{"id":3285,"date":"2026-02-21T15:44:03","date_gmt":"2026-02-21T15:44:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/d.sheep-mine.ts.net\/?p=3285"},"modified":"2026-02-21T15:44:03","modified_gmt":"2026-02-21T15:44:03","slug":"128648113-cms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/d.sheep-mine.ts.net\/?p=3285","title":{"rendered":"Explained: How can Pakistan qualify for T20 World Cup semi-final if Colombo rain washes out PAK vs NZ? | Cricket News &#8211; The Times of India"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"MwN2O\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"T22zO\">\n<section class=\"D3Wk1  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  VtlfQ\" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"D3Wk1\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"zPaFh\">\n<div class=\"wJnIp\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-128648322,imgsize-134620,width-400,resizemode-4\/colombo-under-covers-photo-by-pratyush-rajtimesofindiacom.jpg\" alt=\"Explained: How can Pakistan qualify for T20 World Cup semi-final if Colombo rain washes out PAK vs NZ?\" title=\"Colombo under covers (Photo by Pratyush Raj\/TimesofIndia.com) \" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"cj2hz img_cptn\"><span title=\"Colombo under covers (Photo by Pratyush Raj\/TimesofIndia.com) \">Colombo under covers (Photo by Pratyush Raj\/TimesofIndia.com) <\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Rain has become a big worry for the Pakistan vs New Zealand T20 World Cup Super 8 match in Colombo, and fans are wondering what happens if the game is completely washed out. <span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"1\"\/>This match is important because both teams want a strong start to boost their chances of reaching the semi-finals.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"4\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"lOvcW vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"k7lcu\">\n<p>T20 World Cup: Pakistan coach Mike Hesson on Babar Azam, Salman Ali Agha and Shaheen Shah Afridi<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"6\"\/>If rain washes out the match, both Pakistan and New Zealand will share one point each. For Pakistan, this means they will have two matches left in the Super 8 stage, against England and Sri Lanka. <span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"8\"\/>If Pakistan manage to win both of those matches, they will finish with five points, which should be enough to qualify for the semi-finals.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"10\"\/>However, things can get tricky if Pakistan lose even one of those remaining matches. <span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"12\"\/>If they lose one and win one, they will only have three points, and their fate will depend on other teams\u2019 results. <span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"16\"\/>In that case, they would need other teams to lose matches to keep their semi-final hopes alive. <span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"18\"\/>If Pakistan lose both remaining games, they will be knocked out of the tournament.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"20\"\/>The same situation applies to New Zealand as well. A washout gives them a point, but they will also need wins in their other matches to secure a semi-final spot.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"22\"\/>Since this is the first match of the Super 8 stage, the full picture will only become clear after all teams have played at least one game. <span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"24\"\/>Both Pakistan and New Zealand are seen as strong contenders from this group, but a rain washout could make their road to the semi-finals more complicated.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"26\"\/><\/div>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/cricket\/icc-mens-t20-world-cup\/explained-how-can-pakistan-qualify-for-t20-world-cup-semi-final-if-colombo-rain-washes-out-pak-vs-nz\/articleshow\/128648113.cms\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Colombo under covers (Photo by Pratyush Raj\/TimesofIndia.com) Rain has become a big worry for the&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3286,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[9291,698,2198,9289,9256,6259,9290,7973,9288],"class_list":["post-3285","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-colombo-weather","tag-new-zealand-cricket-team","tag-pakistan-cricket-team","tag-pakistan-vs-new-zealand-t20-world-cup","tag-rain-delay-cricket","tag-rain-impact-on-cricket-matches","tag-semi-finals-qualification","tag-super-8-stage","tag-t20-world-cup-super-8-match"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/d.sheep-mine.ts.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3285","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/d.sheep-mine.ts.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/d.sheep-mine.ts.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/d.sheep-mine.ts.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/d.sheep-mine.ts.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3285"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/d.sheep-mine.ts.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3285\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/d.sheep-mine.ts.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/3286"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/d.sheep-mine.ts.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3285"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/d.sheep-mine.ts.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3285"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/d.sheep-mine.ts.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3285"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}