Question

Which of the following teams did not lose a single match in the tournament?

• A. South Africa
• B. England
• C. New Zealand
• D. Bangladesh

Answer 1

The correct option is C New Zealand

Team with 20,17,12,9 points are India , South Africa, England and Bangladesh respectively.

After the second round, India has 12 points, SA has 2 points, England has 6 points and Bangladesh has 7.

Given that Team4 has 3 draws. Therefore it has 6 points after the second round. Hence this team is England.

Rest all teams have 1 draw in account which is against England. Its given that Team 1 has 0 win and Team 3 has 1 loss. Therefore only Team 2 has the possiblity of securing 12 points. Hence team 2 is India.

Team 1 has 0 win and 1 draw. Maximum possible points for this team is 2. Hence this team is SA.

$\begin{array}{cccccc}& W& D& L& Points& Team\\ Team1& 0& 1& 2& 2& SouthAfrica\\ Team2& 2& 1& 0& 12& India\\ Team3& 1& 1& 1& 7& Bangladesh\\ Team4& 0& 3& 0& 6& England\end{array}$