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India defeated Afghanistan by 47 runs in the Super-8 of the T-20 World Cup on Thursday. With this, India has strengthened its hopes of reaching the semi-finals. On the other hand, Afghanistan will now have to win the last two matches to reach the semi-finals.
Today there will be a match between England and South Africa in Group-2. The winning team’s chances of reaching the last four will increase, while the losing team’s path will become difficult.
India has 2 matches left against Bangladesh and Australia
India scored 181 runs on a difficult pitch in Barbados, then restricted Afghanistan to just 134 runs. With the 47-run win, India gained 2 points in Group-1 and secured the first position in the table. The run rate of the team is also +2.35.
India will now face Bangladesh on June 22 and Australia on June 24. India played 13 T20s against Bangladesh, won 12 and lost only one. By defeating Bangladesh, Team India will become a contender to reach the semi-finals. India’s T-20 record against Australia is better, if Team India wins this match also then playing the semi-finals will be confirmed. To qualify even after losing, Team India will have to depend on the results and run rates of other teams.
The road to Afghanistan became difficult
By losing the first match in the Super-8, Afghanistan reduced its hopes of reaching the semi-finals. Now the team will have to win both the matches against Australia and Bangladesh, it will be out of the race for the semi-finals. Even after winning 2 matches, Afghanistan will have to keep its run rate better than other teams to reach the semi-finals.
What is the status of Australia-Bangladesh?
In Group-1, the match is being played between Australia and Bangladesh from 6 am. This is the first match of both of them in Super-8, whichever team wins here, its path to the semi-finals will be easy. At the same time, the problems of the losing team will increase.
Important match between England and Africa today
Today in Group-2, a match will be played between England and South Africa from 8 pm. England defeated West Indies, while South Africa defeated America in the first match. Whichever team wins today, it will win the second match in Super-8. The problems of the losing team will increase.
- England If it wins today, its last match will be against associate team America, here again the defending champion team will have more chances of winning. That means, if England wins today, the team’s chances of playing the semi-finals will also increase to a great extent.
- South Africa If it wins today, its last match will be against West Indies. There could be a tough competition here, so Africa will have to win today’s match. If the team loses, then victory in the last match will be necessary to play the semi-finals. But still, to make it to the last-4, they will have to keep their run rate better.
West Indies-America will have to win all the matches
The remaining 2 teams in Group-2 are West Indies and America. Both have lost their first matches, which means to reach the semi-finals, both need to win the last two matches. Both the teams will clash with each other on June 22 at 6 am, the winning team will remain hopeful, while the losing team will be out of the race.
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