T20 World Cup Semifinal Venue: Sri Lanka a chance for semi-final at home? Big twist in ICC schedule

T20 World Cup Semifinal Venue: Sri Lanka can play the T20 World Cup semi-finals at home. According to the report of ESPNCricinfo, if Sri Lanka reaches there, then it can play its semi-final at R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo. However, this change will be applicable only if they are not playing India in the last four and Pakistan is not able to reach the semi-finals.

What is the original schedule of the World Cup?

t20 world cup As per the original schedule, only Pakistan was to play its semi-final matches, marked as Semi-Final 1, in Colombo on 4 March, and Semi-Final 2 was to be played in Mumbai on 5 March. If Pakistan could not reach the last four, then Semi-Final 1 was to be played in Kolkata. Whereas, if India reaches there, then it will play the semi-finals in Mumbai.

India-Pakistan Semi-Final

If India and Pakistan come together in the semi-finals, the match will be held in Colombo as Semi-Final 1, while the remaining two semi-finalists will face each other in Mumbai. If Pakistan was eliminated from the Super Eights, Semi-Final 1 was to be played in Kolkata and Semi-Final 2 (India’s match) was to be played in Mumbai.

However, according to the latest updates, Sri Lanka will also get a chance to play their semi-final in Colombo, provided they do not face India, and Pakistan is out of the Super Eights. However, according to the report, if both Pakistan and Sri Lanka qualify for separate semi-finals, then Sri Lanka will play Semi-Final 1 in Colombo, while the latter will go to Mumbai for SF2.

What will happen if the next three teams do not reach?

If all three of Pakistan, India and Sri Lanka fail to reach the semi-finals, then the top team in Group 1 will face the second-placed team in Group 2 in Kolkata, while the top team in Group 2 will play the runner-up team of Group 1 in Mumbai. However, all these scenarios do not seem possible right now, as both India and Sri Lanka have started their Super Eights campaigns with heavy defeats.

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