 "Arshdeep Singh celebrates with Kuldeep Yadav after completing a catch to dismiss Matthew Wade during India's T20 World Cup Super 8 match against Australia in St Lucia. AP")
India stormed into the T20 World Cup semi-finals after winning all three matches in the Super 8s, thrashing Afghanistan and Bangladesh by 47 and 50 runs respectively before handing Australia a 24-run loss in St Lucia on Monday.
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Apart from the Men in Blue, Afghanistan are the second side to advance to the semi-finals from Group 1. Afghansitan qualified for the semi-finals after beating Bangladesh by eight runs (DLS method) in their last Super 8s match. Afghanistan’s victory also knocked Australia out of the tournament.
From the other group, South Africa and England have qualified for the semi-finals leaving the West Indies and the USA in their wake.
The two semi-finals will take place on 27 June, Thursday. The first semi-final will take place at the Brian Lara Cricket Academy in Tarouba, Trinidad and Tobago at 6 AM IST. The second semi-final will be at the Guyana National Stadium, Guyana at 8 PM IST.
Who will India face in the semi-final?
India will face England, who qualified for the knockouts with clinical victories over West Indies and USA in the Super 8s, having scraped through to the second round after facing the possibility of a first-round exit at one point.
The two teams were led by the same captains — England by Jos Buttler and India by Rohit Sharma — in the second semi-final of the 2022 edition in Australia.
Openers Buttler (80 not out) and Alex Hales (86 not out) had made a mockery of the target with an unbroken partnership worth 170 in 16 overs after Hardik Pandya’s knock of 63 off 33 balls helped the Men in Blue post 168/6 on the board.
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What about the other semi-final?
Afghanistan will face South Africa in the first semi-final which will be played at 6 AM IST on 27 June. The match will take place at the Brian Lara Cricket Academy in Tarouba, Trinidad and Tobago.
When will India play?
It was already decided when and where India would play if they had qualified for the semi-finals — the second semi-final at the Providence Stadium in Georgetown, Guyana on 27 June at 8 PM IST (10.30 am local time).
It did not matter whether India finished first or second in Group 1 in the Super 8s as far as their venue and date of the semi-final clash was concerned — it would only decide which team Rohit and Co were up against.
A note in the Match Conditions states: “If India qualifies for the semi-finals, they will play in the second semi-final scheduled for Guyana on the 27 June 2024.”