Pakistan is virtually guaranteed a spot in the World Cup 2023 semifinals. Pakistan lost the toss and had to bowl first in their final group match of the competition, which made it even harder for Babar Azam's team to surpass New Zealand in the Net Run Rate (NRR) calculations, even if they prevailed. In order to have a chance at the semifinals, the team, which had already lost to South Africa, Afghanistan, Australia, and India during its World Cup campaign, mainly depended on Sri Lanka's victory over New Zealand earlier this week.
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