance to the semi-finals. They will face South Africa, Sri Lanka, and Pakistan in their remaining fixtures of the tournament. Australia, like New Zealand, would want two wins from their last three games to enhance their semi-final prospects. They will face England, Afghanistan, and Bangladesh.

Afghanistan's victory against Sri Lanka has improved their chances of reaching the semi-finals, but they need either Australia or New Zealand to lose by a significant margin or lose two games while winning all three of their remaining matches. Sri Lanka, currently with four points, must win all three of their remaining matches, including matches against two of the top four teams, India and New Zealand. They also need at least two of the five teams above them not to exceed 10 points and to have a lower net run rate.

Pakistan can achieve a maximum of 10 points in the group stage and must win their matches against New Zealand and England while hoping that the current top four teams lose their remaining matches. The Netherlands need to win all three of their remaining games with a large margin and hope that no more than three teams finish with 10 or more points in the tournament.

Bangladesh, having won just one game in their seven fixtures, have been eliminated from the semi-finals race and are knocked out of the tournament. England, the defending champions, are unlikely to qualify. England can still mathematically qualify but would need to win their matches against Australia, the Netherlands, and Pakistan by significant margins and hope that only three teams finish with more than eight points in the standings. A defeat in any of their three matches would result in their exit from the tournament in the group stage.