The ICC T20 World Cup 2024 has lived up to its billing and is giving us some exciting and high-voltage games. One of the most competitive T20 World Cups of all-time that featured 20 teams, the ICC T20 World Cup 2024 has made us sit at the edge of our seats and enjoy the matches.
India, South Africa, Afghanistan and England have paved their way to the semi-finals and in process, have eliminated some big teams such as Australia, New Zealand and Sri Lanka. Led by Rohit Sharma, India are unbeaten in the ICC T20 World Cup 2024 thus far.
Even South Africa, have won all their matches in the ongoing ICC T20 World Cup 2024 and will be favourites in their semi-final game versus Afghanistan.
One of the key characteristics of this World Cup has been its sheer unpredictable nature. On the given day, any team can topple and upset the other team.
Afghanistan’s fairytale journey in this competition has been the result of their incredible courage, determination and grit. The Asian country has toppled some big nations and most recently, got the better off Australia and Bangladesh to seal a place in the semi-finals.
In this article, we take a look at the teams, schedule, venue and squads of the semi-finals of the ICC T20 World Cup 2024:
Teams
- India
- Afghanistan
- South Africa
- England
Schedule
1st Semi-Final
South Africa vs Afghanistan
27th June 2024 (Brian Lara Cricket Academy, Trinidad & Tobago)
6:00 AM (IST)
2nd Semi-Final
India vs England
27th June 2024 (Providence Stadium, Guyana)
8:00 PM (IST)
Squads
India Squad
Rohit Sharma (c), Hardik Pandya, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant, Sanju Samson, Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Arshdeep Singh, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj.
England Squad
Jos Buttler (c), Moeen Ali, Jofra Archer, Jonny Bairstow, Harry Brook, Sam Curran, Ben Duckett, Tom Hartley, Will Jacks, Chris Jordan, Liam Livingstone, Adil Rashid, Phil Salt, Reece Topley, Mark Wood.
Afghanistan Squad
Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Ibrahim Zadran, Azmatullah Omarzai, Najibullah Zadran, Mohammad Ishaq, Mohammad Nabi, Gulbadin Naib, Karim Janat, Rashid Khan (c), Nangyal Kharoti, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Noor Ahmad, Naveen-ul-Haq, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Fareed Ahmad Malik. Reserves: Sediq Atal, Hazratullah Zazai, Saleem Safi
South Africa Squad
Aiden Markram (c), Ottniel Baartman, Gerald Coetzee, Quinton de Kock, Bjorn Fortuin, Reeza Hendricks, Marco Jansen, Heinrich Klaasen, Keshav Maharaj, David Miller, Anrich Nortje, Kagiso Rabada, Ryan Rickelton, Tabraiz Shamsi, Tristan Stubbs
