The T20 World Cup group stage is entering its final days, with only a few spots left up for grabs in the Super 8s.
Defending champions India, co-hosts Sri Lanka, West Indies, England, South Africa, New Zealand and Zimbabwe have qualified for the next stage.
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Here’s what the remaining teams need to get to the next stage.
What is the format of the qualification and how does it work?
The top two teams in each group (A to D) will advance to the Super 8, which will consist of two groups of four teams.
If any teams are tied on points after four group games, they will be distinguished based on number of games won and net rating.
The International Cricket Council has pre-determined the groupings for the Super 8s should the eight seeded teams advance:
Group X: India (X1), Australia (X2), West Indies (X3), South Africa (X4)
Group Y: England (Y1), New Zealand (Y2), Pakistan (Y3), Sri Lanka (Y4)
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If any of those teams don’t advance, the team that replaces them fills the void.
Each team will play three more games in the Super 8 stage, one against each of the other teams in the group.
At the end of the competition, the top two teams in each group will advance to the semi-finals, with the top team from the Super 8 group facing off against the second place team from the other group.
Group A
Remaining matches: Pakistan v Namibia (18 February, 09:30) and India v Netherlands (18 February, 13:30)
defending champion India Easily defeating their rival Pakistan by 61 points, they sealed their spot in the Super 8 finals.
Pakistan That defeat dropped them to third place and their net run rate took a serious hit.
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However, victory in Wednesday’s final game against Namibia will see them progress.
USA Having played all their matches, currently ranked second, but needing Pakistan to lose their final game, Netherlands must also lose, or if they win, not exceed their net run rate.
this Netherlands India has to be beaten and hopefully Pakistan lose before it drops to a net run rate.
Namibia Be eliminated.
Group B
Remaining matches: Sri Lanka v Zimbabwe (19 February, 09:30), Australia v Oman (20 February, 13:30)
Sri Lanka They secured promotion with a superb eight-wicket win over Australia.
Zimbabwe join the next stage of the tournament after being eliminated from the tournament against Ireland.
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Australia, Ireland and Oman Be eliminated.
Group C
Remaining matches: West Indies v Italy (19 February, 05:30)
west indies They secured promotion with a nine-wicket victory over Nepal on Sunday.
England They sealed their spot with a 24-match win over Italy on Monday.
Scotland Be eliminated.
Italy Be eliminated.
Nepal Be eliminated.
Group D
Remaining matches: Afghanistan vs Canada (19 February, 13:30 GMT)
undefeated South Africa After defeating the United Arab Emirates on Wednesday, they advanced to the top of their group.
New Zealand They sealed their place in the next stage with an eight-wicket win over Canada.
Afghanistan Be eliminated.
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United Arab Emirates Be eliminated.
Canada Be eliminated.
How is net run rate calculated?
Run rate is the average number of runs scored per over by a team throughout the entire innings – for example, 140 runs scored in 20 overs equals 7 runs per over.
Net run rate is calculated by subtracting the opponent’s run rate from the opposing team’s run rate.
Therefore, the winning side will have a positive net run rate, while the losing side will have a negative net run rate.
In the Championship, net run rate is calculated by taking the average runs scored by that team in each over and then subtracting the average runs scored against them in each match.
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If a team is eliminated within the allotted number of overs, their run rate is calculated by dividing the score by the maximum number of overs they can bat (20 overs in this tournament).