Publish Date: | Fri, 04 Nov 2022 08:51 PM (IST)
T20 World Cup 2022: In the 38th match of the T20 World Cup 2022, Australia defeated Afghanistan by 4 runs. With this, Kangaroo has made it to the top 2 of the team’s points table. However, the defending winning team is yet to qualify for the semi-finals. Australia is in danger of being out of the World Cup. Australia’s net run after Afghanistan’s win is -0.173. On the other hand, England is in third place with a net run rate of +0.549. The match between England and Sri Lanka is on Saturday. With a win in this match, England will become the second team to reach the semi-finals. Australia could be out of the World Cup despite being 7 points due to poor net run rate.
There will be a reserve day for the semi-finals
In the T20 World Cup, if the semi-final and final match is interrupted due to rain, then it will be played on the reserve day. The match will start from where it stopped. Once the toss is done, there will be no change in the team. If the result of the semi-final does not work out even on the reserve day, then the team that finishes first in the group will be declared the winner. It is necessary to complete 10-10 overs in both the innings for the result.
New Zealand made it to the semi-finals
New Zealand defeated Ireland by 35 runs in the match played in Adelaide to enter the semi-finals of the T20 World Cup. New Zealand is the first team to have qualified for the last four. Batting first, New Zealand scored 185 runs for six wickets in 20 overs. In reply, Ireland’s team could score only 150 runs for nine wickets in the stipulated over.
Posted By: Kushagra Valuskar