T20 World Cup 2022 is fast approaching its business end but still only New Zealand have confirmed a spot for themselves in the semifinals. With just 4 more games left in the Super 12 stage of T20 World Cup 2022, here in this article we will have a look at which among the teams can play their 1st semi-final match in Sydney.
Remaining fixtures of T20 World Cup 2022 Super 12 Stage:
England (ENG) vs Sri Lanka (SL) at Sydney, 5th Nov (1:30 PM IST)
South Africa (SA) vs Netherlands (NED) at Adelaide, 6th Nov (5:30 AM IST)
Pakistan (PAK) vs Bangladesh (BAN) at Adelaide, 6th Nov (9:30 AM IST)
India (IND) vs Zimbabwe (ZIM) at Melbourne, 6th Nov (1:30 PM IST)
Now, New Zealand (NZ) is likely to end up as the topper of Group 1 considering the NRR factor when compared to England side.
Current points table of Group-1 in T20 WC 2022 (In brackets mentioned NRR):
NZ: 7 (+2.11)
AUS: 7 (-0.173)
ENG: 5 (+0.54) - 1 game left
SL: 4 (-0.457) - 1 game left
IRE: 3 (-1.615)
AFG: 2 (-0.571)
For England to go past New Zealand's NRR, England should win by 128 runs (or) 10 overs to spare which is less likely to happen thus, New Zealand will be table toppers of Group-1 in T20 WC 2022.
South Africa should be able to beat the Netherlands in their final game of the T20 WC 2022 super-12 stage and easily qualify for the semi-finals of T20 WC 2022 unless weather plays any major role.
South Africa is likely to end up as the 2nd placed team in Group 2 with 7 points as India is also likely to win their final match against Zimbabwe in the super-12 stage of T20 WC 2022.
Current points table of Group-2 in T20 WC 2022 (In brackets mentioned NRR):
IND: 6 (+0.73)
SA: 5 (+1.44)
PAK: 4 (+1.11)
BAN: 4 (-1.276)
ZIM: 3 (-0.313)
NED: 2 (-1.233)
Semi-final 1 at Sydney will be played between the topper of (Group 1) vs the 2nd placed team of (Group 2) thus New Zealand and South Africa are likely to play 1st semi-final match of T20 WC 2022.
Update: Netherlands beat South Africa and Pakistan defeated Bangladesh to set up the first semifinal between New Zealand and Pakistan.
