Pakistan vs Sri Lanka Rain Chances: The decision whether Pakistan will go to the semi-finals or not has to be taken today itself. The Pakistan vs Sri Lanka match is to be played in Pallekele, which will start at 7 pm Indian time. The equation of Pakistan going to the semi-finals changed after England’s 4-wicket victory against New Zealand last Friday. Now going to the semi-finals or not depends only on the performance of the Pakistan team itself. But if it rains in this match then know who will get more benefit.
If we look at the points table of this group, England is on top, which has already reached the semi-finals. Sri Lanka is already out, but today it can spoil Pakistan’s work. New Zealand currently has 3 points and its net run-rate is +1.390. Whereas Pakistan has only one point and its net run-rate is -0.461.
Who benefits when it rains?
If it rains at Pallekele Stadium today, both Pakistan and Sri Lanka will get one point each. In such a situation, Pakistan team will get 2 points, while Sri Lanka will bid goodbye to the tournament with one point. In such a situation, Pakistan will be out of the World Cup and New Zealand will go to the semi-finals. Therefore, if Pakistan wants to go to the semi-finals, it will have to defeat Sri Lanka at any cost.
Pakistan’s semi-final equation
If Pakistan wants to secure a place in the semi-finals today, it will have to either win the match by 65 runs or achieve the target in 13.1 overs. If Pakistan is not able to do this then New Zealand will go to the semi-finals due to better net run-rate.
Talking about the weather, the sky is expected to be clear in Pallekele today. The maximum temperature can be 27 degrees Celsius and the minimum temperature can be 17 degrees. Therefore there is no possibility of rain.
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