Explained: How India can still qualify for Asia Cup final
Pakistan hurt India's chances of making the Asia Cup final, the 6 wicket shock loss against Sri Lanka on Tuesday took the Men in Blue to the verge of an early and rather embarrassing exit. As things stand right now, India have played two and lost two in the Super 4s, with one match left to play. This is what the Super 4s points table looks like:Sri Lanka - 4 points after 2 matches Pakistan - 2 points after 1 match India - 0 points after 2 matches Afghanistan - 0 points after 1 match Sri Lanka, with 4 points and a NRR of +0.351 are sitting pretty on top of the pile. They have 1 match left to play, which is against Pakistan. Now, there could be a scenario where three teams end up on 4 points each. This can happen if -1. Pakistan beat Sri Lanka and go to 4 points 2. Afghanistan beat Pakistan and go to 2 points 3. Afghanistan then beat India and go to 4 points In this scenario, Sri Lanka, Pakistan and Afghanistan will all be on 4 points and NRR will come into the picture to determine the two finalists. India though does not feature in this scenario. The Lankans of course are in pole position as of now to make the cut for Sunday's final. India meanwhile currently have a slightly better net run rate than that of Afghanistan's (-0.125 as compared to -0.589) with 0 points. So can India still make the final? Yes they can. Though for that they will need a mini miracle and of course other results to go their way.
