The semi-finals of the 10th T20 World Cup have been decided. There will be a match between South Africa-New Zealand on 4th March and India-England on 5th March. The final will be played in Ahmedabad on March 8, for which there is also a reserve day.
Mumbai/Kolkata: The group stage and Super-8 matches of the 10th T20 World Cup are over and now the picture of the semi-finals is completely clear. Two semi-final matches will be played on Wednesday and Thursday. 20 teams took part in the tournament, out of which 16 have been eliminated. Now apart from former champions India and England, the teams of former runner-up South Africa and New Zealand will play in the semi-finals. South Africa and New Zealand will face each other in the first semi-final to be held at Eden Gardens, Kolkata on March 4. At the same time, on March 5, India will face the challenge of England at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. After a two-day break, the final match will be played on March 8 at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.
Reserve day for both semi-finals and final
The good thing is that at present there is no possibility of rain in the cities where the semi-finals and finals are to be held. Nevertheless, if there is any interruption in the match due to rain, then a reserve day has been kept for it. If the match is not completed on the scheduled day, play will resume from where it left off on the next day.
Only South Africa is invincible in the tournament
So far in this World Cup, South Africa is the only team which has not lost any match. The team has won all its 4 matches in the group stage and also all three matches in the Super-8. At the same time, the Indian team had won 4 matches in the group stage, but had to face defeat from South Africa in the Super-8. The teams of England and New Zealand had suffered one defeat each in the group stage itself.
India's 20th semi-final in ICC tournament: First team in the world to do so
This is the 20th time in the history of ICC tournaments that the Indian team has reached the semi-finals. India has played semi-finals 8 times in the ODI World Cup and 8 times in the Champions Trophy. Now the team is ready for the semi-finals for the sixth time in the T20 World Cup. In terms of playing the most number of semi-finals in ICC tournaments, India is followed by Australia (18), New Zealand (18), England (16) and Pakistan (16).
Sixth time: In the T20 World Cup, both India and England are playing the semi-finals for the sixth time. At the same time, this will be the 5th semi-final for New Zealand and the fourth for South Africa.
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