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TOI Sports Desk | TIMESOFINDIA.COM

T20 World Cup scenarios: The race to the semifinals

South Africa qualified for the T20 World Cup semifinals with a thrilling three-wicket win via DLS method against hosts West Indies at Antigua on Monday.

T20 WORLD CUP: SCHEDULEPOINTS TABLE

From Group 2, defending champions England went through after their win over USA on Sunday.

Here's a look at the rest of the scenarios:

Group 1

India (4 points) are virtually through. If they beat Australia (2) on Monday, they qualify as the top team from the group. Afghanistan (2) will then need to beat Bangladesh (0) on Tuesday to go through.If India lose to Australia and Afghanistan beat Bangladesh then India, Australia and Afghanistan will finish on 4 points each. NRR will come into play where Afghans are behind. They will need to beat Bangladesh by a big margin. India can only miss out if Australia and Afghanistan win their final matches by more than 120 runs.If Afghanistan lose to Bangladesh and India lose to Australia, the latter two advance. If Australia lose and Afghanistan also lose, they finish on 2 points along with Bangladesh. Again, NRR will be decisive where Aussies have an advantage.

Group 2

Defending champions England (4) are through after their win over USA (0). South Africa (6) beat West Indies (2) on Monday to qualify for the semis. An SA win puts them on top.

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