India National Cricket Team Must Adjust Strategy To Reach The T20 World Cup Semifinals

The India national cricket team lost a match against South Africa national cricket team by 76 runs in Ahmedabad. The defeat ended India’s T20 World Cup winning streak which had lasted for 12 matches.
The semifinals become less probable for India according to this result. The team needs to perform better but their chances of success remain active. The team needs to change their approach because they will find it difficult to achieve qualification.

Match Result and Current Standings

South Africa national cricket team achieved victory which allowed them to obtain 2 points and take first place in Group 1.
India suffered considerable loss which caused their net run rate to decrease. The team holds a net run rate of -3.800. This low figure puts extra pressure on the remaining matches.

Scenario 1: If India Wins Both Matches

India has left to play two matches in the Super 8 round. The team will face:

Zimbabwe national cricket team
West Indies cricket team

India must win both matches to remain competitive for the championship. The team will collect 4 points if India wins both matches.

The team needs to win all their matches for qualification purposes. India can reach the semifinals only if Zimbabwe and West Indies do not reach 4 points.

India maintains strong chances for victory but their net run rate requires improvement.

Scenario 2: If India Wins Only One Match

The team needs to win one of their last two matches to enter a situation which becomes more complicated.

In this case:

South Africa needs to win both its upcoming matches.
India must defeat the winner of the Zimbabwe vs West Indies match.
The situation will result in India, Zimbabwe, and West Indies ending up with 2 points each.

The process will then use net run rate to determine which team qualifies. The team with the better net run rate will move to the semifinals.