ICC T20 World Cup 2024 Points Table: India On Top, Final Chance For Pakistan

Shocked by the USA and scarred by India, Pakistan have little to play for and everything to lose when they meet Canada in their penultimate group league encounter of the T20 World Cup in New York on Tuesday.

Pakistan's Super Eight qualification chance now hinges on winning big against Canada and Ireland, besides hoping that the Americans lose big to India and Ireland.

Even in that scenario, both the teams will end on four points each and it will boil down to which team has a better net run rate. Hence Pakistan can only pray for divine intervention in best case scenario.

USA after two wins enjoy a healthy run-rate of +0.626 and just a victory against Ireland would suffice while Pakistan with a dismal NRR of -0.150 would not only need to win but also by comprehensive margins.

Group A: The Indian team led by Rohit Sharma sits on top of the points table in their group with two wins in as many games.

Group B: Scotland and Australia occupy the top two spots on the points table while defending champions England are in a precarious position. England have to beat Oman and Namibia by healthy margins, while hoping Australia beats Scotland.

Group C: Afghanistan and co-hosts West Indies are undefeated so far and a win in one of their two remaining matches will most likely take them through the Super 8s. New Zealand, in their only match played in the tournament so far, lost to Afghanistan by 84 runs. They will have to win all their matches to boost their chances.

Group D: Spinner Keshav Maharaj was lucky to defend 11 runs in the final over as South Africa held their nerves to beat Bangladesh by a mere four runs in yet another low-scoring thriller in the tournament on Monday. With this victory, the Proteas have locked a spot in the Super 8 stage. Sri Lanka, Nepal, Netherlands and Bangladesh have to fight it out for the final spot.

(With PTI inputs)