Question

Which team was ranked third in Group A after the first round?

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

Answer 1

The correct option is D New Zealand

Teams in Group A has following points, 17,12,11,7,0 in some order.

Initially its given that West Indies won 0 games. So if WI drew all the matches, it would end up with 8 points (4 draw). Other possibilities are,

$\begin{array}{ccc}D& L& Points\\ 3& 1& 6\\ 2& 2& 4\\ 1& 3& 2\\ 0& 4& 0\end{array}$

So we have only one matching value ie 0 points.

$\begin{array}{ccccc}& W& D& L& Points\\ Australia& 1& 1& 2& 7\\ England& 2& 1& 1& 12\\ SouthAfrica& 3& 1& 0& 17\\ WestIndies& 0& 0& 4& 0\\ NewZealand& 1& 3& 0& 11\end{array}$

Hence answer option D