Super 8 points table after India defeated Bangladesh

DUBAI: With India soundly thrashing Bangladesh by a half-century margin on Saturday, the International Cricket Council (ICC) updated the points table for the Super 8 round of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024.

Here’s an updated look at the teams’ standings on the points table for Super 8.

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Group 1

India leads Group 1 with 4 points and a net run rate (NRR) of 2.42. The Men in Blue won both of their matches in the Super 8 round.

Australia holds second place with 2 points and an NRR of 2.47, having won one match.

Afghanistan holds third place with 0 points and an NRR of -2.35, having lost their only match.

Bangladesh occupies fourth place with 0 points and an NRR of -2.49, having lost both of their matches.

Group 2

South Africa leads with 4 points and an NRR of 0.62, having won both of their matches.

West Indies moved up to second place after their latest win. They have played two matches, with one loss and one win, totaling 2 points and an NRR of 1.81.

England is in third place with 2 points but a lower NRR of 0.41 compared to West Indies. They have also played two matches, losing one and winning the other.

The United States is at the bottom of the table. The co-hosts lost all their matches so far, with an NRR of -2.91.

How is NRR calculated

The net run rate has become a prevalent metric in contemporary cricket tournaments, including World Cups and other international competitions. It serves as an important measure in evaluating team performance across limited-overs formats, quantifying the balance between runs scored and runs conceded by each team.

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In simpler terms, we assess how many runs a team scores against how many runs their opponents score against them. For instance, if a team scores 300 runs in a match and restricts their opponents to just 200 runs before the innings concludes, their net run rate will be favourable because they scored more runs than their opponents.

The rate plays a critical role in determining which teams advance to the next round in world cups and similar tournaments.