The picture of the semi-finals of T20 World Cup 2026 is now becoming clear to a great extent. Two out of four spots have been filled, while four teams are still in tough competition for the remaining two tickets. England and South Africa have performed brilliantly and secured their places in the last four. Now there is a fierce competition for the remaining places between India cricket team, West Indies cricket team, New Zealand cricket team and Pakistan cricket team.
Important match between West Indies and India
India has kept its hopes alive by defeating Zimbabwe cricket team by a huge margin of 72 runs in the important match of Super-8 stage. The team’s confidence has definitely increased with this victory, but the path to the semi-finals is not completely clear yet. Under the captaincy of Suryakumar Yadav, the Indian team now has to play its last Super-8 match against West Indies on March 1. This match will prove to be decisive for India. The team that wins this match will directly reach the semi-finals, while the losing team may be out of the tournament. In such a situation, this match will be like ‘do or die’ for both the teams.
On the other hand, in Group-2, England has already reached the semi-finals with two consecutive wins. New Zealand also has a good chance of making it to the last four. The team has won one match so far, while its match against Pakistan was canceled due to rain. New Zealand’s next match is against England and if it wins this match, it will be almost certain that it will reach the semi-finals. New Zealand also has a strong net run rate in its favour, which gives it an edge over other teams.
Pakistan’s situation is difficult
The situation in Pakistan looks a bit difficult. The team currently has only one point and it will be necessary to defeat the Sri Lankan cricket team in its last match. However, victory alone will not be enough. Pakistan will also have to hope that New Zealand loses to England in their last encounter. If this happens then the semi-finals will be decided on the basis of better net run rate.
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