Sharjah: Team India has got another happy news from the T20 World Cup. In a match (Namibia vs new Zealand) New Zealand team defeated Namibia by 52 runs. The team has come second in Group-2 with 6 points. But the team could not win by a huge margin. Due to this his run rate is below Afghanistan (T20 World Cup 2021). In such a situation, if Afghanistan defeats him in the last match, then the path of Team India will become easier. Afghanistan’s team will come in the race for the semi-finals and New Zealand will be out. He will then only have to enter the final match according to Afghanistan’s run rate.
New Zealand had to restrict Namibia to a score of 94 or less to get a good run rate from Afghanistan. But the team of Namibia stopped him from doing so by scoring 111 runs. Playing first, New Zealand had scored 163 runs for 4 wickets. The team lost 4 wickets for 87 runs. But Glenn Phillips scored an unbeaten 39 and Jimmy Neesham scored an unbeaten 35 to take the score beyond 160 runs.
The team will get a chance to wait
New Zealand has to play the last match of the T20 World Cup against Afghanistan on 7 November. On the other hand, India has to face Namibia in the final match on 8 November. In such a situation, if the Afghanistan team beats New Zealand, then India will have clear maths as to what it will have to do to reach the semi-finals. The teams of Namibia and Scotland from the group have been eliminated from the race for the semi-finals.
Talking about Group-1, three teams West Indies, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka have been out of the semi-final race. England is set to reach the semi-finals. In such a situation, there is a war between South Africa and Australia for second place. Australia has to face West Indies while South Africa has to face England in the last match. England has won all the four matches played so far. Australia and South Africa have won 3-3 matches out of 4-4.
