Pakistan and Sri Lanka are sailing on the same boat in the ongoing ICC World Cup 2023 in India. With two wins in six games, Sri Lanka and Pakistan take the sixth and seventh spots respectively in the points table. The top four teams of the standings will play in the knockout stage of the mega event.

Pakistan, Sri Lanka semifinal chances

With three games left for both sides, the chances for their semi-final spot are very minimal but they are still in contention. Sri Lanka will take on unbeaten India, Bangladesh and New Zealand in their upcoming fixtures while Pakistan will play against Bangladesh, New Zealand and England respectively.

Both Pakistan and Sri Lanka have tough opponents to deal with in their final encounters of the showpiece event.

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According to an ESPNcricinfo report, two teams will finish with 12 or more points while seven teams will end up grabbing eight points and fight for the remaining two berths.

After the win over Sri Lanka, Afghanistan can also finish with 10 points and make it to the final four, and so do Netherlands.

Pakistan's chances for World Cup 2023 semifinal

Pakistan are having their worst-ever World Cup campaign as they suffered four-consecutive defeats in the tournament. In order to support their case, Pakistan need to win all three remaining games and end up taking 10 points. Even if they lose one of their encounters, they have to rely on a couple of defeats for New Zealand, South Africa and Australia as the result will be decided on run rates.

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Sri Lanka's chances for World Cup 2023 semifinal

The best Sri Lanka can finish is 10 points and then the battle will be decided on run rates. Even if they lose one of their remaining matches, they could become one of the teams to qualify with eight points.

Hosts India would become the first team to secure their semifinal spot if they beat Sri Lanka at Wankhede Stadium on Thursday. India, South Africa, New Zealand and Australia all grab 14 or more points to stay at the top of the table.

After taking on Sri Lanka, India will lock horns against South Africa and Netherlands respectively.