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Shahid Afridi adjusts his sunglasses during a training session in Adelaide. — AFP/File
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The World Cup quarter-finals are set to begin in a week's time and Pool B seems to have entered an interesting phase to finalise teams for the third and the fourth spots.
With India and South Africa already grabbing the first and second positions, respectively, the competition is now between the West Indies, Pakistan and Ireland to reserve a seat for the next round.
Unlike Pool A, a look at the points table in Pool B illustrates how tricky it is to pinpoint teams for the 3rd and 4th spots.
Here are different scenarios for the three teams vying for a quarter-finals spot:
Scenario 1
In case of rain washing out both Pakistan vs Ireland and West Indies vs United Arab Emirates matches, Pakistan and Ireland would qualify for the QFs with more points.
Scenario 2
In case only one of the matches (Pakistan vs Ireland or West Indies vs UAE) is washed out due to rain, Pakistan and Ireland would still win the race to qualify for the last eight.
Scenario 3
If Pakistan beat Ireland and West Indies clinch victory over UAE, Misbah-ul-Haq's side and the Windies would qualify for the next round on better run rate.
Scenario 4
Net run rate of the teams will be the decisive factor in determining the fourth spot if Ireland beat Pakistan and the West Indies beat UAE. This would mean both Pakistan and West Indies would be on 6 points.
The manner in which Ireland beat Pakistan and the West Indies defeat UAE will be, thus, an important factor in the NRR scenario.
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