How can Nepal Qualify for Super Six in ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier 2023 ?
After losing the second match of the qualifier against the West Indies, many questions arose among Nepali fans, How can Nepal Qualify for Super Six in ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier 2023 ? So, here is the answer.
Out of three matches, Nepal won just one which was against the USA. Beside it, Nepal lost to Zimbabwe and West Indies. Against West Indies, Nepal lost with quite bigger margin which affected Nepal’s net run rate and it currently reads -0.638.
United States are already out from the super six race. Now the remaining four teams will fight for the super six spots. Among those four teams, any of them could bowed out and any three could make it to the super six.
How can Nepal Qualify for Super Six in ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier 2023 ?
The simple equation for Nepal to qualify is: Netherlands must lose their both remaining matches.
Nepal must beat Netherlands with any margin and West Indies also beat Netherlands (with any margin). In this case, Nepal will qualify for the super six without any net run-rate issue. If Nepal loses to Netherlands, then there is no any chance for Nepal to go through.
What if loses to Nepal but Netherlands somehow defeates West Indies ?
In case Netherlands lost to Nepal but they wins against West Indies, the equation will be more interesting. Expecting Zimbabwe to win against USA, which will take them to the super six, the remaining two spots for the super six will be between Nepal, West Indies and Netherlands. For this to determine, the match between Zimbabwe vs West Indies will be crucial.
There will be two scenario.
West Indies vs Zimbabwe: If West Indies win
– If West Indies defeats Zimbabwe but loses to Netherlands, then West Indies will qualify for the super six with 6 points. Then, there will be fight between Nepal and Netherlands for the third spot. The team with higher net runrate will qualify. Therefore, Nepal must defeat Netherlands with good margin to stay safe.
West Indies vs Zimbabwe: If West Indies Lose
– If West Indies lose both their remaining matches against Netherlands and Zimbabwe, then three team will be on 4 points. Nepal, Netherlands and West Indies. The team with better net runrate will advace to the super six.
Therefore, as a whole for Nepal to qualify for the super six, Nepal must defeat Netherlands. It will be better if Nepal does it with good margin.
