2023 Cricket World Cup knockout stage
The ICC stated that if Pakistan had qualified for the semi-finals, they would have played at Eden Gardens.[3] India secured the top place amongst the semi-finalists after they beat South Africa by 243 runs on 5 November at Eden Gardens in Kolkata, accumulating 16 points in 8 matches, as no other team would be able to gather as many points as India in their remaining matches.[5] On 11 November at Eden Gardens, England batted first, and scored 337/9 in 50 overs.For Pakistan to qualify for the semi-finals, they had to chase the total in 6.4 overs to surpass New Zealand in net run rate, as the teams had the same number of points.However, after the end of the first innings, New Zealand qualified for the semi-finals as the target was technically never possible to be chased down in 6.4 overs.