T20 World Cup: Which teams can qualify for the semifinals and how?
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Al Jazeera explains what India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and the other four nations need to do to join England in the semis.
England became the first team to enter the semifinals of the T20 World Cup with a two-wicket win over Pakistan in their Super Eight match, leaving the other seven teams to fight it out for the remaining three spots.
Pakistan’s loss to the two-time champions on Tuesday in Pallekele has left their fate in the tournament hanging by a thread – a familiar territory for the team that last qualified for the last four of a global men’s event in 2022.
All seven of the remaining Super Eight teams still have a chance of qualifying for the knockouts, but some find themselves in a better position than others.
Here’s what the teams need to do to make the cut:
The defending champions were handed a 76-run loss by South Africa in their opening game of the Super Eight on Sunday, leaving them in need of a must-win situation for their other two fixtures.
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