Australia defeated Namibia badly by 9 wickets and became the first team from Group B to qualify for Super-8 on 12 June. Namibia was eliminated from the tournament after this defeat. Now the race for Super-8 is between Scotland and England from this group but after the match a statement by Australia's fast bowler Josh Hazlewood created a ruckus. He said that England's elimination from the tournament is in the interest of his team. For this, his team can think about winning or losing to Scotland by a small margin. However, if Australia shows cleverness and tries to eliminate England in an unfair manner, then they may have to pay the price for it. ICC can ban captain Mitchell Marsh.

What does the ICC rule say?

Many times in ICC tournaments, a situation arises when a team has to depend on the wins and losses of other teams to qualify. Apart from this, net run rate also plays an important role. In such a situation, if a team deliberately tries to change the result or eliminate a team, then ICC has made some rules to deal with this.

According to ICC's Article 2.11, if the captain deliberately changes the result of the match, he is considered guilty of Level-2. In this situation, the match officials can charge 50 percent of the match fee along with 4 demerit points and 2 suspension points. That means if the Australian team also does the same, then captain Mitchell Marsh can be held guilty and banned for two matches.

What is the equation for England?

England's first match against Scotland was washed out due to rain. Due to this, they lost one point. After this, they had to face defeat against Australia. In this way, England has one point in 2 matches and its net run rate is -1.800. On the other hand, Scotland's team has collected 5 points in 3 matches and its net run rate is +2.164. Therefore, now Jos Buttler's team is dependent on Scotland's defeat along with its win to qualify for the Super-8.