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Cricket, ICC T20I WC: N.Z, England move into semis

SYDNEY: New Zealand and England secured their semi-final spots at the ICC Men’s T20 Cricket World Cup 2022 in Australia.

New Zealand that topped Group 1 by net-run-rate will play the second-placed team from Group 2 at the Sydney Cricket Ground in Semi-Final 1 on Wednesday, 9 November, said the information made available here on Saturday by the information cricket council.

England that finished second in Group 1 will play the winners of Group 2 at the Adelaide Oval in Semi-Final 2 on Thursday, 10 November.

There is still everything to play for in Group 2 as the fight for qualification continues. The final semi-final spots will be decided on Sunday as South Africa face the Netherlands in Adelaide at 10h30 followed by Pakistan versus Bangladesh at 14h30.

India then play Zimbabwe in Melbourne in the last group game of the event starting at 19h00.
9 November – Semi-Final 1 – New Zealand v Group 2 runner up – Sydney Cricket Ground at 19h00 (Australian Eastern Daylight Time)
10 November – Semi-Final 2 – England v Group 2 winner – Adelaide Oval at 18h30 (Australian Central Daylight Time).

Cricket: T20 World Cup standings

Group 1
New Zealand 5 3 1 1 7 2.113
England 5 3 1 1 7 0.473
Australia 5 3 1 1 7 -0.173
Sri Lanka 5 2 3 0 4 -0.422
Ireland 5 1 3 1 3 -1.615
Afghanistan 5 0 3 2 2 -0.571

Group 2
India 4 3 1 0 6 0.730
South Africa 4 2 1 1 5 1.441
Pakistan 4 2 2 0 4 1.117
Bangladesh 4 2 2 0 4 -1.276
Zimbabwe 4 1 2 1 3 -0.313
Netherlands 4 1 3 0 2 -1.233

Note: Top two sides in each group qualify for the semi-finals.

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M. M. Alam is a Pakistan-based working journalist since 1981. Karachi University faculty gold medalist Alam began his career four decades ago by writing for Dawn, Pakistan’s highest circulating English daily. He has worked for region’s leading publications, global aviation periodicals including Rotors (of USA) and vetted New York Times as permanent employee of daily Express Tribune. Alam regularly covers international aviation and defense-related events including Salon Du Bourget (France), Farnborough (United Kingdom), Dubai (UAE). Alam has reported thousands of events and interviewed hundreds of people in Pakistan, UAE, EU, UK and USA. Being Francophone Alam also coordinates with a number of French publications.