Champions Trophy 2025: In the Champions Trophy 2025, Team India defeated Pakistan on Sunday (February 23) and settled an eight-year-old score. After registering two consecutive wins in this ICC event, the Indian team has reached the first position in the points table. The Indian team led by Rohit Sharma has almost shown Pakistan the way out of this tournament. However, even after two consecutive defeats, the way is open for Pakistan to reach the semi-finals.
Pakistan cricket team won the title by defeating India by 180 runs in the final match of Champions Trophy 2017. Now India has settled its score by defeating Pakistan by 6 wickets. Let us know what are the chances of Pakistan reaching the semi-finals even after losing two consecutive matches.
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| Team | Matches | Win | Loss | Tie | No Result | Points | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| India | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | +0.647 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +1.200 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.408 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1.087 |
How Will Pakistan Team Reach Semi-Finals?
The Pakistan team has lost its first two matches in the Champions Trophy. The Pakistan team is at number four in the points table and its net run rate is -1.087. In such a situation, it will have to depend on certain circumstances to reach the semi-finals. But for all this to happen, Pakistan also needs luck, because the New Zealand team is currently in great form and it seems difficult to lose to Bangladesh.
How Will Pakistan Enter The Semi-Finals?
Big win over Bangladesh – Pakistan will have to beat Bangladesh by a big margin so that its net run rate can improve. Pakistan will get two points after winning against Bangladesh.
New Zealand’s defeat – Pakistan will have to hope that the Kiwi team loses to Bangladesh in the New Zealand vs Bangladesh match on February 24. Currently, New Zealand’s team is at second place in the points table of Group-A and it has two points.
India’s victory – Pakistan will have to pray that India wins the match against New Zealand on March 2. In this way, after India wins all three matches, it will qualify for the semi-finals.
Dependence on net run rate – If New Zealand, Pakistan and Bangladesh win one match each, then Pakistan will need a better net run rate to reach the semi-finals. In this situation, Pakistan can get a place in the semi-finals on the basis of better net run rate than Bangladesh and New Zealand.
