What could be the maximum points scored by a team that failed to reach the semifinals?
Explanation:
If three teams end up with the maximum points, then one of them would be eliminated.
Total points to be score in the pool stage = 2 × 28 = 56.
Now, bottom 5 teams will play = 5C2 = 10 matches between them i.e., they will get minimum 10 × 2 = 20 points between them.
Now, maximum total points that the top 3 teams get is 56 – 20 = 36.
Let’s distribute these 36 points equally among the top 3 teams. Based on net run-rate 2 of these 3 teams will advance and 3rd team will be eliminated.
So, maximum score a team can get when three teams finish with highest points is 12.
∴ A team with 12 points can be eliminated.
Hence, option (a).
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