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T20 World Cup scenarios: The race to the semifinals | Cricket News – Times of India

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South Africa qualified for the T20 World Cup semifinals with a thrilling three-wicket win via DLS method against hosts West Indies at Antigua on Monday.
T20 WORLD CUP: SCHEDULE | POINTS TABLE
From Group 2, defending champions England went through after their win over USA on Sunday.
Here’s a look at the rest of the scenarios:
Group 1

  • India (4 points) are virtually through. If they beat Australia (2) on Monday, they qualify as the top team from the group.
  • Afghanistan (2) will then need to beat Bangladesh (0) on Tuesday to go through.
  • If India lose to Australia and Afghanistan beat Bangladesh then India, Australia and Afghanistan will finish on 4 points each. NRR will come into play where Afghans are behind. They will need to beat Bangladesh by a big margin.
  • India can only miss out if Australia and Afghanistan win their final matches by more than 120 runs.
  • If Afghanistan lose to Bangladesh and India lose to Australia, the latter two advance.
  • If Australia lose and Afghanistan also lose, they finish on 2 points along with Bangladesh. Again, NRR will be decisive where Aussies have an advantage.

Group 2

  • Defending champions England (4) are through after their win over USA (0).
  • South Africa (6) beat West Indies (2) on Monday to qualify for the semis. An SA win puts them on top.

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