Pakistan’s negligible chances of qualifying for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 has created a meme fest all across the social media. Many experts from the Cricket fraternity have also joined the trend to make unrealistic scenarios for the team to qualify for the semifinals of the tournament.
Pakistan cricket team will play their last league stage match of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 against England on 11 November at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata. The chances of qualification for Pakistan are next to impossible as New Zealand already has 10 points on the points table of the World Cup.
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Wasim Akram recently joined the trend to give Pakistan a suggestion of qualifying for the semifinals. Wasim Akram said, “Make whatever score that is possible and then go and lock the dressing room of the England team for 20 minutes so that all their batters get timed out.”
Qualifications scenario for Pakistan in ICC Cricket World Cup 2023
If Pakistan gets to bat first, they need to score 300 or more and they need to restrict England to a score of just 13. Pakistan need to maintain a margin of a minimum of 287 runs if they score more than 300 runs in Kolkata in their last match of the league stage to qualify for the semi-finals of the ODI World Cup 2023.
On the other hand if Pakistan gets to bowl first in the innings their chances seem next to impossible and negligible. Even if Pakistan bowls out England for 100 runs, they need to chase down the target within 2.3 overs, to win with around 285 balls to spare.
