Team India has maintained its streak of success by winning 5 out of 6 matches and performing brilliantly in the T20 World Cup 2024. After the group stage, the Indian team easily defeated Afghanistan and Bangladesh in the Super-8. With these two wins, Team India has come very close to the semi-finals. At the same time, the match has become exciting due to Australia's defeat at the hands of Afghanistan. Everyone's eyes are on whether Australia will be out or Afghanistan's journey will end? But one aspect is that despite such a strong performance, Team India can also be out before the semi-finals due to just one defeat.

Are you shocked? Looking at the current situation, no one would have thought that Team India could be stopped from reaching the semi-finals, but this can happen. This will be decided in the last two matches of Group-1, where first Team India and Australia will clash on Monday, 24 June, after which Afghanistan and Bangladesh will clash. Now if Team India defeats Australia, it will reach the semi-finals. Even if it loses to Australia, it can still reach the semi-finals. This is where the problem arises, which seems a bit difficult but nothing is impossible in the game of cricket.

Team India will be out if…

Actually, Team India can reach the semi-finals despite losing, but it is important to know how big the margin of defeat will be because the issue will come down to the net run rate. If Team India loses to Australia by a margin of 40 or more runs or if the team loses by a margin of 31 or more balls, then its net run rate will go below Australia. In such a situation, Australia and India will be in the first and second positions with 4-4 points each.

After this, all eyes will be on the Afghanistan-Bangladesh match and here too the margin of victory and defeat is the most important. If Afghanistan continues its form and defeats Bangladesh by a margin of 80 or more runs, then its net run rate will also go ahead of India. In such a situation, Australia-India and Afghanistan will have 4-4 points, but on the basis of net run rate, Australia and Afghanistan will reach the semi-finals by finishing first and second, while Team India will lose.

Bangladesh also has a chance

Not only this, Australia's defeat has also raised a slight hope for Bangladesh. For that, Bangladesh will need help from Team India. First of all, the Indian team will have to win over Australia by a margin of 55 runs or 41 balls earlier. If this happens, then Bangladesh will have to do something amazing. It will have to defeat Afghanistan in its match by a margin of 31 runs or 23 balls. In such a situation, the Indian team will qualify, while Afghanistan-Australia and Bangladesh will be tied at 2-2 points but Bangladesh will reach the semi-finals due to better run rate.