Architects League AT20: Interesting scenarios for various teams to qualify for knock out stage | Mumbai
Tournament : Architects League AT20 Event Organizer : One World of Sports
The League stages of renowned AT20 (Architects Championship Trophy) is coming to an end. This weekend’s matches pose some interesting and pressure situations for teams to qualify for the knock out stage.
Based on various team’s current position, event organizer, One world of Sports has compiled a report detailing various scenarios for teams to progress. While 4 teams have already been eliminated, other 10 teams are in the race and would also look to line themselves up against weaker teams in knock out. Here is the analysis:
Group A
Stup Challengers have been eliminated from the qualification race as they will not be able to score enough points to reach 3rd place with just 1 game remaining
DSP have finished league stage with 4 points and cannot reach 3rd spot hence have also been eliminated
Royal Falcons – if they defeat Avengers they make it thru irrespective of bonus point by finishing No.1. If they lose to Avengers they still stand a strong chance to either qualify directly (if Edifice loses) or be one of the 2 best 3rd placed teams
Avengers – if they defeat Royal Falcons with or without a bonus point – they will qualify either in 1st or 2nd spot depending on outcome of Edifice v Stup game (both points and NRR). If they lose to Royal Falcons they will be on 3rd spot and have to rely on other group results to determine their chances of qualifying from 3rd spot
Edifice – if they defeat Stup with a bonus point they will qualify either from 1st or 2nd spot depending on outcome of the Royal Falcons v Avenges game. If they lose to Stup they will remain on 7 points and 3rd spot and have to wait for results of other group games for qualification from 3rd spot
Group B
SSA Strikers has qualified already. If they defeat Collage deDevils in their last league game (irrespective of bonus point) they will top the group.
Collage de Devils have been eliminated from the qualification race.
United XI will qualify in 2nd place if they defeat TPA or if they lose to TPA but do not concede a bonus point. If they lose to TPA and concede a bonus point as well, then both United XI and TPA would be tied on 8 points each and their standing would be determined by the NRR difference.
Mott Macdonald have completed their league stage and are on 7 points. If TPA wins with a bonus point, Mott will be eliminated from the race. If TPA wins without a bonus point, the 3rd spot will be determined between TPA and Mott Macdonald basis the NRR. If TPA loses, Mott Macdonald will retain 3rd spot and have to wait for other group results to have a chance of qualification.
TPA – to qualify they have to beat United XI preferably with a bonus point which will guarantee them a 3rd spot (with a chance to qualify) or a 2nd spot if their NRR is better than United XI (and a direct entry into Super 8). If they do not score a bonus point, they will have to prevail over Mott Macdonald on NRR in order to retain 3rd spot.
Group C
Arch Mavericks have qualified and will retain No.1 spot if they beat Hellbenders or if they lose to Hellbenders without a bonus point being conceded. If a bonus point is conceded, Hellbenders will still need to significantly improve their run-rate in order to reach No.1 spot
ARK United are eliminated as they have no points from all 4 games
Hellbenders can finish 1st by beating Arch Mavericks with a bonus point and better NRR or 2nd spot by beating Arch Mavericks without a bonus point. They also get the 2nd spot if they lose to Arch Mavericks while Sankalpan also loses to Dynamites. If Hellbenders lose and Sankalpan wins (with or without a bonus point), they will be pushed to 3rd spot and have to qualify as one of 2 best 3rd placed teams.
Sankalpan – they qualify in 2nd spot if they beat Dynamites with or without a bonus point subject to Hellbenders losing. If Hellbender wins with a bonus point), Sankalpan can only reach 3rd spot by defeating Dynamites. However by virtue of being the best 3rd placed team (10 points or 11 points if a bonus scored) they will still qualify for Super 8. If Sankalpan loses to Dynamites without conceding a bonus point, they will stand 3rd and have to hope for favourable results in other group games. If they concede a bonus to Dynamites, they will have to beat Dynamites to 3rd spot by virtue of NRR
Dynamites – can only make it to contention for Super 8 stage by beating Sankalpan heavily (in order to improve NRR and score a bonus point). If they achieve that they have a chance of reaching 3rd spot by virtue of NRR. Any other result sees them eliminated
Hope this makes the coming weekend more interesting !!!!!! Lots of calculators required.
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Team ONEWORLD OF SPORTS