England beat New Zealand by 119 runs on Wednesday to book a place in the semi-finals of the ICC World Cup 2019. More importantly, England has secured a place in the semi-finals of the World Cup for the first time since 1992, and at the same time Pakistan's dream of reaching the semi-finals has been shattered.
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The chances of Pakistan reaching the semi-finals are now as unlikely. If Pakistan loses the toss against Bangladesh in the match on July 5 and Bangladesh chooses to bat first, the Pak World Cup 2019 will be out before the first ball is bowled. In this case, Pakistan's run rate will be lower than New Zealand's run rate and Pakistan will fail to reach the semi-finals.
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If Pak chooses to bat first against Bangladesh, it will have to score at least 350 runs with the bat and have to defeat Bangladesh with a huge margin.
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