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T20 World Cup 2024: Team Australia defeated Namibia by 9 wickets in the T20 World Cup. After this, they became the first team to qualify for the Super-8 from Group B. After this defeat, Namibia was eliminated from the tournament. Now the Super-8 race is between Scotland and England from this group, but after the match, a statement by Australian fast bowler Josh Hazlewood has created a stir. He said that England's exit from the tournament is in the interest of his team. For this, his team can think of a minor win or loss against Scotland if needed. However, if the Australian team tricks and tries to get England out in a wrong way, then it may have to pay the price for it. The ICC can ban the team captain Mitchell Marsh.
What does ICC rule say?
There are many times in ICC tournaments when a team has to depend on the win or loss of the other team to qualify. Apart from this, net run rate also plays an important role. Meanwhile, if a team deliberately tries to change the result or eliminate a team, then the ICC has made some rules to get rid of it.
According to ICC's Article 2.11, a captain of a team is guilty of a Level-2 offence of deliberately altering the result of a match. In this case, the match official can levy up to 4 demerit points and 2 suspension points along with 50 per cent of the match fee, which means if the Australian team does this, a two-match ban can be imposed, making captain Mitchell Marsh a culprit.
What is the equation for England?
England's first match against Scotland was washed out due to rain. Due to this, it lost one point. After which it had to face defeat against Australia. England now has one point in 2 matches and a net run rate of -1.800. Scotland's team has scored 5 runs in 3 matches and its net run rate is +2.164. So now Jos Buttler's team is dependent on its victory as well as Scotland's defeat to reach the Super-8. Scotland's next match is against Australia.