How things stand after South Africa’s loss to West Indies

West Indies continued their unbeaten run and defeated South Africa by three wickets to seal 
their spot in the semifinals of the ICC World Twenty20. At the bottom of the pyramid are 
Afghanistan who have lost all their three matches and will be playing for pride up next
 against West Indies on March 27th. STATS ||POINTS TABLE || FIXTURES)

As things stand in Group 1 after West Indies’s 3 wicket win over South Africa.

Qualification scenarios:
1) England (Points 4; NRR +0.018)
England have had a patchy tournament so far. They still have a fair chance of contention, provided they win their next game against Sri Lanka.

Qualification scenarios:
– If England win on Saturday, England will secure their place in the semifinals as the second team from Group 1 and the match between South Africa and Sri Lanka will be a mere formality.

2) South Africa (Points 2; NRR +0.485)
South Africa are virtually out of the tournament and their fate now hinges on the result of England-Sri Lanka match.

Qualification scenarios:
– If they prevail over Sri Lanka, they will get eliminated if England beat Sri Lanka. But if Sri Lanka manage to beat England, there will be a three-way tie between England and Sri Lanka.

3) Sri Lanka (Points 2; NRR -0.171)
Sri Lanka have two tough matches lined up to qualify for the semi-final berth. The equation in front of Sri Lanka is to win both and qualify.

Qualification scenarios:
If they win both their remaining games, they qualify irrespective of NRR.
If they beat England and miss out against South Africa, they will get eliminated.