Australia has secured qualification for the ODI World Cup semi-finals with its victory over Afghanistan in its second-last group match.
The Sporting News analysed the permutations for Australia to reach the ICC ODI World Cup semi-finals.
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Australia has played eight matches - winning six, and losing two. Important thing to note here is that Australia lost their first two matches and then have followed it up with six wins on the trot.
Australia's remaining matches at the ICC ODI World Cup 2023?
| NO. | DATE | MATCH | VENUE | TIME (AEDT) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saturday, November 11 | Australia vs Bangladesh | MCA International Stadium, Pune | 4:00pm |
Will Australia make it to the ICC CWC 2023 semifinals?
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Australia has secured qualification for the World Cup semi-finals.
It's just a matter of what position in the top four they finish.
Win against Bangladesh
While Australia is guaranteed a third-place finish at the minimum, they can finish second if South Africa loses to Afghanistan.
The green and gold can also leapfrog into second if both team wins, providing they make up a hefty net-run rate deficit with South Africa.
Loss against Bangladesh
Australia cannot drop lower than their current third position in the World Cup standings if they lose to Bangladesh.
How many points do Australia need to make the World Cup semi-finals?
During the 2019 ICC ODI World Cup, which was the first with 10 teams in the group stage, New Zealand qualified for the semi-finals on 11 points, but Pakistan missed out on the same tally due to their net run rate.
In the same tournament, England secured their passage to the last four with 12 points.
Australia is currently on 12 points and can achieve a maximum of 14 points in the group stage with one match remaining.
This World Cup will likely see a team qualify with only 10 points.
ICC World Cup 2023 points table and standings
| Rank | Team | Matches | Win | Loss | Points | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 8 | 8 | 0 | 16 | +2.456 |
| 2 | South Africa | 8 | 6 | 2 | 12 | +1.376 |
| 3 | Australia | 8 | 6 | 2 | 12 | +0.861 |
| 4 | New Zealand | 8 | 4 | 4 | 8 | +0.398 |
| 5 | Pakistan | 8 | 4 | 4 | 8 | +0.036 |
| 6 | Afghanistan | 8 | 4 | 4 | 8 | -0.338 |
| 7 | Bangladesh | 8 | 2 | 6 | 2 | -1.442 |
| 8 | Sri Lanka | 8 | 2 | 6 | 4 | -1.160 |
| 9 | Netherlands | 7 | 2 | 5 | 4 | -1.398 |
| 10 | England | 7 | 1 | 6 | 2 | -1.504 |
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