All The 8 Teams Set to Contest in Super 8 of T20 WC
- By Thetripurapost Desk, New York
- Jun 17, 2024
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All the 8 teams of the Super-8 round were decided on Monday morning in the T-20 World Cup. Bangladesh made it to this round by defeating Nepal in the Group-D match.
12 matches will be played in 4 stadiums in Super-8. Team India will play its 3 matches on 3 different grounds. Out of these, 2 grounds are batting friendly and bowling has dominated in one.
The first match on Monday was played between Bangladesh and Nepal. After winning this match, Bangladesh reached the Super-8. Whereas Netherlands had to face defeat in its last match. Bangladesh team will be in Group-1 with India in Super-8.
Today one match of Group C will also be played, New Zealand will take on Papua New Guinea from 8 pm. The result of this match will not have any effect on the Super-8 teams, because both the teams are out of the race.
The last match of Group C will start on June 18 at 6 am between West Indies and Afghanistan. This will also be the last match of the group stage. The result of this match will not have any effect on the Super-8 teams, because both the teams have made it to the next round.
All the matches of Group B were also over. Australia made it to the Super-8 round with 8 points and England with 5 points. Scotland also had 5 points, but due to a poor run rate than England, the team finished third and could not reach the next round.
Namibia and Oman also could not cross the group stage from this group.
All the matches of Group-A are over. Team India secured first place with 7 points and America secured second place with 5 points.
On the other hand, Pakistan, Canada and Ireland could not make it to the next round. India is in Group-1 of Super-8 and America is in Group-2.
Super-8 stage will start from 19th June, here 4 teams each are divided into 2 groups. India, Australia, Afghanistan and Bangladesh are in Group-1 . Group-2 has England, West Indies, South Africa and USA. From this round all matches will be played on 4 grounds of West Indies.
There will be 4 matches in Antigua and 2 in St. Vincent. Whereas 3-3 matches will be played in St. Lucia and Barbados.
The first match of this round will be between USA and South Africa on 19 June. India will play its first match against Afghanistan on 20 June. The last match of the Super-8 stage will be played between Afghanistan and Bangladesh on 25 June.
Bangladesh has a high chance of qualification, so for the sake of understanding the schedule easily, we are considering them as the last team of Super-8 for now.
India will play all its three matches at different venues
The positions of all the teams of Super-8 were decided by the ICC before the tournament started, so that fans do not face any problem in booking stadium tickets to support their favourite team. That is why as soon as India qualified for the Super-8, it was decided where and when the team's 3 matches would be held.
Team India will take on Afghanistan in Barbados on June 20. Both spin and pace bowlers dominated the tournament here and the score was at a run rate of just 6.9. India played 2 T20 matches here and the team did not win even one.
However, the team has not lost a single T20 match against Afghanistan so far.
Team India will play against Bangladesh in Antigua on 22 June .
Here the pacers dominated and the average score could reach only 91. The chasing teams were successful in 75% of the matches. India will play in Antigua for the first time. However, the good thing for India is that the team has won 12 out of 13 T20 matches against Bangladesh.
Team India will clash against Australia in St. Lucia on 24 June.
Here only a match could be played between Australia and Scotland, in which Scotland scored 180 runs, but Australia achieved the target. Here India played 3 T-20s, won 2 and lost one. Team India has won 19 out of 31 T-20s against Australia. That means this match can prove to be the most challenging for India in Super-8.