Statement:\nBoth teams X and Y have a history of very close, neck-and-neck matches, and they are scheduled to face each other in the Super Six round of the World Cup.\nConclusions:\nI. If X and Y face each other in the Super Six, X will be the winner and Y will be the loser.\nII. If X and Y face each other in the Super Six, X will be the loser and Y will be the winner.

Introduction / Context:
“Statement and Conclusion” questions test whether a conclusion is a logically necessary outcome of the given statement alone. Prior outcomes, opinions, or outside knowledge must not be imported. Here, the statement only describes a pattern of neck-and-neck matches and a future fixture in the Super Six round.

Given Data / Assumptions:

• Teams X and Y historically play close games.
• They will face each other in the Super Six.
• No extra information about squads, injuries, pitch, or toss is provided.

Concept / Approach:
From a close-head-to-head history, nothing definitive about a future winner can be deduced. Logical certainty requires necessity, not likelihood. “Neck-and-neck” implies unpredictability, not a predetermined result.

Step-by-Step Solution:
1) Parse statement: It asserts closeness, not superiority.2) Test Conclusion I: “X will win” is not compelled by the statement; the premise does not single out X.3) Test Conclusion II: “Y will win” is equally unsupported.4) When two opposite deterministic claims are both not necessitated, the correct evaluation is “neither follows.”

Verification / Alternative check:
If the statement had said “X has always beaten Y,” I might follow; if it said “Y has a perfect record,” II might follow. We have neither; only closeness is known.

Why Other Options Are Wrong:
Only I or only II: each asserts a fixed winner without basis. Either I or II: allows one of two opposites to be necessarily true, which the premise does not support.

Common Pitfalls:
Confusing probability with logical necessity; using external cricket knowledge.

Final Answer:
if neither I nor II follows