Pakistan and India have joined New Zealand and England in confirming their semi-final spots at the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2022 in Australia.
India topped Group 2 after winning four of its five matches and will now play England at the Adelaide Oval in Semi-Final 2 on Thursday, 10 November
Suryakumar Yadav and KL Rahul and a fine bowling performance powered India to a massive 71-run win over Zimbabwe in their final Super 12 match of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup at the MCG in Melbourne on Sunday.
He walked in to bat with India at 87/2 in the 12th over of the innings and went on the charge straight away. Yadav smashed six fours and four sixes during his majestic knock even though the other middle-order batters found it tough to get going.
Earlier, KL Rahul also played an excellent knock of 51 from 35 deliveries to set the tone for India.
An early Zimbabwe Collapse
Zimbabwe needed a good start to get anywhere near to the steep target of 187. Instead, they suffered an early collapse, losing half of their side for just 36 runs. All the Indian pacers were on song, as they used the conditions to perfection to extract swing and movement. Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Mohammed Shami brought their experience into play whereas youngster Arshdeep Singh was brilliant once again.
An early Zimbabwe Collapse
Zimbabwe needed a good start to get anywhere near to the steep target of 187. Instead, they suffered an early collapse, losing half of their side for just 36 runs. All the Indian pacers were on song, as they used the conditions to perfection to extract swing and movement. Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Mohammed Shami brought their experience into play whereas youngster Arshdeep Singh was brilliant once again
Sikandar Raza, Ryan Burl fight back to get Zimbabwe to a respectable total
It looked like Zimbabwe would get bowled out for a total below 100 when they lost half of their side for just 36 runs. But Sikandar Raza and Ryan Burl put on an excellent stand of 60 runs to lead Zimbabwe’s recovery.
Burl was going well but his innings was cut short on 35 from 22 deliveries when Ravichandran Ashwin cleaned him up. Raza also departed three overs later for a well-made 34 from 24 deliveries. Zimbabwe didn’t have much batting power left after their departure and were finally bowled out for 115, with 16 balls remaining in the innings.
What next for India?
India already qualified for the semi-finals following South Africa’s loss to Netherlands earlier in the day. But their win against Zimbabwe helped them in finishing at the top of Group 2 and set up a semi-final clash against England in Adelaide on November 10
Pakistan who finished second in Group 2 after beating Bangladesh on the final day of group stage matches, will now play New Zealand at the Sydney Cricket Ground in Semi-Final 1 on Wednesday, 9 November.
9 November – Semi-Final 1 – New Zealand v Pakistan – Sydney Cricket Ground at 19h00 (Australian Eastern Daylight Time)
10 November – Semi-Final 2 – India v England – Adelaide Oval at 18h30 (Australian Central Daylight Time)
Tickets for both semi-finals are available HERE
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