India’s win over Australia in St Lucia has confirmed three of the teams that will qualify for the semi-finals of this year’s T20 World Cup.
Group 1 winners India will face Group 2 runners-up England in Guyana (3.30pm Thursday in the UK and Ireland), while Group 1 leaders South Africa will face either Australia, Afghanistan or Bangladesh in Trinidad (1.30am Thursday).
So what will Australia, Afghanistan and Bangladesh need to do to qualify for the last four after finishing second in Group 1?
Afghanistan will progress to the semi-finals if they beat Bangladesh on Tuesday.
The fate of both teams will be decided by the result of Afghanistan’s match against Bangladesh in St Vincent and the Grenadines on Tuesday (1.30am BST), and here are the fixtures…
Australia and Bangladesh
Australia are second in Group 1, ahead of Afghanistan on net run rate and will reach the semi-finals if third-placed Afghanistan loses to fourth-placed Bangladesh in Kingstown.
That is, unless Bangladesh win by a sufficient margin to beat Australia’s net run rate, which currently stands at -0.331.
The Tigers are struggling at -2.480 and in a hypothetical scenario, they would need to win by 62 runs if they score 160 points batting first.
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Highlights from Afghanistan’s historic 21-run win over Australia in the Super 8
Afghanistan
For Afghanistan, the equation is simple: A win against Bangladesh, or a rainout, will see them qualify with more points than Australia. A loss and they’re out.
What’s next?
Afghanistan to play Bangladesh on Tuesday in St. Vincent and the Grenadines (1:30 a.m. in the UK and Ireland). The semi-finals will be held on ThursdayThe first match (South Africa vs TBC) will be played at 1:30 am in Trinidad and the second match (India vs England) will be played at 3:30 pm in Guyana.
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