Team India defeated Zimbabwe by 71 runs in their last league match of the T20 World Cup. India will now face England in the semi-finals on November 10 in Adelaide. India remained the table topper in Group 2. While Pakistan remained team 2 from Group 2 to qualify for the semi-finals.
On Sunday, captain Rohit Sharma won the toss and decided to bat first. India scored 186 runs for the loss of 5 wickets in 20 overs. Suryakumar Yadav scored 61 runs in 25 balls. His strike rate was 244. During this, he hit 6 fours and 4 sixes. KL Rahul also scored 51 runs in 35 balls. Sean Williams took the highest 2 wickets for Zimbabwe.
In reply, Zimbabwe was all out for 115 runs in 17.2 overs. Ashwin took 3 wickets. Hardik Pandya and Mohammed Shami got 2 wickets each.
Pakistan vs New Zealand in the 1st Semi-Final Match
Pakistan will face New Zealand in the first semi-final on November 9 at the Sydney Cricket Ground. At the same time, in the second semi-final on November 10, India will face England in Adelaide. In this story, we will know how India’s performance against England has been so far. Also, we will look at the track record of the matches between Pakistan and New Zealand.
Pakistan has entered the semi-finals of the T20 World Cup for the second time in a row and for the sixth time overall. New Zealand’s team has reached the last four for the third time in a row and for the fourth time overall. These two teams have met 28 times in T20 Internationals. Pakistan has won 17 times. New Zealand has won 11 matches.
In the T20 World Cup, these teams have clashed 6 times so far. Pakistan has won 4 and New Zealand has won in 2. Pakistan also faced New Zealand in the semi-finals of the 2007 World Cup. Then Pakistan won.