The result of today’s match will decide the fates of three teams in the tournament. If New Zealand win, they’ll progress to the semi-finals. If Afghanistan win, it’ll be a likely three-way tie on points between them, New Zealand and India. The qualifying team will then be decided based on the net run rate (NRR).
Speaking in a video on his YouTube channel, Aakash Chopra said:
Currently, New Zealand are leading the points, but India are ahead in NRR. India will pray for Afghanistan to defeat Kane Williamson’s team but not by a huge margin. Team India, meanwhile, will look to beat Namibia by a big margin in the final match of the league stage on Monday.
“I don’t like this group much” - Aakash Chopra
Aakash Chopra further remarked that he isn’t a fan of the makeup of Group 2. He argued that India progressing to the semis without defeating either Pakistan or New Zealand is not ‘fair’ and that New Zealand and Afghanistan depending on defeating each other to qualify is not the “kind of tournament you want”.
Aakash Chopra said:
The Afghanistan-New Zealand clash will begin at 3:30 PM IST and will be followed by Pakistan’s encounter against Scotland which will start at 7:30 PM IST.
0 votes
