 "T20 World Cup: Will India qualify for semi-finals by beating Bangladesh?")
India have made the best possible start to the Super Eight in the T20 World Cup 2024 with a comprehensive 47-run win over Afghanistan at Barbados on Thursday. Afghanistan had stormed into the last-eight after edging New Zealand and were seen as a big threat under the captaincy of Rashid Khan but the Men in Blue dealt with the challenge in a professional way which has pushed them closer to the semi-finals spot.
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Rohit Sharma-led India still have two matches left: vs Bangladesh on 22 June and vs Australia on 24 June.
But do India need to win both matches to qualify for the semi-finals, or will a victory over Bangladesh be enough to reach the last-four stage in the 2024 T20 World Cup?
We explain the T20 World Cup 2024 semi-finals scenarios for India below:
Super 8 format: It includes two groups with each group having four sides. Each team will play the other sides in their group once and the top two from each group will qualify for the semi-finals.
India’s Super 8 Group 1 points table:
| Group 1 | Matches | Won | Lost | N/R | Tied | NRR | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2.471 | 2 |
| India | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2.350 | 2 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -2.350 | 0 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -2.471 | 0 |
Currently, all four teams in Group 1 have played a match each.
Australia are top with two points after beating Bangladesh , while India are second with the same number of points. Australia are ahead because of better Net Run Rate (NRR).
If Men in Blue beat Bangladesh in their second match then India will have four points from two matches with one more game to go. However, beating Bangladesh alone will not be enough but will put India on the brink of qualification.
India will also want Australia to beat Afghanistan which will knock out Afghanistan and Bangladesh as they won’t be able to collect more than two points, while India and Australia will qualify for the semi-finals.
India’s chances will not be impacted much even if Australia lose to Afghanistan but it will just delay the progress. India will qualify easily by beating Australia in their last match. Even if they lose, they will still have a strong chance unless three teams end up on four points and two of them have a better NRR than India.
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