Champions Trophy 2025: How Pakan can still qualify for the semifinals | Cricket News

Despite their back-to-back defeats in the ongoing 2025 Champions Trophy, the Mohammad Rizwan-led team mathematically can still qualify for the semifinals.
India tops the group with four points and has virtually secured its semifinal place. It will play New Zealand in its final league game in Dubai on March 2.
Pakan flies back to take on Bangladesh on Thursday, with a painful exit looming from its home tournament.
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Mohammad Rizwan-led Pakan now depends on the outcomes of all remaining three Group A matches to qualify for the knockouts.
Firstly, Pakan will be banking on Bangladesh to beat New Zealand on February 24. Then, to improve their net run rate, they would have to beat Bangladesh a massive margin on February 27.
The boys in green then would be banking on their arch-rivals India to to beat New Zealand comprehensively so that the Blackcaps also end up with two points and had an inferior net run rate.
But New Zealand would defeat Bangladesh on Monday, then the hosts Pakan, alongside Bangladesh, would be eliminated from the tournament. India and New Zealand will become the first two teams to reach the last four.Story continues below this ad
Scenarios for Pakan
February 24: New Zealand vs Bangladesh — Bangladesh win
February 27: Pakan vs Bangladesh — Pakan win
March 2: India vs New Zealand — India win