T20 World Cup 2026 Semi Final Path: Today in T20 World Cup 2026, South Africa defeated West Indies by 9 wickets and dominated the Super 8. Now today’s ‘must win’ match of India will decide whether Team India will reach the semi-finals or not.
India Semi Final Scenario: South Africa has registered a resounding victory by defeating West Indies by 9 wickets in its second T20 World Cup 2026 Super 8 match. In this match held at the stadium in Ahmedabad, South Africa achieved the target of 177 runs in just 16.1 overs. Brilliant innings from Adam Markram and Quinton de Kock led the team to victory and put them in a strong position towards the semi-finals. After this victory, the path to the semi-finals is now completely in their hands for India. Today India is competing against Zimbabwe, on which everyone is keeping an eye.
T20 World Cup 2026 Super 8 Group 1 Standings
Currently, if we talk about points in Group 1, South Africa has 4 points in 2 matches and its Net Run Rate (NRR) is +2.890. West Indies’ net run rate was earlier +5.350, but after the loss to South Africa it came down to +1.791. This will have a direct impact on India’s semi-final chances. India is still on zero points and the net run rate is -3.800, while at number four is Zimbabwe, who also has zero points and NRR is -5.350.
What option does India have now?
Now in the Super-8 Group 1 matches, there is a match between South Africa and Zimbabwe on March 1. On this day, Team India will face West Indies. Now he has only two ways to reach the semi-finals. First, if India beats Zimbabwe today and also beats West Indies in the next match, then Team India will directly reach the semi-finals, regardless of the net run rate. Second, if India loses to Zimbabwe, the team will not be completely eliminated. In this situation it will be necessary for South Africa to win over Zimbabwe. After that India will have to win against West Indies by a big margin. With this, India, West Indies and Zimbabwe will be on 2 points and the place in the semi-finals will be decided on the basis of net run rate.
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