Selecting qualifiers for semis & final

Elmo RODRIGOPULLE in West Indies

WORLD CUP: The World Cup Super 8 series is in full swing in Grenada and Barbados and the final game in this series between West Indies and England will be played on April 21 in Barbados, which will also be the venue for the final.

In the event of teams finishing on equal points at the end of the Super 8 series, the right to play in the semi-finals will be decided in the following order of priority.

Super 8 series:

* The most wins in all the matches throughout the competition against the other Super eight series qualifiers.

* If there are teams with equal points and equal wins in the Super Eight series then the team with the net run rate in all matches played against the other Super Eight series qualifiers (in both the Group Stage and Super Eight series matches) will be placed in the higher position.

* If, following the net run rate calculation above, there are teams which are still equal, then the team with the higher number of wickets taken per ball bowled in all of the matches throughout the competition against the other Super 8 qualifiers in which results were achieved, will be placed in the higher position.

* If still equal, the team which was the winner of the head-to-head match played between them will be placed in the higher position.

* In the highly unlikely event that teams cannot be separated by the above this will be done by drawing lots.

Semi-final

* If the semi-final is tied or there is no result, the following shall apply:

* Tied match - the team shall compete in a bowl out (similar to penalty shootout in football) to determine which team progresses to the final.

* No result - the team with the highest net run rate in the Super 8 series matches shall proceed to the final.

* If still equal, the finalist shall be determined by the drawing of lots.

Final

* In the event of a tied final or if there is no result, the following shall apply:

* Tied match - the team shall compete in a bowl out to determine which teams is the winner.

* No result - the teams will be declared joint winners.

Grenada National Stadium