Battle for semi-finals in T20 World Cup 2026 intensifies, only 3 positions left among 7 teams – who will become the next winner?

New Delhi. England has won the first ticket for the semi-finals in the T20 World Cup 2026. Under the leadership of Harry Brook, England defeated Pakistan in the Super-8 and confirmed their place in the semi-finals. In this match against Pakistan, England got the target of 165 runs, which the team achieved with 2 wickets in hand due to the historic century of Captain Brook. Harry Brook has become the first player in T20 World Cup history to score a century as captain. Earlier, England had also defeated Sri Lanka at their own home. Now a total of seven teams remain contenders for the remaining three semi-finals, and no team in the Super-8 has been officially eliminated from the tournament yet.

The situation is still open for Pakistan. The last match of the team captained by Salman Aga is against Sri Lanka. If Pakistan wins this match, they will have to pray for New Zealand’s defeat. If New Zealand loses the next two matches, then Pakistan can easily get the semi-final ticket, otherwise the matter will get stuck on net run rate.

The situation for New Zealand is a little more complicated. The Kiwi team has to play two matches against Sri Lanka and England in the Super-8. If New Zealand wins both the matches, then there is no stopping them from reaching the semi-finals, but in case of losing one match, they will have to depend on the results of other teams.

The challenge is big for Sri Lanka also. The team will have to win both New Zealand and Pakistan matches to reach the semi-finals. If this happens then they will have a maximum of 4 points on their account, and then they will have to hope for New Zealand to score less points.

South Africa has made its path easy by defeating India. Their remaining two matches are against West Indies and Zimbabwe. If they win both the matches, the semi-finals will be assured, while a defeat could land them in the net run rate trap.

The equation of West Indies is also similar to that of South Africa. After defeating Zimbabwe in the first match, they will now have to win the remaining two matches. In case of even one defeat, the matter will go to net run rate.

The tournament is not completely over for Zimbabwe either. Sikandar Raza’s team will have to win the remaining two matches against strong opponents like India and South Africa. After this, on the basis of net run rate, they can get a place in the knockout round.

Team India’s equation is the most complicated at present. The 76-run defeat to South Africa by the team captained by Suryakumar Yadav has had a deep impact on the net run rate. India will have to win both the remaining matches and also improve the net run rate. Apart from this, India can also pray for South Africa’s victory over West Indies. If this situation arises, then Team India can reach the semi-finals even without net run rate.

In this way, the competition in the Super-8 stage of T20 World Cup 2026 still remains exciting and the fortunes of any team can change in the next matches.