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Group 1s semi final Qualifiers at the T20 World Cup will be decided on Saturday with a spot alongside New Zealand going to either Australia or England.
After beating Afghanistan at Adelaide Oval on Friday night, Australia went above England to second place on seven points three wins, one loss, and one no result.
Crucially, however, England has a game in hand and still has a far superior net run rate.
It means that all England has to do to put the final nail in Australia’s Coffin is beat Sri Lanka at the SCG on Saturday night (7pm AEDT) by any margin.
If England loses, it will be Australia that goes through to the semi finals.
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Australia needed big wins against Ireland and Afghanistan to breathe life into its World Cup campaign, but it only achieved a strong result against the former.
Against Afghanistan on Friday, Australia posted a middling total of 8-168 before only restricting its opponent to 7-164.
It leaves Australias net run rate at -0.17 far Worse than Englands +0.55.
When Afghanistan went past 118, it ensured that any margin of Victory would be enough for England to stay ahead of Australia on NRR, according to Cricket statistician Mazher Arshad.
Ultimately, Australia is paying a heavy price for losing its opening game to New Zealand by 89 runs.
FINAL FIXTURE (time AEDT)
Saturday at the SCG
7pm: Sri Lanka vs England
GROUP 1 TABLE WITH ONE GAME TO PLAY
1. New Zealand seven points, +2.2113 NRR
2. Australia seven points, -0.173 NRR
3. England five points, +0.547 NRR
4. Sri Lanka four points, -0.457 NRR
5. Ireland three points, -1.615 NRR
6. Afghanistan two points, -0.718NRR
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