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Aussies’ World Cup in limbo as England hold off Kiwis - chairman - 11-02-2022
AUSTRALIA’S path to the T20 World Cup semi-finals is now hanging by a thread after England held off New Zealand by 20 runs in an enthralling contest at the Gabba.
Glenn Phillips again threatened to single-handedly haul New Zealand to their total and help keep Australia’s destiny in their own hands with a brilliant 62 from 36 balls but England’s bowlers held their nerve late.
The reigning world champions now sit third in Group 1 and will need a thumping win over Afghanistan in their final Super 12 group stage match in Adelaide on Friday to boost their net-run-rate (NRR) with the three sides locked on the same number of points.But Australia’s inferior NRR of -0.304 compared to England (+0.547) and New Zealand (+2.233) means the World Cup hosts are effectively relying on those sides losing their final matches against Sri Lanka and Ireland respectively.
Aussies’ World Cup in limbo as England hold off Kiwis - ketchim - 11-02-2022
Oh my !
HOST should not be kicked out