In Kolkata on Tuesday, Pakistan defeated Bangladesh by seven wickets after suffering four straight defeats.
Although there are still many obstacles to overcome, this victory was crucial for Pakistan's attempt to maintain their hopes of making it to the World Cup semifinals.
In a perfect world, the Green Shirts would need New Zealand to lose their remaining games since they have eight points from six games and Pakistan must win their remaining games.
Pakistan may advance to the knockout stage with 10 points if they win their next three games, while the Black Caps will finish the group stage with eight points if they lose their next three games.
In an ideal scenario, the following results will help Pakistan if they want to qualify for the semi-final
Match 32: New Zealand vs South Africa — South Africa win
Match 33: India vs Sri Lanka — India win
Match 34: Afghanistan vs Netherlands — Afghanistan win
Match 35: Pakistan vs New Zealand — Pakistan win
Match 36: England vs Australia — Australia win
Match 37: India vs South Africa — India win
Match 38: Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh — Sri Lanka win
Match 39: Australia vs Afghanistan — Australia win
Match 40: England vs Netherlands — England win
Match 41: New Zealand vs Sri Lanka — Sri Lanka win
Match 42: South Africa vs Afghanistan — South Africa win
Match 43: Bangladesh vs Australia — Australia win
Match 44: Pakistan vs England — Pakistan win
Match 45: India vs Netherlands — India win
If all the results go according to the above-mentioned scenario, India will finish first with 18 points, they would be followed by South Africa with 14 points. Australia will finish third with the same points as the Proteas while Pakistan, with 10 points, will finish fourth and qualify for the knockout stage of the World Cup.
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