Pakistan Qualification Scenario to T20 World Cup Super 8: In PAK vs USA T20 World Cup 2024 match in Dallas on June 6, Pakistan suffered a defeat from the host USA in its first T20 WC match, which extended to a super over. Pakistan's loss against USA dealt a major blow to their chances of qualifying for the super 8 stage of the ICC T20 World Cup 2024. Pakistan now faces the looming threat of elimination from the T20 World Cup 2024 tournament.
With 20 teams competing in the T20 World Cup 2024, they are divided into four groups. Group A features India, America, Pakistan, Canada, and Ireland. Only two teams from each group, totaling 8 teams, will advance to ICC T20 World Cup 2024 Super-8 stage, while the journey for the remaining three teams in each group will conclude.
Post their shocking loss to USA, Pakistan now face immense pressure to secure wins in their upcoming T20 World Cup 2024 matches to avoid early elimination from the tournament.
Why Pakistan can't afford to lose IND vs PAK T20 World Cup 2024 match
In their upcoming match, Pakistan faces India, where the Men in Blue appear to hold the advantage. If India secures win in IND vs PAK T20 World Cup 2024 match in New York on Sunday (June 9), Pakistan's chances of advancing to T20 World Cup 2024 Super 8 stage will be severely jeopardized.
Meanwhile, USA, placed in Group A alongside India and Pakistan, has played two matches, winning both. Their back-to-back victories have propelled them to the top of the Group A points table with 4 points and a net run rate of +0.626. If USA clinches another victory (Vs India on Wednesday, June 12) they will further solidify their position in T20 World Cup 2024 Group A points table with 6 points.
If India beats Pakistan, they will advance to 4 points while Pakistan will linger at the bottom of the Group A points table with zero points. After IND vs PAK match, India will face off against USA and Canada, while USA's upcoming matches will be against India and Ireland.
Should India defeat Pakistan and then USA secure a win over India in their upcoming match on Wednesday (June 12), USA will get to 6 points. If India emerges victorious in their remaining three group stage matches (vs Pakistan, Canada, Ireland), they will accumulate 8 points and secure a berth in ICC T20 World Cup 2024 Super-8 stage.
However, if Pakistan suffers a loss against India, they will have only two matches remaining. Even if Pakistan wins in these two matches, they will only reach 4 points, while USA will reach the Super-8 stage with 6 points.
Pakistan must win in all their remaining matches to keep their Super-8 stage qualification hopes alive. Furthermore, they must also hope for USA to lose against India and Ireland in their remaining two group stage matches.