After losing to Afghanistan and South Africa, Babar Azam's team was on the brink of exit from the World Cup. However, their back-to-back win against Bangladesh and New Zealand brought them back into the reckoning.
New Zealand's magnificent win against Sri Lanka at Bengaluru's Chinnaswamy Stadium has made the job tougher for Babar Azam's team, which will now have to win its last encounter by a whopping 335 runs.
While Pakistan and New Zealand have equal points, the Kiwis are ahead of Babar Azam's team in terms of net run rate. After eight matches, Pakistan have 8 points with +0.036 and Kane Williamson's side has 8 points with +0.398.
Babar Azam's team is in contention for the semi-final spot and for that, it needs to win against England and New Zealand has to lose against Sri Lanka.