The
International Cricket Council (ICC) earlier last month threw curveball after
revealing that the league-stage positions in the ongoing World Cup 2023 will
decide on the eight teams that will participate in the Champions Trophy 2025. Six teams have already confirmed their spot,
the three semifinalists in India, South Africa, and Australia, hosts Pakistan,
and sixth-placed Afghanistan.
ENGLAND
With their
emphatic win against Netherlands, the two-time Champions Trophy runner-up have
risen from the bottom of the table to the seventh spot. But they are yet to
confirm their qualification. And just a win against Pakistan in their final
league game on Saturday at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata will not be enough for
England. They need both Bangladesh and Netherlands to lose their final matches
as well.
BANGLADESH
The
scenario remain a tad bit similar. With similar points from as many matches as
England, Bangladesh stand below them on the points table owing to a far worse
NRR (-1.142 to England’s -0.885). And above all, they face five-time champions
Australia. Bangladesh not only have to pull
off the impossible, the win should have a significant impact on their NRR to
keep them alive in the top eight. However, if they lose, Bangladesh need to
ensure the margin of loss isn't much to send them below Sri Lanka in the points
table while expecting Netherlands to lose their last match.
SRI LANKA
Done with their league games in World Cup 2023,
the former Champions Trophy winners have fate to decide upon their
qualification as they standing below England and Bangladesh on the points
table. Sri Lanka need two of England, Bangladesh, and the Netherlands to lose
by huge margins to qualify for the event in terms of NRR.
0 Comments