New Zealand’s team has officially made it to the final of the T20 World Cup. In the match against Ireland, the Kiwi team cleared the way by registering victory. Earlier also it was believed that New Zealand’s team would be the first team to go to the semi-finals.
Australia’s team defeated Afghanistan by 4 runs but is behind in terms of net run rate. In such a situation, the Australian team will have to wait for the match between Sri Lanka and England. Australia needed to score 185 runs to go ahead in terms of net run rate from the Kiwis. After falling behind this score, the matter of net run rate for them came to an end.
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The net run rate of Australia’s team is in minus and that of England is in plus. In such a situation, if the England team defeats Sri Lanka, then it will go straight to the semi-finals. If Sri Lanka’s team gets the win, then Australia’s team will go ahead. It can be said that the fate of Australia now depends on the victory of Sri Lanka. The Sri Lankan team is already out in the tournament.
New Zealand team defeated Ireland team by 35 runs to occupy the top of the table with 7 points. Kiwi team has won 3 out of 5 matches and lost 1 match. One match was washed out by rain.
