Match against New Zealand: Win to yield more points to Pakistan (26 May 1999 )
KARACHI, May 25: Pakistan might have qualified for the Super Sixes stage in the World Cup but their Friday's match against New Zealand will still be crucial
26-May-1999
26 May 1999
Match against New Zealand: Win to yield more points to Pakistan
The Dawn
KARACHI, May 25: Pakistan might have qualified for the Super Sixes
stage in the World Cup but their Friday's match against New Zealand
will still be crucial. According to the format and playing conditions
of the tournament, the teams will take carry over points from the
league matches to the Super Sixes stage.
Clause 11.3 of the playing conditions reads: "The six teams that
qualify for the Super Six stage carry forward the points that they
have gained against the other teams that have qualified from their
respective groups. The points carried forward by each team are added
to those they gain in the Super Six matches, to form the Super Six
league table."
This means that Pakistan have to secure a victory against New Zealand
on Friday to be assured of maximum carry over points in the Super Six
stage in case New Zealand qualify. But if Australia and the West
Indies move ahead, Pakistan, having beaten both in the league
matches, will automatically have a carry over of four points
irrespective of the result of their Friday's match against the Black
Caps.
The benefit of having a carry over of four points in the Super Six
stage will be that Pakistan will have to win just one game out of
three to qualify for the semi-finals.
Although the situation regarding the remaining two qualifiers behind
Pakistan from Group B remains uncertain, New Zealand appear certain
to be one of the two teams to forge ahead. Besides the match against
Pakistan, New Zealand have also a game against Scotland in hand which
makes their position certain to qualify for the Super Six stage.
Australia and the West Indies also have easier games against
Bangladesh and Scotland respectively in hand. That means that the
deciding game of the Group will be on May 30 when Australia meet the
West Indies at Old Trafford.
If Australia beat the West Indies on May 30 and Pakistan defeat New
Zealand, all the three teams (barring Pakistan) will end up with
three wins and two defeats. In this scenario, clause 11.2 (c) will
come into effect. It reads: "When more than two teams have equal
points and equal wins, the team which was the winner of the most
number of matches played between those teams will be placed in the
higher position.
"If still equal, the team with the higher net run-rate in the group
matches will be placed in the higher position."
Source :: The Dawn (www.dawn.com)