ISLAMABAD
\nPakistan\u2019s World Cup campaign has taken a hit with four consecutive losses following their initial two victories, putting them on the brink of elimination from semi-final contention. Now, the outcomes of other matches are as crucial as Pakistan\u2019s own victories in the remaining two games if they want to to secure a top-four spot.
\nThe race for the semi-finals is in full swing, with 13 league matches remaining (including India vs Sri Lanka today). India and South Africa seem almost certain to secure semi-final berths. Australia is in third place, while New Zealand\u2019s loss to South Africa in Pune last night has intensified the battle for the fourth position.
\nPakistan are currently fifth on the points table, having six points from seven matches and are ahead of Afghanistan at the moment due to their net run rate (NRR), which currently is -0.024.<\/p>\n
By winning their upcoming matches against the Kiwis on Nov 4 and England on Nov 11, coupled with favourable outcomes from other games, Pakistan do have a remote chance.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
ISLAMABAD Pakistan\u2019s World Cup campaign has taken a hit with four consecutive losses following their initial two victories, putting them on the brink of elimination from semi-final contention. Now, the outcomes of other matches are as crucial as Pakistan\u2019s own victories in the remaining two games if they want to to secure a top-four spot. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-365624","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-sports"},"yoast_head":"\n