New Delhi. With the victory over America, India has made its place in the Super-8 of the T20 World Cup. With this victory, India’s Super-8 schedule has also been finalized. Now it is clear that India will remain at number one in its Group A.
This means that Team India will remain in Group One in the Super-8. India has won all its three matches in the group stage. It has defeated Pakistan, Ireland and America. Its last match in the group stage is against Canada.
Super-8 matches starting from 19 June
The Super-8 matches in the T20 World Cup are starting from 19 June. The 8 teams of Super-8 have been divided into two groups (1 and 2). Group-1 has A1, B2, C1, D2 (Group 1: A1, B2, C1, D2). Similarly, Group-2 has A2, B1, C2, D1 (Group 2: A2, B1, C2, D1). This means that the Indian team will remain in Group One.
The Indian team is at the top of Group A with 6 points. Its net run rate is 1.137. America has 4 points and a net run rate of 0.127. Even if America wins by more than 100 runs, it cannot leave India behind in net run rate. That means India is sure to remain number 1 in the group stage.
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A1’s match on 20, 22 and 24 June
According to ICC’s schedule, A1 team’s three matches in Super-8 are to be held on 20, 22 and 24 June respectively. According to this, India can play against West Indies or Afghanistan (C1) on 20 June. Indian team can face Sri Lanka or Netherlands (D2) on 22 June. South Africa is in Group D. There is every possibility that South Africa will remain number-1 at the end of the group stage. Its last match in Group D is against Nepal.
According to the proposed schedule, the Indian team may clash with the team ranked second in Group B on June 24. There is a possibility that India may clash with Scotland or England on this day. Currently, Australia is at number one in this group with 6 points. Scotland (5) is at number two, Namibia (2) is at number three and England (1) is at number four. England still has two matches left and if it wins both these matches and Scotland loses its last match, then the shape of the points table may change. Then England can become number-2. Australia’s last match is against Scotland. If there is no upset, then Australia will enter the Super-8 as B1.
There are still 14 matches left in the group stage
There are still 14 matches left in the T20 World Cup group stage. Turns can happen in cricket at any time. Therefore it cannot be said with complete guarantee which team will be at which number. But the situation so far says that the Indian team will not clash with Australia, South Africa and Pakistan (if it reaches) in the Super-8. The reason is that Australia (B) and South Africa (D) can remain number-1 in their respective groups. Pakistan is in Group A of India in the group stage. As per the schedule, the teams which were together in the group stage will not clash in the Super-8.
The match between India and Australia is being shown on 24 June on the official website of ICC. This has created some confusion because according to the previously released schedule, there is little possibility of this happening. This will be possible only if Australia remains number 2 in its group, which does not seem possible at the moment.
