The campaign of the Indian team in the Super-8 started with a loss. India lost the first match against South Africa by 76 runs. Now the remaining matches of Indian team are against West Indies and Zimbabwe. Team India will be looking for a big win in these two matches. The Indian team should take the run rate to a good place. West Indies are now at the top of the table with a run rate of 5+.

Now the question is, how likely are England and India to face each other in the T20 World Cup semi-finals! The number depends on who comes first and who comes second in the group. There is a cross-up rule between the top-2 teams from the two groups. The first place team will play the second place team from the second group. And the first placed team of the second group will face the second placed team of the group-1.

The Indian team is likely to finish second in Group-1, as if South Africa beat the West Indies today (February 25), they will secure their place in the semi-finals from first place. South Africa’s last match is against Sri Lanka, which is relatively easy for them. So if everything goes as expected for the Indian team, they will qualify from second place. In that scenario India and England will likely have a semi-final clash.

First semi-final: March 4

Second semi-final: March 5

Based on this, if India wins the rest of the matches and keeps the run-rate good, then an IND vs ENG semi-final is possible.