Adelaide,
The 8th 20 Over Cricket World Cup is going on in different cities of Australia. The series has now reached its final stage. Only New Zealand (Group A) has qualified for the semi-finals with only 4 matches remaining in the Super 12 round.
In this situation, there is a tough competition between England and Australia to qualify for the semi-finals in Group A. Currently, Australia has completed the Super 12 round with 7 points in that group. Currently the team is in 2nd position.
England team is in 3rd position with 5 points. England-Sri Lanka teams will clash in the last league match tomorrow in Group A. If England win this match, they will be level on points (7 points) with Australia. But currently the England team’s run rate is +0.547. Australia’s run rate is -0.173.
Thus, if England beat Sri Lanka in tomorrow’s match, it is more likely to qualify for the semi-finals. On the contrary, if Sri Lanka wins, Australia will qualify for the semi-finals. If the Sri Lanka-England match is unexpectedly abandoned due to rain, both teams will get one point each. Australia will qualify for the semi-finals.
It is noteworthy that if the English team wins this match by 128 runs, the team will overtake New Zealand in the points table and will be the first in Group A.