ICC T20 WC 2016 Points table, How can India qualify for Semi-Finals
The Super 10 stage of the ICC T20 World Cup 2016 has completed a week. Teams are fighting hard to book a spot in the semifinal. New Zealand and West Indies have won both their games. India are much better placed after beating Bangladesh, so is England after overcoming Afghanistan. Pakistan, South Africa, Australia and Sri Lanka have won one game each.
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The top two teams from each group will qualify for the semifinal. Let’s have a look at the points table for both the groups and also the qualification scenarios for both of them.
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| Position | Team | Matches | Won | Lost | Tie | No-result | Points | Net RR |
| 1. | West Indies (Q) | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | +0.359 |
| 2. | England (Q) | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | +0.145 |
| 3. | South Africa | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +0.485 |
| 4. | Sri Lanka | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -0.287 |
| 5. | Afghanistan | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -0.715 |
Group 1 Qualification scenario
- If England beat Sri Lanka, England are through to the semi-finals.
- If Sri Lanka beat England and South Africa, then Sri Lanka will qualify.
- If Sri Lanka beat England and South Africa beat Sri Lanka, then it comes down to run-rate between the three teams (where South Africa have a massive advantage).
| Position | Team | Matches | Won | Lost | Tie | No-result | Points | Net RR |
| 1. | New Zealand (Q) | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | +1.900 |
| 2. | Australia | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -0.305 |
| 3. | India | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | -0.305 |
| 4. | Pakistan | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -0.093 |
| 5. | Bangladesh | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1.805 |
Group 2 Qualification scenario, How can India qualify for the Semi-Finals?
The match between India and Australia turning into a virtual quarterfinal. Whoever wins that match is through to the semi-finals.
But if by some chance it is a washout, Australia will go through by virtue of having a better net run rate than India.