Former Zimbabwe skipper Alastair Campbell believes that the Elton Chigumbura-led side has the potential to produce an upset against Pakistan or India, which would pave their way to the World Cup knock-out stages.Zimbabwe produced a prolific batting display during their World Cup ties so far, as they lost the tournament opener by just 62 runs while chasing South Africa's mammoth 339, and losing the contest against the West Indies by 73 runs while chasing gigantic target of 362.Zimbabwe earned crucial two points by claiming a four-wicket win over the United Arab Emirates last week.Reflecting on Zimbabwe's chances of advancing to the later stages, Campbell said that the match against Ireland was crucial to their chances of progressing but they would have to beat Pakistan or India too, adding that it was not impossible, the Dawn reported.In his column for the ICC, the former skipper said that they would have to find a way of limiting the damage in the final overs, insisting that the best way was to take more early wickets.Campbell added that they were still alive with the possibility of a quarter-final place remaining a reality — not just statistically, but because they were playing well enough to produce an upset.

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