By Admin 
The Super-8 match between Pakistan and England is being played in Pallekele. This is a very important match especially for the Pakistan team. Pakistan won the toss and decided to bat first, which proved to be costly. The first spell of Joffra Archer and Liam Dawson was heavy on the Pakistani batsmen. Sam Ayub and captain Salman Aga lost their wickets cheaply.
This is the second match of both the teams in Super-8. Know here if Pakistan loses at the hands of England, will it be completely out of the race for the semi-finals? Understand here the complete mathematics of Pakistan’s qualification.
Will Pakistan be out?
Even if Pakistan loses against England today, it will not be out of the T20 World Cup. Even if they lose today, their hopes of going to the semi-finals will remain intact. Let us tell you that Pakistan currently has one point, which it got after the cancellation of the match with New Zealand. If Pakistan beats Sri Lanka in the next match then it will get 3 points. But mere victory over Sri Lanka in the next match will not be enough for them to reach the semi-finals.
Pakistan will go to semi-finals like this
If Pakistan loses to England today, then it will have to hope that New Zealand loses its next two matches and wins its next match against Sri Lanka. With this, Pakistan will get a total of 3 points, while Sri Lanka will get 2 points and New Zealand will get limited to one point. While England will win all three matches and go to the semi-finals, Pakistan will finish second with 3 points.
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