World Cup 2023 Points Table: What Pakistan's Huge Win vs Bangladesh Means For Their Semi-finals Dream

31.10.2023 - 15:57 sports.ndtv.com

World Cup 2023 Points Table: The Babar Azam-led Pakistan cricket team finally returned to winning ways after four straight defeats at the Cricket World Cup to keep their semi-final hopes alive.

Facing a must-win situation against Bangladesh in a Cricket World Cup match in Kolkata on Tuesday, Pakistan dominated in both the batting and bowling departments to notch a comfortable seven-wicket win.

This was Pakistan cricket team's third win in seven matches and they are placed fifth in the points table. Bangladesh are out of semi-final race. (World Cup 2023 points table) The first four teams in the Cricket World Cup points table are - India (12 points, 6 games, NRR +1.405), South Africa (10 points, 6 games, NRR +2.032), New Zealand (8 points, 6 games, NRR +1.232) and Australia (8 points, 6 games, +0.970).

The fifth-placed Pakistan cricket team has six points from seven games (NRR -0.024). Pakistan's remaining matches are against New Zealand and England.

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Australia is set to face Bangladesh in match No. 43 of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 on Saturday, November 11. The match will be played at the MCA Stadium in Pune. While the two teams take each other on the playing field, the fantasy cricket managers have a chance to pick their favourite players and form their teams. The performance of the players on the field will translate to points for each fantasy team picked. Bangladesh have struggled to make their presence felt in the tournament. With only two victories in eight matches, they were the first team to be eliminated from the tournament. The ICC Champions Trophy 2025 qualification is on the line for the Tigers, who are currently in the bottom three.

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