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Like the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 Enter its final stretch, Group B has been transformed into a high -pressure scenario where South -Africa, Afghanistanand Australia They are betting on the semifinals. The recent hassle of Afghanistan England He has added complexity to the qualification scenarios, which makes each nearby party a potential encounter.
The current landscape: a three -way battle
Currently, South -Australia and Australia are tied at the top of group B with three points each, but the impressive clean rate of South -Africa (NRR) of +2,140 provides them with a significant advantage over Australia +0,475. In the meantime, Afghanistan, with two points from his crucial victory over England, remains in containment, but has to win against Australia to keep his hopes alive. England, having lost both parties, is out of the race.
The crucial role of points and the NRR in the rating
In the Champions Trophy, the teams win points based on the game’s results: two points to win, a point for a result or a tie and zero points for a loss. The NRR serves as a tie -break if the teams are at the point level, calculated subtracting the runs granted above the races scored above. This means that not only winning, but also a convincing winning is crucial to promoting the NRR and achieving a higher ranking.
The NRR has a large amount, particularly for Australia and South -Africa. The colossal +2,140 in south -Africa grants them close to immunity unless they suffer a record for England. The Australian +0,475, although healthier than the -0,990 of Afghanistan, is still vulnerable if they lose in Afghanistan and South -Africa are marginalized. Afghanistan’s only hope is based on such an emphatic victory that he compensates for his poor NRR, a Herculous task against the Australian attack.
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Qualification scenarios for Australia, South -Africa and Afghanistan
If Australia appears victorious against Afghanistan in his final game of the group on February 28, they will get five points and a semi -final baga. South -Africa, with their three current points and the upper NRR, would probably join them unless they suffered a catastrophic loss in England. Even a narrow defeat by south -Africa was able to progress them due to their NRR pillow. For Afghanistan, an Australian victory would be the elimination, regardless of its NRR, that it is far behind its rivals.
A historical Afghan victory catapulted them to four points, jumping in Australia and turning the heat to south -Africa. In this scenario, Afghanistan would be described directly, leaving the fate of Australia depending on the result of South -Africa against England. If South -Africa loses to England, Australia could still move forward only if her NRR stays above the protein. Given the heavy south -Africa’s heavy cushion that would require unlikely heavy defeat for the Proteas.
The impact of rain in the rating
If both Australia and Afghanistan and South are washed -Africa against England, each team would win a point. This would leave the group table as follows:
| Gear | Points | # |
| South -Africa | 4 | +2.140 |
| Australia | 4 | +0.475 |
| Afghanistan | 3 | -0.990 |
In this scenario, South -Africa and Australia would be described as the first two, with the three points of Afghanistan insufficient to solve the NRR gap. The rain, therefore, would brutally end Afghanistan’s dream while offering Australia and South Africa a stressless passage.
