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