T20 World Cup: What a washout in India vs Bangladesh would mean for Group 2 semi-final scenarios

India will be back in action at the T20 World Cup on Wednesday against Bangladesh. With two wins and a defeat from their three matches, India will look to move a step closer to the semi-finals with a victory over their neighbours, but there is forecast for rain during the match which will take place at the Adelaide Oval.

According to the forecast , there’s a chance of rain mid-way into the contest with heavy cloud cover throughout. The temperature is expected to hover around 10 degrees celsius.

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Currently, South Africa top Group 2 with five points . Both India and Bangladesh have four points each but India (NRR: +0.844) are second, while Bangladesh (NRR: -1.533) are third due to their respective net run rates.

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Zimbabwe are fourth with three points, while Pakistan are fifth with two points. The Netherlands are bottom with two points they earned by beating Zimbabwe.

If the India-Bangladesh match does get washed out, both teams will get a point each and they will move to five points.

Such a scenario would also make Thursday’s South Africa vs Pakistan match extremely interesting as a defeat for Babar Azam and Co would knock them out of the T20 World Cup. However, a victory would throw the group wide open.

If Pakistan win, at least five teams will be in contention for the semi-finals till the last round of group fixtures. Even if Pakistan don’t win, four teams (South Africa, India, Bangladesh and Zimbabwe) could be fighting for the two semi-final spots.

In their final Group 2 game, India would look for a comfortable win against Zimbabwe to avoid getting into an NRR fight with Bangladesh who face Pakistan in their last match.

Pakistan, Zimbabwe, or even Bangladesh can be the semi-finalists if India and South Africa fail to win their respective final group encounters.

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